FREEPORT, Grand Bahama - Carrying on its mandate to educate more Bahamians in the field of shipyard repair, the CEO and management team of the Grand Bahama Shipyard also want their staff to learn how to operate and direct the company.
Congratulating his staff on excelling yet again, Carl Gustaf Rotkirch, chairman and CEO at the Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS), presented certificates to staff members for completing a Principals of Management course at Terreve College last week. "This yard is in its infancy," stated CEO Rotkirch, "and the young Bahamian team that we are assembling now is the future of this growing ship repair business."
With this in mind, Don Forbes, GBS training manager, contacted Terreve College and designed a Principals of Management course for staff at the GB Shipyard tailored to address leadership, accountability and productive management skills."
The course was taken by three employees and six technical trainees and was taught at night at the Terreve campus by Alfred Stubbs for seven weeks. "I really enjoyed the class and the opportunity," said Justan Campbell, a junior project planner at the yard. "Coming back from college in the U.S., I was pleased that the course was really intensive and that my fellow classmates took the material seriously and we excelled together."
Those who participated in the course included Ashley Burnett, Justan Campbell, Gevon Hall, Jeffrey DeGregory, Antonessia Moxey, Natasha Bethel, Theo Pelecanos, Samuel Miller and Wilton Forbes.
Located in Grand Bahama, the Grand Bahama Shipyard is the largest ship repair facility in the Caribbean and one of the largest employers on Grand Bahama.

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