“Being a female welder isn’t easy” – Bartician breaks the welding barriers

For many people, having a second chance at life is a blessing, one which Terryka Joseph holds close to her heart. After dropping out of school because of circumstances beyond her control, Joseph was determined to make her life better one way or another.

As such, she enrolled in a welding class at the Kuru Kuru College on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway and today, she has advanced in the field to such lengths that she can be described as one of Guyana’s better female arc welders.

Joseph, who hails from the mining town of Bartica, has been a welder for more than 18 years. Fondly called “TJ” by her peers, she started in the field around 2003 when personnel from the Kuru Kuru college visited Bartica. “They were looking for people who could have enrolled in the college to do the different courses,” she told Guyana Times.

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