OJT Director David issues clarion call for companies to come onboard and accept trainees PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO — Despite the challenges many companies faced amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Trinidad and Tobago’s On-the-Job Training Programme (OJT) has been placing around 300 trainees a month in public and private sector workplaces in a bid…
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New graduates face ‘roadblocks’ to employment when returning home to the Caribbean
Bermuda minister, Cayman political aspirant urge local businesses to provide new graduates with relevant experience for gainful employment HAMILTON, BERMUDA — Speaking to challenges of immigration and the labour market during a recent Territories Talk panel, Bermuda Minister of Labour Jason Hayward said new graduates who studied abroad and returned home are facing a “roadblock”…
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PM Mottley says Barbados government is committed to skills training initiatives for its citizens
PM Mottley notes training does not include degrees alone but encompasses skills development in non-traditional fields as well BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — Prime Minister Mia Mottley said on Thursday that the government is committed to any initiative that will help Barbadians gain the skills to become gainfully employed, granted it can afford to do so. She…
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UWI official calls for skills gap ‘crisis’ in the Caribbean to be addressed
UWI Vice-Chancellor Beckles says skills training and education programmes can bridge skills gap in the Caribbean The Caribbean region has a skills gap crisis that must be addressed to lay the foundation for economic and social growth, said University of the West Indies (UWI) Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles. But he noted that training and…
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