Two-week programme to help young Barbadians develop critical soft skills, boost employability BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — Another cohort of young Barbadians are benefitting from the type of practical job training that will lend well to future employability as the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector has just this past Monday resumed its World of…
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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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Scores of Caymanians set to return to work as tourism reopening date officially announced
Two free training courses to be offered ahead of reopening to prepare Caymanians to return to the workforce GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS — The long-awaited return of tourism is upon the Cayman Islands at last, and the promise of a mass return of jobs that comes along with it, as Premier Wayne Panton announced yesterday…
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