44 posts in category News

CAP To Introduce Life Skills I..

A four-day workshop to train 25 guidance counsellors and teachers, has kicked off an innovative initiative to take vital life skills to students in 20 schools across Jamaica. Held February 21-24 at the Medallion Hall Hotel, the ‘trainer of trainers’ workshop is part of the internationally acclaimed ‘Passport to Success Programme’ of the International Youth Foundation (IYF). It is being piloted in Jamaica’s school system by the Ministry of Education in association with the IYF and ...

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Students Artwork To Be Showcas..

Students from 20 primary and secondary schools who participate in the MultiCare Foundation’s Visual Arts programme will exhibit their work at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston from March 10-16, 2017. The exhibition will showcase the creativity, workmanship and quality artwork being created by students aged 8 to 16 years from 20 of the MultiCare Foundation’s 32 beneficiary schools. The exhibit will feature original two- and three-dimensional works by students in a variety of media, ...

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Get Your YUTE Christmas Cards

The holiday season is one of sharing and expressing gratitude to those who have been a major source of support during the year. Show your appreciation for loved ones, friends and colleagues by sending them a Christmas card. In 2015, YUTE Jamaica and the Y.O.U (Youth Opportunities Unlimited) merged, as a result, we are continuing the tradition of fundraising by having holiday greeting cards on sale for only $100 at the YUTE Office. There are several designs to choose from, with heartwarming ...

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The MultiCare Foundation&#8217..

The MultiCare Foundation schools’ performing arts concert is held annually in commemoration of Universal Childrens’ Day and showcases the talents and creativity of students in dance, music and drama. Participants are drawn from schools which participate in MCF’s Performing Arts programme which seeks to recognize the potential in each child and to help them identify their talents and develop their self-confidence and self-esteem. Ten schools and approximately 200 young people aged 6-18 ...

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YUTE GROOMS 50 FOR WORK DURING..

Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) is more than doubling the number of young food service graduates that it is grooming for internship placements in the biggest ever Restaurant Week Jamaica, coming up November 11-19, 2016. A total of 50 trained YUTE protégés and HEART Trust NTA graduates have been recruited into the annual Restaurant Week Job Readiness Programme facilitated by these two partner organisations. This is compared to 20 youngsters prepared for last years’ Restaurant ...

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Yute Employability Workshops O..

 Leading Jamaican charitable organisation, Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE), hosted two workshops for the benefit of more than 100 unemployed young persons residing in communities in South East St. Andrew. The workshops were held at Christ Church Hall in Vineyard Town on Wednesday, August 24 and at the Swallowfield Community Centre on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Executive Director of YUTE, Alicia Glasgow Gentles said, “The workshops were geared toward preparing approximately 60 ...

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YUTE Hosts Employability Works..

Julian J. Robinson, MP - South East St. Andrew in collaboration with Y.U.T.E. Jamaica invite you to an Employability Workshop on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Come and learn about Financial Planning, Interview Skills, Dress and Deportment, Resume Writing and Communication Skills development. It will be two days filled with power-packed steps that will help you to fast track your progress of securing your dream job. Please share this post with a friend! Lunch will be provided.   &n...

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Scholarship Opportunity 2016 &..

N.C.B. Foundation's annual flagship Scholarship & Grant programme If you are aware of youths in your communities who are in need, please encourage them to apply for the NCB Foundation scholarship or grant to aid in their studies and their future success! N.C.B. Foundation's annual flagship Scholarship & Grant programme for the 2016/17 academic year is now open. The programme targets Jamaican students pursuing studies in Jamaican schools from the primary to undergraduate level. AW...

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Training, jobs for 10,000

Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) Chairman Joseph Matalon (right) engage education minister Ruel Reid and Inter-American Development Bank representative for Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones in friendly banter at the launch of the New Employment Opportunities for Youth project at Kings House two Fridays ago.Photo: Karl McLarty Some 10,000 low-income, vulnerable Jamaican young people are to be trained to fill in-demand occupations in the country under the Inter-American Development Bank ...

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New Job Programme Targets Unat..

Kingston Gardens, Rose Town, communities in St James, Clarendon and St Catherine are some at-risk areas expected to benefit from a new employment programme which will be executed by Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE). The launch of the Inter-American Development Bank/Multi-lateral Investment Fund financed New Employment Opportunities for Youth in Jamaica (Neo-Jamaica), which was held at King's House in St Andrew, is expected to increase job placement opportunities for 10,000 poor and ...

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New Job Programme Targets Unat..

Kingston Gardens, Rose Town, communities in St James, Clarendon and St Catherine are some at-risk areas expected to benefit from a new employment programme which will be executed by Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE). The launch of the Inter-American Development Bank/Multi-lateral Investment Fund financed New Employment Opportunities for Youth in Jamaica (Neo-Jamaica), which was held at King's House in St Andrew, is expected to increase job placement opportunities for 10,000 poor and ...

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IDB Launches New Employment Op..

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today launched the New Employment Opportunities (NEO) project which is aimed at increasing employment among some 10,000 vulnerable youth between ages 17 and 29. NEO is set to provide better training services, career counseling and critical information about labour supply and demand to participants. The project will also facilitate mentorship from professionals and a public-private partnership where one hundred employers will provide internships and ...

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