‘Passort To Success’ Bring..
The internationally recognised ‘Passport To Success’ programme of the International Youth Foundation (IYF) is set to help Jamaican youngsters gain a stronger commitment to completing their education and to adequately equip them to gain employment.
The innovative programme, which has seen success in 30 other countries and empowered an estimated 80,000 young people over the past decade, is being piloted in the Jamaican school system by the Ministry of Education in partnership with Youth ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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.
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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.
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
10,000 YOUTHS TO BENEFIT FROM ..
Ten-thousand young people are to benefit from a new job-training programme.
The government and the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB launched the New Employment Opportunities programme today, to train at-risk-young people.
General Manager of the IDB, Therese Turner-Jones, says the programme has four objectives. Read entire story here.
New Employment Opportunities f..
Approximately 10,000 unattached young people, aged 17 and 29, are expected to benefit from the $1.6 billion (US$9.3 million) New Employment Opportunities for Youth in Jamaica (NEO-Jamaica) project.
Its implementation aims to broaden training and employment opportunities for marginalized and vulnerable youth.
The project is being spearheaded under the Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) initiative of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ), with inputs from several other ...
MultiCare Concerts Promoting S..
Today, students from nine schools, in which the MultiCare Foundation operates will be on stage at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Auditorium, downtown Kingston. Ann Astwood, the foundation's programme director, said the lunch hour concert will showcase the skills of the students, who are being guided by Dr Brian Heap in theatre, and George Howard in dance.
However, while the students entertain for an hour in the consistently popular lunch-hour series beginning at 12:30 p.m., their stage time will ...
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