The 47th graduation ceremony of the Youth Skills Training held at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium with 179 graduands on Thursday. The graduates took part in seven modules of entrepreneurial training which ran from September 2019 to March 2021 where they learnt electrical wiring, woodwork, building maintenance, hospitality arts, and other related disciplines.
Representing PM Roosevelt Skerrit at the event, Minister for Public Works and Digital Economy, Cassani Laville, said there is significant market demands for the various courses learnt by the graduates. He said the new crop of graduates would be instrumental to building the “Dynamic Dominica” initiative envisioned by the government for getting every qualified Dominican employed.
Chief Youth Development Officer, John Roach, said the Youth Development Division is keen on sourcing for employment opportunities for graduands in various districts of the country with a view to getting them suitably employed. He said graduates will be employed in specific areas relevant to their skillsets and training so as to optimize their chances of success at their chosen careers.
Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, Dr. Adis King, in her submission applauded the skills training programme, saying more than 8,000 youths have benefitted so far from the initiative. She revealed that the programme was set up to give Dominican youths a future assurance based on solid vocational training. She also praised the resilient spirit of the graduates, given the harsh realities occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic during the length of their 18-month programme.
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