The ILO Representatives from the Subregional Office in the Caribbean include Luesette Howell, senior specialist, employers’ activities and Hassan Bata Ndahi, senior specialist in skills and employability, who are examining whether the expectations of students and employers will be met at the completion of the programme.
They also want to ensure that after finishing the programme, some of the students will have the skills needed to become self-employed.
Ms. Howell said after they have completed their observations, they will provide feedback and offer any recommendations to the government on how to improve the program to better fulfill its objectives.
The representatives toured the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute yesterday and reviewed several courses offered for the programme.
They also met with Charles Hunt, consultant of the programme from the Ministry of Labour; Deborah Bethel, senior labour officer; Sean Adderley, public relations officer, the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI), and Dr. Pandora Johnson, VP, research and development at the College of The Bahamas (COB).
They will also tour COB and meet with the Minister of Labour and Social Development Dion Foulkes and other government officials, National Empowerment Training Committee members and the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce.
