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NCTVET ACCREDITATION ENSURES QUALITY IN TVET SYSTEM
The National Council on Technical Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET), the certification and accreditation arm of the HEART Trust/NTA, says more Jamaican institutions are realizing the benefits of being accredited for training and are eager to comply with the standards set by the Council.
CHARLENE BREVITT-ROSE: HEART TRUST HELPED HER TO LIVE HER DREAM
Many have seen her on television shows and have often admired Charlene Brevitt-Rose's innovative ways of remodeling a room. Her knack for colours and eye for detail have placed her high in her field of interior decorating, but Charlene will tell anyone who asks that she never thought she would be s...
All he had as a boy was curiosity of how things worked and an opportunity to help his father fix his motorcycle and radios. Today, that curiosity has created a passion for the automotive industry for Alphonso Oliver Grennell, owner and manager of Grennell's Driver Safety Training and Services.
THE MOSS FAMILY - TWO GENERATIONS OF ECXELLENCE IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
A family that bakes together stays together. At least, this is the case for the Moss Family from the garden parish of St. Ann, where two generations have been making waves in the hospitality industry for eighteen years.
Parents, Donovan and Charmaine Moss, have worked in the industry as pastr...
HEART TRUST EMPLOYEE SUCCESSFUL IN 2-YEAR GERMAN HOSPITALITY PROGRAMME
From the tiny, sleepy district of Crawle River in Clarendon to the cultural and artistic centre of Europe in Vienna, Austria - life has been ultra exciting for Julia Edwards.
The Edwin Allen High alum has just returned to Jamaica from a successful two-year course of study at the prestigious I...
From the tiny, sleepy district of Crawle River in Clarendon to the cultural and artistic centre of Europe in Vienna, Austria - life has been ultra exciting for Julia Edwards.
The Edwin Allen High alum has just returned to Jamaica from a successful two-year course of study at the prestigious Inter...
Jamaica Observer - Sunday, August 30, 2009
THREE young Jamaicans are expected to keep the country's flag flying high when they compete in the 40th WorldSkills Competition from September 1 to 7 in Calgary, Canada.
They are Shawn McLean, 19; Jasan Pusey, 20; and Marvin Robinson, 22 - all of w...
HEART TRUST/NTA AND JAMAICA PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE SIGN MOU
The HEART Trust/NTA and the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will seek to improve productivity levels among the Jamaican workforce and to improve the country's economic competitiveness.
The signing took place this morning (May 16) at the c...
Precisely one year to the day after Tropical Storm Gustav unleashed its fury on Jamaica, there are signs that a new wind is blowing in the right direction.
Signs are emerging that an initiative to promote the building of safer houses across Ja...
David Hoey, CEO of WorldSkills international visited the island recently and participated in a series of successful meetings with the Minister of Education, key external stakeholders, the executive team and the planning committee for the General Assembly.
HEART TRUST TO PARTNER WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO TRAIN AND CERTIFY GRAPHIC ARTISTS
Graphic artists from local advertising agencies and other communications companies, as well as those aspiring to join the field, will soon be able to access additional training and certification following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by the HEART Trust/NTA, the Advertising Agen...
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY PARTNERS WITH HEART TRUST/NTA TO LAUNCH SPECIAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROJECT
The Special Youth Training and Employment project (SYEAT), a short term labour market intervention programme that will promote employment, skills training and overall youth development to over 10, 000 youth across the island, was launched on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in Kingst...
HEART TRUST/NTA AND NATIONGROWTH MICRO-FINANCE SIGN MOU
The need to expand the access and flexibility for the training and development of small entrepreneurs in Jamaica is at the centre of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the HEART Trust/NTA and NationGrowth Micro Finance Limited. The signing was held at Nation Growth's corporat...
OMAR AZAN CALLS FOR WORKFORCE TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE IN JOB SEARCH MARKET
The Jamaican labour force is to benefit from the availability of more trained and certified persons with the graduation of over 800 trainees who received their confirmation at the HEART Trust/NTA, Annual Regional Certification Ceremony for institutions in the South Eastern Region of the island. The ...
CENTRE FOR ICT EXCELLENCE LAUNCHED AT EXED COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The Indian and Jamaican Governments have partnered with the HEART Trust/NTA and the Excelsior Community College to establish a special Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Centre for Excellence at the EXED Community College campus on Mountain View Avenue in Kingston.
177 GRADUATE FROM SANDALS' HOSPITALITY TRAINING PROGRAMME
OCHO RIOS, St Ann - One hundred and seventy-seven persons last week successfully completed a six-week hospitality training course administered by the Sandals and Beaches hotels in St Ann and St Mary.
The participants were presented with their certificates at a graduation at Sandals Ocho Rios l...
OPPORTUNITIES OUTLINED AT YEP MEETING IN PORT ANTONIO
PORT ANTONIO (JIS):
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Opportunities available to young people through participation in the Young Entrepreneurs Programme (YEP), were the major focus of a meeting sponsored by the Development Bank of Jamaica at the Old Marina in Port Antonio on June 19.
The Jamaica Productivity Centre is hosting its fourth Annual Productivity Awareness Week from November 9 -12, 2009, under the theme "Transformation for Sustainable Competitive Advantage". The Awareness Week forms part of the Centre's public education drive to inculcate a productivity culture among J...