Diplomatic ties between Barbados and Kenyan were further strengthened on Wednesday when the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) of Kenya and Barbados’ National Transformation Initiative (NTI) signed a Letter of Intent paving the way for Kenyan citizens to access the online courses on the NTI platform.Director of the NTI, Dr. Allyson Leacock, spoke during the virtual signing ceremony and welcomed the positive collaboration stating that e-learning and other modern ways of delivering education are the way forward for countries to prepare their workforce for the global stage.“If we as a people want to showcase how we can be at a global level, that we have a unique offering to bring to a global space, then e-learning provides a unique opportunity. Yes, there are blended courses as well, but e-learning is a new way of learning in many ways for us, and it also is a tremendous opportunity that is provided for us to reach everyone to learn their way and in their time,” she said.Dr. L
Officials are reporting success with some aspects of the Barbados Employment and Sustainable Transformation (BEST) scheme, as scores of tourism sector workers graduate from the training programme.The National Transformation Initiative (NTI), in partnership with the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) celebrated 115 graduates on Monday, who officials said have now gained in-demand tourism skills.The participants who made up the first and second cohorts of the over 15-week training programme, hailed from 12 tourism entities, the majority of which were hotels.They completed training in a variety of areas including landscaping and gardening, cake and pastry making, plumbing for homeowners, photovoltaic installation and photovoltaic electrical installation and electric vehicle maintenance.During the virtual graduation ceremony on Monday, Principal of the SJPI Ian Drakes and Director of the National Transformation Initiative (NTI) Dr Allyson Leacock encouraged workers in th
Barbadians have been told to take advantage of the free courses offered by the National Transformation Initiative (NTI), in particular languages and citizenship. It has come from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, who said she had signed up for both of them in what little free time she had. She added that learning citizenship was the only way “to live good”. Mottley said that Barbados had lapsed when it came …
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