1400 men and women under the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) training recently received their certificates.
Over a two-day period, persons from Regions Three and Four were now formally accredited, most of whom had no formal qualifications before starting the programme. According to the government the programme is expected to place persons on the path of gaining employment or starting their own business venture.
Government has been throwing out information about persons graduating but has failed to provide data whether these persons found work, were able to establish business, and there has been marked improvement in their standard of living.
The ladies and a handful of men completed training across nine courses including Child Care, Care for the Elderly, Graphic Design, Patient Care, Garment Construction, Television and Video Production, Microsoft Office Suite, Home Management and Administrative Assistance.
Child Care and Care for the Elderly, both recorded over 300 graduates while Patient Care and Graphic Design had over 200 graduates each.
The government said this year the programme is expected to train over 6000 persons with its objective of providing vulnerable persons who did not have any formal qualifications or means of achieving academic success through vocational training the opportunity to get on the right path to earning.
