budget statement 2012.indd - Grenada Customs & Excise Division

FIT for Work Programme
Mr. Speaker, given our Government’s focus on job creation, I am
pleased to announce the FIT for Work Programme. This acronym
stands for Follow IT for Work.
Over the next two years, the ICT Centre for Excellence plans to
train 2,000 persons in several courses. All persons completing the
courses of study will obtain C-DAC (Centre for the Development of
Advanced Computing) certification. The duration of these course
range from three to nine months.
With this certification, many of these persons can expect to be
employed and earn from EC$2,500 to EC$8,000 per month.
The courses include:
1. Embedded system programming
2. Cell Phone Repairs and Servicing
3. Mobile Applications Development
4. Building E-business
5. Windows Programming
6. Business incubation
7. Work At Home
It is our intention that these courses will be offered in various parishes
to ensure that they are accessible for persons interested, young and
not so young.
In addition, the Centre of Excellence also plans to set up an Outsourcing
Centre to facilitate employment for some of these trained persons on
the international market.
Mr. Speaker, people ask: where will the jobs come from for the thousands
of school leavers each year?
Our answer - from the new and modern economy which includes ICT.
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