The Board of Industrial Training (BIT) yesterday hosted its 14th graduation exercise for 260 youths who were part of its National Training Programme for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE) programme.
At the event, which was held at the National Cultural Centre, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Protection Shelton Daniels said that the NTPYE is BIT’s flagship programme. He highlighted that it has a competency-based, technical and vocational outlook that aims to fill the shortage of entry level technical skills personnel for the private and public sectors.
Daniels indicated that the programme is being carried out in all ten administrative regions and mainly targets vulnerable youths. He added that the 260 graduates, comprising 161 males and 99 females, would have completed the programme with the majority of trainees – 56 – having opted for the food preparation courses.
