{"id":26254,"date":"2025-02-08T22:27:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T22:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26254"},"modified":"2025-02-08T22:27:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T22:27:15","slug":"ministries-of-labour-and-education-collaborate-on-workforce-preparation-program-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ministries-of-labour-and-education-collaborate-on-workforce-preparation-program-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministries of Labour and Education Collaborate on Workforce Preparation Program for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Kimberly Giddings | January 9, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Labour is working closely with the Ministry of Education to implement a new program aimed at preparing CSEC and CAPE students for the workforce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative will provide students with valuable insights into the job market and help bridge the gap between academic achievements and job readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, highlighted that while many students excel academically, they often lack the necessary skills and knowledge to transition smoothly into employment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that this gap is not due to any fault of the students but rather a result of the educational system not adequately preparing them for the demands of the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program will involve seminars and workshops held in schools across the country, where students will learn about workforce expectations and gain practical advice to enhance their job prospects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Labour plans to introduce pilot programs in various regions, with the hope of creating long-term engagement that will continue to prepare students for successful careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamilton emphasized the need for ongoing efforts to ensure that students are better equipped for the challenges they will face in the professional world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly Giddings | January 9, 2025 The Ministry of Labour is working closely with the Ministry of Education to implement a new program aimed at preparing CSEC and CAPE&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25569,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26254"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26255,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26254\/revisions\/26255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}