SOCIAL SECTOR INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
CHAPTER 5: REVIEW OF SOCIAL PROGRAMMES
AND INITIATIVES FOR 2013
INITIATIVE
MEDIUM
TERM
PRIORITY
(Where
Applicable)
BENEFICIARY
CATEGORY
PROJECT
OUTPUT
ACHIEVEMENTS
OUTCOME
MINISTRY OF TERTIARY EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING
THE RETRAINING PROGRAMME
The Retraining Programme seeks to
develop a pool of trained and efficient
industry ready individuals adaptable
to the changing needs of industry.
The programme focuses on re-tooling
and re-skilling individuals to access
sustainable and lucrative employment
and self-employment opportunities.
The Programme offers training in basic
vocational skills, and simultaneously
emphasizes the development of positive
work habits and attitudes, as well as
the acquisition of entrepreneurial,
interpersonal and communication skills.
N/A
Nationals
of Trinidad
and Tobago
between the
ages of 25-45
years who are
unemployed,
displaced or
retrenched
Increased
number
of Trained
Persons from
among the
Poor and
Vulnerable
For the period October 2012 to July
2013:
•
There was total enrolment of
763 trainees in cycle 25
of the
Programme
•
There was a total enrolment of
658 trainees in cycle 26
of the
Programme
•
A total of 591 persons
graduated
from the Programme in cycle 25
An Efficient and
Effective Social
System for the Poor
and Vulnerable
