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Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme for Students with Disabilities
Programme of Development Scholarships for Public Servants
Postgraduate Scholarships
Skills Development
395.
A total of $64 million is budgeted for skills development in fiscal year 2014. The
focus will continue to be on expansion and upgrade of existing technology centres,
procurement of training equipment, and construction of additional facilities.
396.
An amount of $16.8 million has been allocated to the Metal Industries Company
Limited to commence construction of a Skills and Technology Centre in Debe/Penal,
upgrade several existing facilities and improve security systems at all its location to
enhance the safety and security of trainees and staff. With funding of $16.1 million, the
National Energy Skills Centre will continue expansion works at the Ste. Madeleine, Pt.
Lisas, La Brea, Palo Seco and Moruga Technology Centres. The Youth Training and
Employment Partnership Programme Company Limited will receive $17 million to
complete construction of training facilities at Waterloo and Chaguanas.
Capacity Building/Institutional Strengthening
397.
In recognition of the importance of building and maintaining human and
institutional capacity within the public sector, the sum of approximately $244 million will
be made available for the implementation of a wide range of activities among Ministries,
Statutory Boards, Departments and the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) in 2014.
398.
The sum of $1.080 million will be provided to the IDB/GORTT-funded
Public
Sector Reform Initiation Programme
to complete the implementation of the final list of
projects among key Ministries and Departments in the public sector. The activities to be
undertaken include:
reengineering of the Ministry of Health
institutional strengthening of the Personnel Department and the Service
Commissions Department
procurement of Business Intelligence Tools for and the restructuring of the
CSO
institutional strengthening of the Ministry of Planning and Sustainable
Development
outfitting of a computer Laboratory for the Public Service Academy
