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Scores of young people are being prepared for the tourism industry through a new component of the government’s Job Start Plus programme. The Job Start Tourism, a collaboration between the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector and the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), will guarantee them requisite skills and knowledge for entry into the sector. At the launch of the programme during the World of Work Training Workshop at Hilton Barbados, Manager for the Barbados People Development Programme, Erika Watson (left), BHTA chairman Renee Coppin, and Emotional Intelligence Educator and Assessor, Toney Olton, engaged participants.
Photo by Remy Rock.
