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"The Labour Force Survey reveals that 76% of the workforce does not have any formal skill training whatsoever! 72% has never passed a single subject, not even at CXC or JSC level! We are not ready! We are not going to be able to attract the job-creating investments we need unless we are able to provide qualified or trainable workers to fill those jobs.
In the short term, our training agencies, particularly HEART/NTA, will have to be repositioned to respond to the skills requirements of the types of investments we intend to attract. It will also have to devote more attention to skills upgrading at
In the short term, our training agencies, particularly HEART/NTA, will have to be repositioned to respond to the skills requirements of the types of investments we intend to attract. It will also have to devote more attention to skills upgrading at
the workplace to improve the productivity and competitiveness of our existing
corps of workers. But in the long term, we will have to address the deficiencies in the education system which continues to produce too many graduates barely able to read and write and who become a challenge even to train."
corps of workers. But in the long term, we will have to address the deficiencies in the education system which continues to produce too many graduates barely able to read and write and who become a challenge even to train."
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