The curtain has come down on another year of a successful summer Internship Programme, hosted by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Information.
This year’s 26 interns were trained in Conflict Management; Effective Communication; Teamwork; Financial literacy; Respect for Self, Others and Boundaries; Time Management; Evolving as a Person of Excellence and the Negative Impact of Substance Abuse in the Workplace.
Coordinator and Content Facilitator of the Programme, Margaret Inniss, expressed the view that “An initiative like this is brilliant when we are passing on the baton to each generation, to build a better tomorrow.”
She added: “Content of this particular programme really lends to enabling and empowering students to transition from school to being a competent and A-class worker.”
The interns, aged 16 to 23, were attached to The National Council on Substance Abuse; Barbados Meteorological Services; Barbados Fire Service; Barbados Postal Service; Barbados Probation Service; Barbados Immigration Department; Government Industrial Schools; Barbados Prison Service; Barbados Government Information Service; and the Department of Emergency Management, which all fall under the aegis of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Information.