The Barbados Construction Gateway Training Initiative (BCGTI) Cycle 2 launch ceremony will take place on Friday, June 21, in the Barbados Community College’s auditorium, at “Eyrie”, Howell’s Cross Road, St. Michael, at 11:30 a.m.
The BCGTI Cycle 1 was launched in 2022 to provide a core group of trained male and female artisans, and to ensure a supply of skilled workers to fill various jobs, in response to a boom in the construction industry.
The construction-related training has a work attachment component, which is part of the learning experience and provides employment opportunities.
The BCGTI is coordinated by the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, in collaboration with the Barbados Community College, the Barbados Vocational Training Board, the National Transformation Initiative, the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology, and the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Council.
The national programme is scheduled to start on Monday, July 1, 2024, and runs for one year.