More than 500 persons yesterday graduated from the Board of Industrial Training’s National Training Project for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE) and Single Parents, at a ceremony at the National Cultural Centre.
The project targeted youths and single parents to assist them in developing a skill that would enable them to better take care of themselves and their families.
Of the 504 graduates, 25 were said to be single parents. It was noted that 521 persons had initially signed up for the one-year programme but 17 discontinued training, resulting in the programme concluding with a 97% completion rate.
Project Coordinator Coreen Conelly stated that training in over 25 occupational areas were available to the graduates, including