Date: | 2008- |
Description: | The pilot programme Step-to-work has been implemented in 2008 by the Government of Jamaica. It has been included as a new component of PATH, focusing on the labour capabilities empowerment of the PATH participants of working age. The programme includes a special training literacy and entrepreneurship component, job-seeking training and labour board. |
Characteristics
Target population: | PATH participants of working age |
Area of intervention: | 1) Technical and professional training 2) Labour intermediation services |
Geographic scale: | National |
Targeting method: | Categorical |
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Responsible organization(s): | Ministry of Labour and Social Security |
Executing organization(s): | Ministry of Labour and Social Security |
Source of funding: | Government of Jamaica |
1) Training literacy and entrepreneurship
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2) Job-seeking training
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3) Job board
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Description: | This is the main component of the programme. It consists in integrating directly the beneficiary into a company (through a labour pool within the Electronic Labour Exchange of the LMIS) for a three-month period and assesses their results in terms of employability. |