
| Date: | 2002- |
| Description: | The programme aims to prepare youths for employment and entrepreneurship, improving their skills and giving them work experience in order to reduce youth unemployment and poverty. |
Characteristics
| Target population: | Young people between 17 and 35 years |
| Area of intervention: | 1) Technical and professional training |
| Geographic scale: | National |
| Targeting method: | Categorical |
Institutionality
| Legal framework: | |
| Responsible organization(s): | Ministry of Industry and Tourism |
| Executing organization(s): | Ministry of Industry and Tourism |
| Source of funding: | Government of Jamaica |
1) Internship programme
| Recipient(s): | Young people between 17 and 29 years |
| Description: | The duration is three months |
2) Grant
| Recipient(s): | Young people between 17 and 35 years |
| Description: | The grant programme is aimed at young people who have an entrepreneurship project and need help in preparing their business plan. |
3) Music
| Recipient(s): | |
| Description: | It provides Young people with business development skills necessary to succeed in all areas of the music industry. |