EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Young people differ in their skills, experiences, lifestyles, problems, capacities, but in this very diversity may reside their strength as a group, making them a most valuable resource to our nation and of considerable importance to our long term development. It is often said that the youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow, but they can be an important resource in our society even today if we understand their challenges and are prepared to harness their talents, energy and strengths. We all have a vested interest in placing our young women and men at the centre of our development process.
This UWP government has worked with social partners and youth organizations to:
- Establish the National Sports Academy
- Upgrade the Soufriere Mini Stadium
- Upgrade the Desruisseaux Playing Field
- Upgrade the Dennery Playing Field
- Upgrade the Micoud Playing Field
- Upgrading and Lighting of Canaries Playing Field
- Upgrading and Lighting of Balata Playing Field
- Upgrading and Lighting of Fond Assond Playing Field
- Upgrading and Lighting of La Fargue Playing Field
- Upgrade the Grace Playing Field
- Creation of Over 2,000 New Jobs in ICT Sector
- Establishment of the National Apprentice Programme in Vieux Fort
- Upgrading of Jacmel Playing Field
- Upgrading of Fond St Jacques Playing Field
- SKYE- Skills for Youth Employment Programme
- Training of over 900 Youth in Technical Vocational Programmes
- Launch of the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) to provide support to vulnerable youth from Castries Central