Government announces the establishment of a national employment bureau in the near future

Thursday, April 22, 2010 – The dynamism in the global labour market has given rise to a soon-to-be established national employment bureau. The initiative was announced by Prime Minister Hon. Stephenson King during his budget address. According to the prime minister, the country must be more careful with its allocation of human resources, to ensure that people are given the opportunities to match their skills set.

The National Employment Bureau will be established under the auspices of the Ministry of Labour

“The national employment bureau will facilitate labour market surveys to determine the full status, capacity and potential of the labour force, design and facilitate, in collaboration with other government agencies, relevant training for the labour force. In addition, it will serve to instil sound work ethics and discipline to build a productive and efficient national work force, in keeping with our national training needs and ultimately provide appropriate job placements for the unemployed.”

Meantime, the government of Saint Lucia has allocated just under one million dollars to the OECS Skills for Inclusive Growth Project, in anticipation that close to two thousand young people will benefit from the project.

The objective of the OECS Skills for Inclusive Growth Project, is to assist the government of Saint Lucia to increase the employability of young people through private sector driven training.

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