The labor department is currently focusing on 250 people who are unemployed and has registered for the program. Groeneveldt-Hickinson said one of the setbacks for the unemployed is that they are under educated. Government's objective is train the unemployed prior to contacting the stakeholders to secure gainful employment. Groeneveldt-Hickinson made clear that government would need the cooperation of the stakeholders if the program is to be successful.
Persons that are interested in the program are asked to register at the helpdesk in their community. Professional and development skills entail how one should apply for a job, customer service skills are considered to be of high priority, while communication and computer skills are also on list for training. The budget for the program is Naf. 913,500.00 and it is expected to last two years.
The training will take place in four stages, the first phase of the program is already in progress and is scheduled to end in November 2011. The second stage will begin in November which will focus on training the participants. Local institutions will be given the opportunity to bid on the training program.
"Employability through training" will aim at training persons currently registered as unemployed and are on welfare for the job market. Groeneveldt-Hickinson said for the year 2011 106 persons registered as unemployed, 29 of which have high school education while 49 have elementary education.