Conference Documents: Caribbean Investing in Youth Conference
June 7When: Tuesday, May 24 at 9:00am – May 26 at 4:30pm
Where: Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre
Lady Young Road
St. Ann’s
The Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) in partnership with the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs held the conference with a view to bring relevant stakeholders together to discuss regional trends and challenges in youth employment, with a focus on entrepreneurship/enterprise development.
The Conference focused on the four agree priorities in relation to young people and employment, namely:
– Employment Creation. Placing employment creation at the centre of macroeconomic policy.
– Employability. The educational and vocational training needs of young people and improving the impact of those investments.
– Entrepreneurship. Making it easier to start and run enterprises.
– Equal Opportunity. Ensuring young women and at-risk or vulnerable youth have the same opportunities.
The main outputs of the conference included:
– Draft Caribbean Action Map on Youth Employment / Youth Enterprise Development Plan
– Draft framework for a Caribbean Young Entrepreneurs Network
please find below the conference documents:
Barbados Youth Business Trust Best Practice Model
Caribbean Examinations Council- Employability Skills
Caribbean Youth Perspectives – Investing in Youth Employment
CIDA Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Project
First Caribbean Bank Investing In Youth Presentation
ILO Employment trends in the Region
OAS Young Americas Business Trust
Preliminary review of employment provisions in Caribbean youth policies
Report of Caribbean Perspectives on Youth Employment
Report on Employment and Employability Strategies in Caribbean Youth Policies
Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme Trinidad and Tobago
