The details as provided by Ms Conolly are as given below.

Ready2Work KY Programme

1. Overall goal of the programme (tied to a Government Strategic Goal)

   Broad Outcome: Achieving Full Employment – Jobs for All Caymanians

   Action Item: Extend the Ready2Work.Ky programme to support unemployed Caymanians into long-term employment;

2. Few (2-3) objectives of the programme

   1. a. Ready2Work KY is a pathway to employment and a public/private initiative that supports employers as they make best efforts to employ Caymanians and support unemployed Caymanians as they seek to access employment.
   2. Addresses both the direct and indirect barriers to employment through support services for job seekers as they seek to access and maintain employment.
   3. Provides training and development opportunities for those who require tooling and upskilling, the development of employability skills and soft skills training in access and maintain long-term employment.

3. Intended target group

   1. Caymanians (17 years of age and older)

4. Start date of programme

   1. Applications now being accepted. Applicants are required to register with WORC JobsCayman
   2. Training sessions to start 27 July 2020

5. Duration of programme for an individual

   1. 2 weeks Employability 101 training followed by
   2. 6 months placement with a business

6. Number of programme participants who have inquired and signed up to-date

   1. Inquired: 130 (Since Friday 12th)
   2. b. Signed up: 20 have submitted applications

7. Number of employers who have expressed interest in participating to-date

   1. 10 Businesses

8. How employers can participate

   1. Contact ready2work@gov.ky for Expression of Interest Form and additional information.
   2. Must be a position that has long term employment opportunity

9. Types of jobs enrollees have thus far expressed an interest

   1. Accounting (3)
   2. Administration (8)
   3. Air transportation – airport
   4. Architecture
   5. Banking (2)
   6. Clerical
   7. Construction
   8. Customer Service
   9. Data Entry/Filing (2)
   10. Driver
   11. HR
   12. Receptionist / Secretarial (3 /2)
   13. Sales (2)
   14. Utilities – Water Authority (2)

10. Contact details for would-be programme participants and employers

    1. Ready2Work@gov.ky; 925-7230

11. Deadline reminders

    1. Facilitators: Request for Supplier Qualifications – Deadline for submissions: Extended to 26 June 2020.
    2. Invites to Register with the R2WKY Programme and Expression of Interest Forms.

       1. Available to interested Job Seekers on a rolling submissions basis
       2. Available to Employers with an initial deadline of 17 July 2020 for the first round.

    3. Training Sessions Employability 101 (E101) Training Sessions Scheduled to start: 27 July 2020

       1. Training Calendar will be available online: 13 July 2020

PASSPORT2SUCCESS

Overall goal of the programme (tied to a Government Strategic Goal)

Broad Outcome: Achieving Full Employment – Jobs for All Caymanians

Action Items:

• Work with the private sector to increase the opportunities for work based training programmes for the under 25s including apprenticeships;

OTHER TRAINING

Overall goal of the programme (tied to a Government Strategic Goal)

Broad Outcome: Achieving Full Employment – Jobs for All Caymanians

Action Items:

• Support workplace training and lifelong learning to ensure skills development keeps pace with technological and other developments;