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@andrewholnessjm’s #YearInReview2019: Thousands of young people were empowered through skills training and work placement opportunities. • Over 25,000 young people trained through Housing, Opportunity, Production, and Employment (HOPE). Over 3,000 trained through Jamaica National Service Corps under the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). • 16,000 youth received summer work under the Housing, Opportunity, Production, and Employment (HOPE) Programme. • Merger of HEART Trust, Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (#JFLL), National Youth Service (#NYS) and the #Apprenticeship Board to create a comprehensive and effective human capital development agency, the #HEART Trust National Service and Training Agency. #NewJamaica 🇯🇲 https://www.instagram.com/p/B813qTihGtC/?igshid=yn8oblj1h87k

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HEART Reports Increase In Persons Accessing Training Since Merger. Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer (centre), addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. With Dr. Dyer (from left) are Acting Director, Employment and Career Services at the Trust, Rayharna Wright; and Director, National Training, HEART Trust/NTA, Kenesha Campbell. The #HEART Trust/NTA is reporting that merging with Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (#JFLL) and the National Youth Service (#NYS) has resulted in a significant increase in the amount of persons accessing training through the entity. Speaking with @JISNews, Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, said at the onset of the merger in 2017, approximately 90,000 persons were trained; however, for the financial year 2018/2019, that was increased to 101,000, and for the 2019/2020 financial year, 152,600 persons are targeted to be #trained. Read more in jis.gov.jm Follow us @scholarshipjamaica https://www.instagram.com/p/B4BjEc3BioR/?igshid=4iah2l9gsups

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We are merging the #HEART Trust/NTA, Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (#JFLL), National Youth Service (#NYS) and National Apprenticeship Board (NAB) into one purpose-built organization to ensure Jamaica produces the skilled labour necessary to strategically support the expansion of several industries.