Cayman offers a wide range of education and training opportunities to get ready for the workforce. Here’s a round-up of schools and organisations on-island to help set you on the right track.
CAYMAN CODE ACADEMY
Whether you’re new to code or want to take your skills to the next level, Cayman Code Academy’s innovation-driven curriculum and hands-on approach prepares students for a rewarding professional career. Presented by Cayman Enterprise City, the academy aims to cultivate skilled coders who will meet the demands of Cayman’s tech industry. Courses include everything from Intro to Software Development to Ethical Hacking & Cybersecurity Careers.
t: 945-3722
e: [email protected]
w: caymancodeacademy.com
CAYMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL – INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA
Cayman International School offers an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma for students in grades 11 and 12. It gives highly motivated students an opportunity to pursue a rigorous liberal arts type curriculum, which will make them extremely well prepared for the demands of university courses. The course requirements for the IB Diploma are equivalent to those of most universities.
t: 945-4664
e: [email protected]
w: caymaninternationalschool.org
CAYMAN ISLANDS FURTHER EDUCATION CENTRE
The Cayman Islands Further Education Centre offers a variety of certificate and diploma programmes in such areas as art and design, media, health, beauty therapy, hospitality, motor vehicle repair, childcare and development and business. It also offers work-readiness training, including internships in partnership with professional firms in Cayman.
The website includes in-depth information about the centre, as well as YouTube videos highlighting some of the courses.
t: 949-3285
f: cifecrocks
w: schools.edu.ky/CIFEC/Pages/Home.aspx
CHAMBER TRAINING CENTRE
The Chamber of Commerce offers a variety of professional training and development courses to improve personal career prospects. Courses include customer service, business essentials, time management, finance, accounting, management and legal classes, as well as software products such as Microsoft Excel and Quickbooks. Learn more about the Chamber in our interview with CEO Wil Pineau on page 34.
t: 949-8090
e: [email protected]
w: caymanchamber.ky
ENTERPRISE CAYMAN
Enterprise Cayman is a partnership between Cayman Enterprise City and the Cayman Islands Government designed to connect Caymanians with opportunities within the Special Economic Zone (SEZ). This zone includes Cayman Tech City, Cayman Commodities & Derivatives City, and Cayman Maritime & Aviation City.
The partnership’s primary focus is to help young Caymanians, including those who wish to re-tool for a career change, acquire the skills they need to fill the jobs that are being created within the SEZ. Other goals include promoting STEM careers and, in partnership with the Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC), help high school and college students acquire resume writing, job interview techniques and networking skills needed to pursue STEM careers.
Enterprise Cayman also offers an annual internship programme, offering students and recent graduates the opportunity to intern with global businesses established in Cayman Enterprise City SEZ.
The summer internship programme is open to Caymanians and residents of the Cayman Islands
aged between 18 and 25, and placements run for two t
o three months. The deadline to apply is 31 March 2022. For more information and queries, email
[email protected]. To apply directly,
visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/YNNBRMG.
t: 945-3722
e: [email protected]
w: enterprisecayman.ky
HEALTHCARE EXPLORERS
Students from primary school through to university can study, explore and be inspired to become the next generation of Caymanian doctors, nurses, technicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, dieticians, radiographers, and more.
Work experience opportunities include the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), which is a premier internship program for Caymanian university students who study or intend to study medicine. It has been developed over many years, with considerable focus on offering interns broad exposure during their training. SURF Fellows receive a $1,000 stipend.
Interns are mentored by world-class doctors, attend lectures led by specialist experts and, when possible, have the opportunity to view surgeries.
Information on the 2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship will be announced in
Spring 2022.
t: 640-4195
e: [email protected]
w: healthcitycaymanislands.com
INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING (IMPT)
IMPT offers the Association of Accounting Technicians certificate and advanced certificate in bookkeeping. The AAT is an international accounting technician body that has students and members in more than 100 countries. IMPT also offers the ILM level 2 & 3 certifications for current and aspiring team leaders and managers. A range of other courses and certificates are also offered to help employees sharpen their computer, business and management skills.
t: 943-4678
e: [email protected]
w: impttraining.com
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS (ICCI)
Affiliated with several universities in the US, ICCI offers diplomas and associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in such subjects as secretarial skills, broadcasting management, hotel and tourism management, liberal studies, accounting and banking. Students can also take individual courses or enrol in an entire degree programme. Internships or placements are also available.
t: 947-1100
e: [email protected]
w: icci.edu.ky
LEADERSHIP CAYMAN
The Leadership Cayman programme is a six-month intensive course, introduced by the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce, enabling class members to develop new skills and learn an abundance of vital information about the Cayman Islands’ community and business sector. The class members attend bi-weekly seminars on a range of different topics, learning from expert and local leaders who facilitate each session. The class also meets with government officials and keynote speakers. To be eligible, you must be at least 25 years old by 1 Jan. of the programme year; have lived in Cayman for a minimum of 12 months; and be in at least a middle-management position.
t: 949-8090
e: [email protected]
w: leadershipcayman.ky
MINDS INSPIRED
The Minds Inspired programme is a Dart initiative that promotes and encourages Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education in Cayman. It offers various activities and events throughout the year, such as SeaPerch underwater robotics, and FIRST Robotics. These programmes are free and open to students from all of Cayman’s schools.
It also offers the Work-X programme, which provides eligible students (Dart scholars and other university students) with real-life work experience.
Applications will be accepted for the Work-X programme from 1 March – 1 June; the FIRST Tech Challenge happens on 26 March; the Minds Inspired Interschool Chess Tournament is 19 March; and the Dart High School Scholar scholarship application deadline is 6 April.
t: 640-3676
e: [email protected]
w: mindsinspired.ky
PASSPORT2SUCCESS
The Passport2Success programme provides training to young Caymanians to help them succeed in the workplace. It helps them to improve skills, gain work experience, earn rewards, find employment and fulfil their potential. Passport2Success is government-funded so there is no cost to participate.
Each participant gets their own passport and earns stamps in their passport for successfully completing parts of the programme. Each stamp tells a potential employer that the passport holder is skilled in a particular area. The more stamps you collect, the more employable you are. Programmes run four times a year.
t: 945-9672
e: [email protected]
w: worc.ky
READY2WORK
This government initiative is aimed at the unemployed and provides support to companies as they make best efforts to hire Caymanians. The work placement programme connects participants with employment opportunities in the private sector, designed to lead to long-term employment. The programme delivers structured training, individual and group support and other services to address barriers to accessing and maintaining employment.
t: 945-9672
e: [email protected]
w: worc.ky
ST. MATTHEW’S UNIVERSITY
St. Matthew’s University has two streams of education: The School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine. The School of Medicine’s basic science curriculum takes five semesters to complete after which time students can begin their clinical studies and rotations in teaching hospitals in the US or UK. Graduates can then earn residencies and/or permanent licensure in more than 40 states in the US, as well as Canada and other countries. Students also gain hospital experience at the Cayman Islands Hospital and Doctors Hospital by touring with physicians, making patient rounds and reviewing charts with physicians and nurses.
The School of Veterinary Medicine’s basic science curriculum takes seven semesters to complete and includes clinical training abroad in the fourth year. During clinical training, students work with practising veterinarians and other veterinarian students as part of an agreement with numerous colleges of veterinary medicine in the US and Canada.
Additionally, while completing basic, preclinical and clinical sciences semesters, St. Matthew’s students have an opportunity to attain an MBA with a concentration in healthcare management from Davenport University, which is an online school.
t: 945-3199 (School of Medicine);
745-3199 (School of Veterinary Medicine)
e: [email protected]
w: medicine.stmatthews.edu
w: veterinary.stmatthews.edu
TRUMAN BODDEN LAW SCHOOL
The Truman Bodden Law School offers a three-year full-time Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons) degree and a five/six-year part-time Bachelor of Laws degree – both awards of the University of Liverpool (UK) – as well as an LLM and postgraduate diploma (PG Dip) in international finance: law and regulation. The LLM and PG Dip are offered on both a full-time (one year) and part-time (two years) basis. TBLS programmes are open to qualified Caymanians and legal residents. All full-time programmes, other than the professional practice course (below), are open to international students as well as Caymanians and legal residents.
The school offers a postgraduate professional practice course (PPC) in conjunction with Oxford Brooks University (UK), which leads to the award by the University of the postgraduate diploma in legal practice. To qualify as an attorney of law of the Cayman Islands, students need to successfully complete the PPC (or equivalent of qualifications) followed by 18 months of articles of clerkship.
The LLB (Hons) degree is an undergraduate qualification, meaning that students are eligible to apply without the need to have firstly obtained a bachelor’s degree. All successful LLB graduates are eligible to pursue postgraduate professional training in the UK as the law school has been awarded qualifying law degree status by the UK’s Joint Academic Standards Board.
t: 945-0077
e: [email protected]
w: lawschool.gov.ky
UCCI SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY STUDIES
The School of Hospitality Studies offers a combination of scholastic and on-the-job training for students interested in the tourism trade. Courses include Food Preparation and Cooking; Food & Beverage Services; and Receptions Services. Graduates receive a City & Guilds Diploma, an internationally recognised qualification.
t: 623-8224
e: [email protected]
w: ucci.edu.ky
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS (UCCI)
UCCI provides a wide range of associate, bachelor’s, master’s degrees and vocational training programmes geared to local businesses, hotels and building trades. Associate degrees can be attained in arts, sciences, applied sciences and legal studies, while bachelor’s degrees can be attained in business administration, sciences, nursing and education.
The master of public administration and master of business administration courses are flexible, so students can continue to work while continuing their education.
t: 623-8224
e: [email protected]
w: ucci.edu.ky
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES (UWI)
The UWI Open Campus Cayman Islands offers online and blended undergraduate, graduate, continuing education and summer programmes. Many of UWI’s courses and programmes give students the opportunity to study while remaining in full-time employment. Students can attain diploma, certificate, associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees across several disciplines, including accounting, economics, banking and finance, criminology and paralegal studies, management, tourism, sports, education, psychology, health, sociology and youth development work.
Through its local Continuing and Professional Education Programme, UWI also offers local face-to-face certificate courses in computer literacy, supervisory management, office management, human resource management, caring for the elderly and early childhood education and development, among others.
t: 946-8322
e: [email protected]
w: open.uwi.edu
WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES & RESIDENCY CAYMAN (WORC)
The WORC National Training Programme provides professional training for job seekers to prepare them for work-readiness. This includes communication, conflict resolution, financial management, workplace etiquette and customer service, including internship and apprenticeship opportunities. The WORC Employment Services Unit assists job seekers at every level of the employment process including registration, review of résumés, career guidance, identifying suitable job prospects and providing referrals to prospective employers.
t: 945-9672 or toll free 1-800-534-9672
e: [email protected]
w: worc.ky
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