Topic: National Workforce Development Agency
Government departments close on Wednesday
A number of government departments and sections will be closed to the public on Wednesday morning as staff meet to prepare for mergers of Immigration, Customs and the National Workforce Development Agency.
Maitland partners with NWDA to offer internships
The National Workforce Development Agency has partnered with global advisory and administration firm Maitland to offer a new internship program.
WORC agency to police work permit applications
Businesses seeking work permits to bring in staff from overseas will face additional scrutiny under a new system aimed at ensuring Caymanians get first shot at employment opportunities in the Cayman Islands.
Investment manager welcomes sixth intern
In 2014, investment manager Prosperity Capital Management Limited (PCM) took on its first student intern through its partnership with the National Workforce Development Agency as the agency kicked off the National Internship Program.
Hiring starts for new government HR agency
The new government agency that will take charge of issuing work permits for Cayman’s more than 25,000 foreign employees is now hiring for three senior management positions, paying between $80,000 and $109,000 per year, according to advertisements that went out last week.
Business in brief: Ogier donates $5,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters
Ogier has donated $5,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Cayman Islands, a local branch of the global charity. Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children and young adults facing adversity with strong, professionally supported, one-to-one mentorships to help them in their school, home and professional lives.
Premier foreshadows more immigration changes
Although his annual speech to the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Thursday was short on specifics, Premier Alden McLaughlin said further “radical” changes to local immigration and labor policies would be forthcoming during his national unity government’s term in office.
Workforce agency helps inmates develop job skills
In an effort to reduce recidivism and increase employment opportunities, the National Workforce Development Agency and the Cayman Islands Prison Service recently hosted a training course for prison inmates.
Cayman seeks new work permit regime
The Cayman Islands government is taking its first tangible step toward creating a new “human resources” agency that will take over some of the work permit services now provided by the Immigration Department.
Applications invited for seasonal cleanup work
The government is hosting its “National Community Enhancement Project,” offering temporary seasonal work to unemployed Caymanians in Grand Cayman and the Sister Islands.
Workforce development agency visiting Brac
Representatives from the National Workforce Development Agency arrived on Cayman Brac Tuesday to host workshops and meet with job-seekers and employers.
Quarantine set up for pets from hurricane zones
The Department of Agriculture has established a temporary quarantine facility for pets from hurricane disaster areas that do not meet existing import conditions.
Businessman believes in giving second chances
A businessman who knows what it’s like having the employment door shut in his face is doing his part to give people trying to help themselves a second chance.
Deloitte gets $143,000 contract to evaluate immigration strategy
Accounting firm Deloitte has received a $143,000 contract to conduct a wholesale review of the Cayman Islands Immigration Department, as well as two other agencies, as government seeks to improve the hiring process for Caymanians and work permit holders.
Brac meetings and workshops this week
Representatives from the National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA) will be hosting a number of public meetings in Cayman Brac from Wednesday March 15 to Friday March 17 2017.
National Workforce Development Agency reps visiting the brac
Representatives from the National Workforce Development Agency will be available to meet with the public and assist with online registration for employers and job seekers on Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cayman’s cure for criminal recidivism
The Cayman Compass published a discussion between Premier Alden McLaughlin and George Town MLA Winston Connolly on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, in which topics including the Cayman Islands Prison System, Work Placement Scheme, reoffending rate and Prison Service Vocational Training Program were covered. I feel my observations and experience on these topics may shed a unique light on the subjects, as I have been incarcerated at HMP Northward for the last 16 months.
Gov’t to require jobs to be registered with NWDA
Employers will have to register job vacancies with the National Workforce Development Agency at least two weeks before applying for a work permit to hire a non-Caymanian following a vote last week in the Legislative Assembly.
Few college degree-holders registered with NWDA
Fewer than 100 Caymanians with university degrees who are unemployed are currently registered with the National Workforce Development Agency, government officials confirmed Monday.
Health City launches apprenticeship program
Health City Cayman Islands and the National Workforce Development Agency is inviting young Caymanians to join an apprenticeship program at the East End health facility.
Coming up in the Sister Islands
Representatives from the National Workforce Development Agency will be on Cayman Brac this week to meet with the public and assist with online registration for employers and jobseekers.
Wine School 3 takes it up a notch
Hospitality industry professionals and wine aficionados in the Cayman Islands, and even those living abroad, can now earn a high-level certification from one of the most globally recognized wine educators in the world – right here on Grand Cayman.
Women celebrate their Passport2Success
After 16 weeks in the Passport2Success program, it was an afternoon of success for the women who graduated from the program’s 19th cohort on April 22.
EDITORIAL – Gov’t slanders Cayman’s professionals
Faced with a set of sobering facts they discovered themselves, Cayman Islands government officials resorted to Plan A: Deflect, spin and blame the media.
Report: Lack of skills, experience barriers to Caymanian employment
A government report on Caymanian unemployment found a lack of literacy and math skills, experience and knowledge were the primary reasons Caymanian applicants were not hired.
EDITORIAL – When 98 percent of NWDA clients are ‘not work ready’ …
The prospects of employment for the out-of-work Caymanian population are (pick your own description) “not pretty,” “challenging” or “grim.”
Law says paroled convicts should register for jobs with NWDA
Convicted prisoners released on license after serving 60 percent of their sentence generally will be required to register with Cayman’s National Workforce Development Agency if they are not already employed upon their parole date.
New Chamber boss sees changing times ahead
Paul Pearson came to the Cayman Islands to manage the Hard Rock Café and ended up running his own development company. Now, as he takes over as president of the Chamber of Commerce, he believes those two industries, hospitality and construction, are becoming more vital than ever to Cayman’s future.
Chamber of Commerce wants Labour Relations Bill input
The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce is calling on the government to consult with the group before any amended Labour Relations Bill is taken to the Legislative Assembly.
Passport2Success program aims to help fight unemployment
Since Premier Alden McLaughlin called out the “unacceptably high rate” of Caymanian unemployment in his New Year’s message, leaders have been trying to come...
EDITORIAL – Ready2Work: Government’s latest ‘freebie’
We give the government credit for creativity, but we are skeptical that the newly announced “Ready2Work KY” program will succeed in addressing Caymanian unemployment.
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Government to pay wages in back-to-work project
Government will pay up to the first six months’ salary for new workers taken on by private businesses in a new back-to-work scheme for...
