Labor Exchange Project Anglophone Caribbean and Suriname Caribbean

Labor Exchange Project Anglophone Caribbean and Suriname

Caribbean Labor Exchange Project Components • Phase I: Capacity Building • Phase II: Sustainability September 30, 2004

Phase I July 2000 – December 2004 • Employment Service Capacity Building • Internet-Based Job Matching System • Tripartite Dialogue • Awareness of Benefits September 30, 2004

Phase II November 2003 – March 2004 Focus on Sustainability • Assess Region-wide Needs for Customizable Job Matching System • Support CARICOM Goal for Regional Labor and Automation Strategy • Identify Potential Donors September 30, 2004

Project Design $1. 9 million - 2. 5 Years Donor: U. S. Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs Contractors: National Association of State Workforce Agencies Worldwide Strategies, Inc. Track 1 : Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago Track 2 : Guyana, Suriname, Antigua & Barbuda, and St. Vincent & and the Grenadines Track 3 : St. Kitts, Grenada, Dominica, Saint Lucia, and Belize September 30, 2004

Ministry Requirements • • Staff to Operate Centers Adequate Facility Tripartite Advisory Committee Business Plan with Marketing Strategy September 30, 2004

Capacity Building Employment Services • Occupational Coding • Résumé Writing and Interviewing Techniques • Job Search Techniques • Job Counseling • Employer Outreach • Customer Satisfaction September 30, 2004

Capacity Building Technology Training • Basic Computer Skills • Microsoft Software Job Matching Software • PC Recruiter Operation September 30, 2004

Internet-Based Job Matching System Key Advantages 1. Jumpstarts working relationship between employers and Labor Ministry. 2. Enhances job search for high school and college graduates and for expatriates. 3. Provides planning information for vocational training and employment policy. September 30, 2004

Computer Technology § Proprietary Systems • Jamaica • Trinidad • Barbados § Network Installation and Internet Access § PC Recruiter Installation § Website: www. caribbeanpartners. org September 30, 2004

Tripartite Dialogue • Develop Stakeholder Commitment – Ministry of Labor – Employers Federations – Trade Unions – School and Training Institutes • Regular Committee Meetings on Progress and Problems • Suggestions for Specific Center Services • Marketing Center Services to Membership • Process Improvement Planning (Jamaica) September 30, 2004

Building Benefits Awareness Selling the Benefits of Labor Exchange Services to Strategic Partners • Increasing the Number of Employers Using the Center • Building Successful Job Development Plans • Selling to Customer Needs • Seven Secrets of Creating Successful Partnerships September 30, 2004

Networking Conferences May 2003 Net. WORK for Success § 8 Countries plus Tanzania § Best Practices and Lessons Learned § Workshops § The Sustainability Question • Website and PC Recruiter Maintenance and Enhancement • Suriname, St. Kitts, Antigua, Belize, and St. Vincent Form Team September 30, 2004

Networking Conferences March 2004 Steps for Sustainability § § PC Recruiter Strengths and Weaknesses Needs Analysis Findings & Recommendations Draft Proposal Seek Donor Funding September 30, 2004

Project Results Created 8 One-Stop Centers Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Ø Bahamas December 2001 Ø Barbados January 2002 Ø Jamaica January 2002 Ø Antigua April 2002 Ø St. Vincent June 2002 Ø Suriname August 2002 Ø Belize September 2002 Ø St. Kitts December 2002 September 30, 2004

Project Results Internet-Based Job Matching System § Hosted by Antigua § Regional Automation Proposal • $3. 6 million, 3 - 4 Years § Ministerial and CARICOM Support 9 Country Collaboration September 30, 2004

Employment Service’s Role in Economic Growth • Expand Partnerships • Fill Coordination Vacuum • Collaborate to Attract Resources September 30, 2004

Stakeholder Partnerships. . . Vocational Training Employment Services Local Chamber of Commerce Government Workforce Development Local Enterprise Trade Unions Financial Resources Agencies Community Economic Renewal Private Sector Competitiveness Private Enterprises NGO’s Social Service Agencies Consulting Firms September 30, 2004

. . . Set Stage for Economic Growth September 30, 2004

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