TAP PROGRAMME JAMAICA APPLICATION FORM FULL

In 2010, CCRIF began its scholarship programme with University of the West Indies (UWI) to provide scholarships to students who are pursuing studies in catastrophe risk related undergraduate and graduate programmes at the University. Four scholarships were awarded to Caribbean nationals under the Extra-Regional Scholarship Programme. This CCRIF Scholarship Programme has replaced the Extra-Regional Scholarship Programme, which was launched in 2012 and provided scholarships for study in the UK, Canada or the USA. The Scholarship/Professional Development Programme will help to create a cadre of professionals who are playing a key role in developing national and regional strategies that will lead to improved disaster risk management and increased climate change resilience.īeginning in 2014, CCRIF will provide a maximum of four scholarships annually for citizens of CARICOM member countries and/or CCRIF member countries who would like to pursue a Masters or an MBA programme in areas related to disaster risk management which is available at universities in the United Kingdom, United States or Canada or at eligible regional universities (other than the University of the West Indies - UWI).

The Programme aims to help Caribbean countries deepen their understanding of natural hazards and catastrophe risk, and the potential impacts of climate change on the region.Ĭomponent 1: Scholarship/Professional Development Programme This Programme consists of three components and is designed to provide an ongoing mechanism for grant support within the Caribbean region for capacity building initiatives and the development and implementation of projects which have a strong potential for improving the effectiveness of risk management. She noted that one of the key features of TAP is that participants will be provided with a stipend to cover all their expenses during the one-year period.In 2009, the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) launched its Technical Assistance Programme. 'What we have done is, if there's anyone, for whatever reason they were selected and they are not able to participate, then we will be able to accommodate those persons who are just applying,' said Powell. The first participants under the programme will start training on March 5, but Deleen Powell, marketing and public relations manager at the Universal Service Fund (USF), which is financing the TAP, says new applicants are not being rejected.

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology programme to increase Internet use in Jamaica, the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP), is already oversubscribed but is still accepting applications. 'This will allow them to engage in things such as digitisation, data collection and analysis, record-keeping and other activities associated with digital technologies so that they can either seek employment within the ICT sector or become ICT entrepreneurs,' said Powell. She added that the programme, when completed, should see hundreds of unattached youth being equipped with the skills and work experience to participate in the global digital economy.

TAP PROGRAMME JAMAICA APPLICATION FORM FULL

'These persons will be placed at various government entities across the country, in the parishes where they reside where they will now be able to make full use of the skills that they would have acquired during the three-month period,' said Powell Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters.

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