Executive Director of the Barbados Institute of Management & Productivity (BIMAP), Dr Sonia Greenidge -Franklyn.
Many persons are keen on pursuing higher education and making themselves more valuable to their organisations.
However, research conducted by the Barbados Institute of Management & Productivity (BIMAP) has shown that financing is not always readily available to everyone who wants to study.
Executive Director of BIMAP, Dr. Sonia Greenidge-Franklyn, made this disclosure on Friday during the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Cave Shepherd & Co. Limited Card Services Unit. The agreement offers educational financing to the Institute’s students using the Cave Shepherd Visa Credit Card.
She also indicated that employers have shown their support by continuing to send their staff members to the Institute for their training and development needs and by inviting BIMAP to conduct specialised programmes for their staff members.
“Employers report that once persons have been trained by BIMAP, they see immediate results and improved work habits and application of skills,” she pointed out.
“Customers have also noticed significant improvement in the level of service and knowledge on the completion of training programmes at BIMAP,” it was also revealed.
According to Dr. Greenidge-Franklyn, BIMAP’s students now have a full range of courses to choose from to assist in attaining their development goals.
Students now benefit from more than 50 programmes in management, marketing, accounting, production and operations management, human resource management and development, and information and communication technology.
“Many persons, as a result of being displaced from their jobs have found it necessary to re-tool themselves for new careers,” she observed.
“These persons complete the one-year certificate in management studies programme which was specifically designed to meet this re-skilling need. For those persons who need a longer, more detailed course of study the BIMAP diploma in management studies is ideal. This structured, practical, two-year programme provides the depth of knowledge and practical application that give the confidence to function effectively in the workplace.” (TL)