Director of the Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB), Henderson Thompson, planting a tree with Programme Specialist at the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD), Frankie Michael.
THE Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB) and the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD), joined together on Thursday to celebrate 40 years of sterling service to the citizens of Barbados and the wider region.
During an official Tree Planting Ceremony to commemorate the 40th Anniversary at the BVTB’s Sayes Court location, Director of the Board Henderson Thompson said that his organisation has been pleased with the partnership formed with CARICAD, since its inception.
“We’ve been asked as an institution to develop partnerships within the industry. We’ve chosen to develop partnerships not just with our industry partners in Barbados, but with a CARICOM agency. That is significant, because BVTB is moving regional and beyond,” he said.
Programme Specialist at CARICAD, Frankie Michael, revealed that his organisation is proud of the work they have been able to do with the BVTB thus far, and intends to continue collaborating with the Board.
“CARICAD works principally with the public sectors of 17 member states of CARICOM, but we work with all national agencies and institutions. Over the course of the last five to six years, we have worked very closely with the Barbados Vocational Training Board. We have facilitated the development of the last two strategic plans, and during the course of last year, we had a very intensive programme of training for middle and senior staff at the BVTB.
“It’s a partnership that we all embrace, because over the course of the last five years, we have become pretty much one team. It’s a partnership we intend to expand, because we believe it presents a model for the future, where CARICAD is a pivotal institution, working with institutions like the University of the West Indies, BVTB and with regional bodies can bring everyone together. Working towards the development of our people, producing a higher quality of skills, not only technical, but also academic and management skills as well,” Michael revealed.