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Project name: Creating marketable solutions
Team Name:Caribbean World Changers.
School: University of the west Indies, St Augustine Trinidad
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Presentation by: Kevin Holder
Experiences and discoveries of youth unemployment in T&T.
Statiscal evidence provided by central statiscal office of Trinidad and tobago• A definition of Youth
unemployment provided by the United nation: Youth unemployment rate is the proportion of youth labour force that is unemployed. Young people are defined as persons aged between 15&24
• Youth labour market age range from 15-24. youth labour force for both sexes stands at 86,800 (2011)
• Number of youth umemployed for both sexes stand at 10,500 since (2011)
• It was sighted in the data that the majority of the youth population unemployed were woman.
Government initiatives in combating youth unemployement • The Government of trinidad
and tobago at the beginning of 21 century implemented many programs
• Geared towards the eradication of youth unemployemt such as:
• Free primary, secondary and teritary education.
• The establishment of entrepenurial programs in assisting small buisnesses
• Vocational and technical programs with payed stipends.
• However many of these programs were short term and not geared towards creating sustainable development.
Students of the unviersity of the west Indies st Augustine were asked questions about youth unemployment. Bothqualitative and quantitive research was used in obtainin information about youth unemployment T&T since the research topic required indepth research, when dealing with and issues of such magnitude.
The next slide would provide students respond to the issue of youth unemployment.
Causes of Youth unemployment
Lack of creativity and
innovative ideas Create rather than
procrastinate young persons need to create there own jobs
rather than wait to be employed.
Job creationCreate systems that will
faciliate more youth employment
Availability of Jobs
Make jobs available and easier for those with minimal education
Diversification of economy.
The government in collaboration with the private sector should embark on an
economic diversification forum wherein, new and
potentially viable industries can be provided
EducationOffer short term programs in the form of courses to allow the youths to gain
more pratical knowledge of the work enviroment and
also in more technical vocational fields.
Experiences & discoveries
Effects of Youth Unemployment in T&T
Crime, Brain drain, Out Migration( U.S.A, England & Canada), underemployment.
Discovery:• Youth unemployment in T&T is of great concerns to individuals between
the age 15-24 • It was discovered that Primary, Secondary & tertiary Education is free in
Trinidad and Tobago which is a terrific indicators towards achieving sustainable development in one’s country.
• However, there is a lack of job creation and job availability for young educated scholars seeking employment.
• Therefore, leading to crime , brain drain and out migration which in turn would have a negative impact on development and growth.
Creating marketable solution
Is an organisation which seeks to assist young individual between the ages of 15-29 in developing and enhancing there ideas through collaborative programs which range from academia, technical and vocational. Through our programs we hope to train, enlighten and prepare young scholars in becoming not only marketable but able to create there own job market.
Creating Marketable solution
• Our goal an intivative is to create a Gobal village of young individuals ready to create rather than procastinate
• Develop entrepenurial spirit amongst members who participate in our programs
• To prepare, train and equip each individual for the world of work.
• Bringing fort the world’s best experts at providing innovative solutions.
Solution
Solution
Stage (1) of the program(creating martable solution) begins with Educating indivduals:
• 1 In choosing the best career ,based on individual educational background skills and expertise.
• 2 Assist individuals in widen there educational capacity to meet the demands of job markets.
• 3 Eduate and senitize individual about the market place.• 4 eduate young persons not only to focus on mirco but a marco
approach
Stage (2) of the program ( creating marketable solutions) seeks to Prepare, ehance and equip individuals.• 1 Assist young persons in developing there ideas and skills• 2 Prepare internship programs with individuals and Organisation• 3 Equip individuals about risk management for person seeking there own
buisness • 4 Ehance young persons marketing skills through the use of social
networking in marketing there products and services• 5 Provided certification at the end of the program
Stage (3) of the program ( creating marketable solutions) Results
• 1 Better informed about the job market• 2 marketable and well skilled for his/her employer• 3 Equip to deal with difficulties within the organisation• 4 Ready for the world of work• 5 Is able to create rather than procastinate.
Topics & activities provided when using our program.Career Day
Internship Programs
International Relations as well as Public RelationBusiness Managements
Marketing strategies
Customer service
Financial Analysis
Solution
Measuring the success of ( creating Marketable solution):
Three stages to the program (1) Educate(2) Prepare, ehance &
Equip(3) Results
Program
Creating marketable solutions
Success of Using our program:• Job creation• Expertise and development
in the field of study.• Entrenpuerial development• Diversification of the job
market.
youth population is affected mostly by youth umeployment in any country
Target Audience
Age 15-29 Youth
Ulitimate Goal of Program:
Reduction of Youth unemployment for persons between the age 15- 29
Program is 24 hours since it incorporates the use of internet . Individuals are able to participate both online and offline. Our offline program provides one and one assistance to individual on Saturday from9am-2pm
Time of completion of Program
6-Months 1-one Year
Target unemployed persons reach 150
Person engaged in our program 60-75 young individuals
Target unemployed persons reach 150
Person engaged in our program 60-75 young individuals
Global village of innovative scholars:
ing
Success of program;A diverse group of well trained and equipped
personnel. Able to provide First class solution to any
challenging issue.
Success of program;A diverse group of well trained and equipped
personnel. Able to provide First class solution to any
challenging issue.
Stage 1 Educate3monthsTopics: Career day, Customer service & Business management Both online and offline are courses offered. At the end of this session students better informed and educated about these areas
Stage (2) Prepare, enhance & equip
3-4monthsTopics introduce in this segment includes: Public and International Relations, marketing strategies and financial Analysis. Courses offered both online and offline At the end of this program individuals are better prepare for the world of word
Stage (3) Results
3-4monthsInternship program with collaboration with government organisations, Ngo’s and IGo’s. This module of the course is only offered offline and it’s a fulltime or partime endevour that must be undertaken by each individual in order to complete the program successfully. At the end of this session students are both skilled and has the required experience necessary for the world of work
Projection of the outcome of program
Soltion
Summary
Hours spent by team members in achieving this goalEach member would spend about 4-6 hours daily in ensuring that each young persons involved in our program are provide with information and guidlines in meeting required criteriaEach team member is required to provided a performance ratio & statistical progression of each student as a result of using our programsEach team member is also responsible for updates on social medias and our website
Target audience hope to be reach using our program
3months (40) 6months ( 90 ) 1 Year (150)
Engaged users:
Online: 70 offline: 45
Of ideas. Therefore, the creation of new jobs and sector s with our economy since we will now have a large influx of innovators as oppose to static persons.
Out comes of this program will have positive effects not only for individuals engaged in our program but my country of Trinidad and Tobago sinces it coporates creativity
Planned results and outcomes of program