Community Champion Awards
Fifty-one Tobagonians received ‘Community Champions’ awards on November 7th at a ceremony hosted by the Division of Community Development, Enterprise Development and Labour. The event was held in recognition of persons with outstanding service to the development of their communities. This year’s event also saw the first ever icon award being presented to stalwart Dr. […]
Butterfly Garden Project
The Community-Based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme (CEPEP) unveiled two “Butterfly Gardens” on November 7th as part of the Division of Community Development, Enterprise Development and Labour’s Community Development Week. The flower gardens were established at the Parlatuvier Multipurpose Facility and Whim Anglican School with the hope of increasing the butterfly population, while enhancing the […]
BDU Hosts Competition
Forty-five persons, including students from Scarborough Secondary School, UWI School of Continuing Studies and Harmon School of S.D.A. are now well-trained in Business Plan Writing, with the intervention of the Business Development Unit (BDU) of the Division of Community Development, Enterprise Development and Labour. Following intense training, a competition was held on Tuesday 29th October, […]
CEPEP Tobago: Engaging and Developing our Communities
The Community-based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme, CEPEP, is a national social mechanism aimed at empowering persons within our society who are faced with severe social and economic challenges. Throughout its seventeen (17) years of operations in Tobago, the programme has positively impacted lives in communities through the promotion of environmental projects which actively engages […]
Hundreds Graduate with Vocational Skills
After 6 months of tutelage, 1,372 persons successfully graduated from the 2019 cycle of the Vocational Skills Training Programme, hosted by the Division of Community Development, Enterprise Development and Labour. The Division’s Secretary, Marslyn Melville-Jack, congratulated the graduands and advised that, “Passion, creativity and resilience are the most crucial skills in business.” The annual programme […]
Vocational Skills Exhibition
Hundreds of Tobagonians from over thirty communities are now in a better position to improve their quality of life through skills development training, and to pursue entrepreneurship endeavours; thanks to the Division of Community Development, Enterprise Development and Labour. The six-month Vocational Skills Training Programme, spearheaded by the Division, will culminate with an exhibition tomorrow […]