The Belize Training and Employment Centre (BTEC), a unit of BELTRAIDE, one of the leading industry specific training centers in Belize, today held a certificate ceremony at the Independence High School in Independence Village.  Sixty participants received certificates in areas of Lifeguard training; Gardening and Landscaping; Hospitality and wait staff; Introduction to Bartending and Housekeeping and Janitorial services. The training was geared towards persons who are employed or seeking employment in the various fields.

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Also at the event, a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) was  signed between BELTRAIDE and the Independence High School (IHS) . The MOC entails BELTRAIDE doing more job – preparedness training of students and out of school residents in the area, while IHS will provide classrooms for such trainings and assist with recruitment of participants in the area. Signing on behalf of IHS was principal Mr. Omar Longsworth and on behalf of BELTRAIDE was General Manager, Ms. Lejia Melanie Gideon

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.The five different trainings took three weeks and were in held in both Placencia and Independence. Participants were from several different communities in the area.The gardening and landscaping class along with BELTRAIDE and the Ministry of Agriculture also handed over a garden they had prepared to the students of the Independence High School.

BTEC and in extension, BELTRAIDE remains committed to develop, deliver and sustain Belize’s quality workforce.

 

 

For more information, please feel free to contact us:

Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE)

Phone: (+501) 822- 3737 (Beltraide Headquarters)  or at 223-3302 (BTEC)

Website: www.belizeinvest.org.bz

Email: beltraide@belizeinvest.org.bz/ btec@belizeinvest.org.bz

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