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Paulette Dunn-Pierre, TVET Consultant, is Partner and CEO of Dunn, Pierre Barnett and Associates of Kingston, Jamaica. She works throughout the Caribbean with Ministries of Education and National Training Authorities developing human resources and building capacity towards the implementation of the Caribbean Vocational Qualifications. She has authored a number of articles on workforce development and …

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Educators at the Government Technical Institute (GTI) participated in a five-day training exercise on delivering Competency Based Education (CBE) this week, in keeping with plans to reform the institution from being a technical to a polytechnic facility. The sessions were facilitated by Jamaican company Dunn, Pierre, Barnett and Associates, through its Chief Principal Technical Director Clover …

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The CARICOM Secretariat would like to acknowledge the main contributors to the development of the CARICOM Qualifications Framework (CQF) and the international agencies who provided funding and technical assistance for the project. The Secretariat wishes to firstly thank the Principal Consultant- Dr Ruby S. Alleyne – for leading the development of the CQF; the Commonwealth …

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A cadre of persons from the private and public sectors are learning to teach CVQ subjects. The training will educate persons to assist in properly assessing Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQ) in Dominica and Antigua. Those participating in the training are from engineering, garment production, hospitality and building construction sectors. Dr. Paulette Dunn-Pierre is a Regional …

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Teachers who administer technical subjects at Secondary schools are this week being trained on how to better impart technical and vocational education to Dominican students. A one week training which commenced here on Monday at the Conference room of the Windsor Park Stadium is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Education as part of the …

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Paulette Dunn-Smith, who for a short time ran state training agency HEART Trust/NTA but quit after allegations of conflict of interest, is now attached to a consultancy in the same line of business. The firm Dunn, Pierre, Barnett and Associates Ltd (DPBA) and its training arm, the Caribbean Career and Professional Development Institute (CARPDI), was …

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Black-owned businesses are shut out of important economic activities in Canada By Lincoln DePradine Dr. C. Justine Pierre A call is being made for advocacy groups to engage in lobbying efforts to ensure “equity in hiring and promotion practices’’, as a newly released survey reports that there are “significant disparities between Black workers and their …

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National Black Summit conference July 2022. With the Executive Director of ACBM Mr. Ryan Knight (extreme left), sponsor of the first-ever Rapid Labour Market Needs Assessment in Canada This article is referenced against “The Black Unicorn … Changing the Game for Inclusivity in Retail” by McKinsey Consulting 2023 (USA) and compared with the Canadian environment. Overview …

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Lack of equity in hiring among disparities uncovered A call is being made for advocacy groups to engage in lobbying efforts to ensure “equity in hiring and promotion practices’’, as a newly released survey reports that there are “significant disparities between Black workers and their non-Black counterparts in Ontario’’. The advocacy call is contained in …

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What is a Labour Market Needs Assessment: In April 2022, our firm, Dunn Pierre Barnett and Company Canada Ltd., was contracted by the ACBN to conduct the first Rapid Black Labour Market Needs Assessment in Canada’s history. https://acbncanada.com/first-ever-labour-market-needs-assessment-for-black-businesses-in-canada-has-been-launched/ Ever since that day, people have been asking: What is a Labour Market Needs Assessment? For education purposes, …

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