IDB sponsors youth training as part of crime fight

Jan 30, 2016 News

The Ministry of Public Security, with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), hosted a workshop on Thursday, at the Guyana Marriott Hotel. It was aimed at improving the provision of relevant employment and self-employment skills training for youths.
This workshop formed part of a Technical Cooperation Agreement support for the implementation of Guyana’s Citizen Security Strategy. This grant-funded project is closely related to the US$15 million Citizen Security Strengthening Programme (CSSP) that was launched on Monday.
This workshop represented IDB’s commitment and support to reducing crime and violence in Guyana and the region through community-based activities focused on youths.
The Citizen Security Programme (CSP), which predates the CSSP, resulted in 1,377 youths trained in technical, vocational and entrepreneurial skills in Regions Four and Six.
The end of project evaluation report indicated that 75 per cent of youths trained by the programme gained employment. Under this grant agreement, a total of 800 youths will receive training.
The workshop brought together local providers of technical, vocational and entrepreneurial skills training in one room to share knowledge and map current training efforts taking place in Guyana so that country resources, both financial and human, can be utilized effectively.
Other objectives of the workshop were to address key challenges faced in providing effective skills training to youth; identify ways in which stakeholders can collaborate; and a look at best practices that relate to Guyana’s local environment.
The workshop provided an opportunity to discuss psychosocial support, counselling and personal development skills training to youths among relevant organizations and allow for effective and practical coordination so that vulnerable communities are better served.
Specifically, the output of this workshop will serve to inform activities of the CSSP, including: initiatives in various Guyanese communities that specifically address risks associated with interpersonal violence, social and gender norms, and parenting; specific activities to improve behaviours for non-violent conflict resolution in target communities; the community needs assessment that will be conducted to further guide interventions tailored to community needs; and the labour market needs assessment that will guide actions on vocational and remedial education, job-readiness, job seeking and job placement, entrepreneurship, mentoring and literacy programmes.

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