6,000 Youth To Benefit From Summer Employment Programme
By: , May 19, 2021
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, making his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 18).The Full Story
A total of 6,000 young people will be engaged under the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) this year.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that the new cohort will begin the programme in August and will be paid $40,000.
“The municipal corporations and the Social Development Commission (SDC) will play key roles in the selection and implementation of the programme,” he informed.
Minister McKenzie was making his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (May 18).
The YSEP was launched in 2018 as an effort to reduce youth unemployment. Since its inception, more than 21,000 young people have been hired islandwide.
Minister McKenzie told the House that “despite the coronavirus (COVID-19), 5,000 young people were employed last year”.