Technical and Vocational training the alternative says minister

Bridgetown.

Minister of Labour, Dr Esther Byer -Suckoo says with the number of young people who cannot find work in their speciality increasing. She is therefore encouraging  the promotion of opportunities in the technical and vocational fields, as viable alternatives through which young people could make a living.

Speaking to the media at the launch of Technical and Vocational Education Training Council's World Skills Competition 2012 at the Pom Marine Hotel, Suckoo said news of another pending global  economic collapse fill her with a sense of dread, for the future employment prospects for Barbados' young people.