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NATIONAL TRAINING AGENCY An outline of the accomplishments of the Grenada National Training Agency towards the achievement of its mission of enhancing the employability of Grenada’s workforce.
Q V C 2019 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report NATIONAL TRAINING AGENCY Q V C The GCTVET/NTA was established in 2009 with a mandate to oversee the development and delivery of TVET programmes that will play a role in facilitating social and economic development in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique by equipping persons with the required skills and competencies for employment in the various productive sectors.
The Grenada National Training Agency was established in accordance with a CARICOM mandate and has received CARICOM approval to award the Caribbean Vocational Qualiﬁcations.
Annual Report 2019 Contents List of Acronyms and Abbreviations GCTVET Membership National Training Agency Team Mission and Vision Chairman’s Message GCTVET Membership and Meetings Strategic Development Plan Projections for 2019 Acknowledgements Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report Training and Certiﬁcation Registration of Candidates Certiﬁcation of Candidates SAEP Vocational Skills Training Programmes Assessment of Prior Learning Institution-based Training Enterprise-based Training Revision of Life Skills Curriculum Quality Assurance Quality Assurance Capacity Building CVQ in Secondary Schools Centre Approval Occupational Standards Standards Development Communications World Youth Skills Day Media Relations Monitoring and Evaluation Establishment of an MIS 17 17 19 21 22 22 24 25 25 26 26 Research Monitoring and Evaluation Framework Collaborative Arrangements SkYE 26 27 26 MINISTRY OF youth, Sports, Culture and the Arts UNESCO (National TVET Policy Review) Skills to Access the Green Economy (SAGE) NewZealand Marine and Composites ITO SENA Conferences, Workshops, Meetings CANQUATE Conference 28 28 National Skills Development Consultations 26 27 27 27 28 28 28 Sub-regional TVET Workshop on the Future of Work 29 CANTA Meeting 29 Seminar on Vocational Management in China CJET Train the Trainer Workshop UNEVOC TVET Leadership Workshop Gender Mainstreaming Workshop 29 29 29 29 Social Media Master Class WorldSkills Grenada 2019 10th Anniversary Celebrations PAM Presentation 30 30 30 30 Community Outreach to Ford Pre-Primary School 31 Staﬃng Challenges Appreciation 31 31 32 List of Occupational Standards Approved by the GCTVET Year in Review Approved Training Centres Strategic Plan Implementation Auditors Report and Financial Statements 34 39 45 48 54 Page 2 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ITO LOC MIS MOU Industry Training Organization Local Organising Committee Management Information System Memorandum of Understanding MoEHRD Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development NEWLO New Life Organization NOS NTA NVQ National Occupational Standards Grenada National Training Agency National Vocational Qualiﬁcation NZMCITO NewZealand Marine and Composites Industry Training Organization OECS Organization of Eastern Caribbean States PAM P.S.
QA ROS SAEP Programme for Adolescent Mothers Permanent Secretary Quality Assurance Regional Occupational Standard Climate Smart Agriculture and Rural Enterprise Programme SAGE Skills to Access the Green Economy SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje) National Vocational Training Agency of Colombia SkYE Youth Skills for Economic Growth in the Eastern Caribbean TAMCC T. A. Marryshow Community College TOR TVET Terms of Reference Technical and Vocational Education and Training UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientiﬁc and CulturalOrganization UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training Annual Report 2019 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ABC Andre Belfon Contractors Ltd. APL Assessment of Prior Learning ASPIRE Awakening Special Potential by Investing in Restoration and Empowerment (Programme in the Ministry of Youth) ATC Approved Training Centre CANQATE Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education CANTA Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities CARICOM Caribbean Community CBET Competency-Based Education and Training CDACT Center for Development and Certiﬁcation Training CDB Caribbean Development Bank CEEP Centre for Enhancing Educational Performance CEO CJET COL Chief Executive Oﬃcer Computerized Job Estimation Tool Commonwealth of Learning CSME Caribbean Single Market and Economy CTCS Caribbean Technology Consultancy Services CVQ CXC DFID EBT ETF Caribbean Vocational Qualiﬁcation Caribbean Examinations Council Department for International Development Enterprise-based Training Enterprise Training Fund GCSI Grenada Coalition of Service Industries GCTVET Grenada Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training GEEP GIDC GNTA IFAD ILO Grenada Education Enhancement Project Grenada Investment Development Corporation Grenada National Training Agency International Fund for Agricultural Development International Labour Organization Page 3 Mr. Jason Fletcher Marine Sector Representative Chairman Mr. David Fleming T.A.
Marryshow Community College Deputy Chairman Grenada Council for Technical & Vocational Education & Training Mr. David Andrew Ministry of Education Ms. Hillary Baptiste Construction Sector Mr. Richardo KeensDouglas Fine Arts Sector Ms. Stacy Hastick Grenada Employers Federation K. Lincoln Morgan Chief Executive O cer Sr. Margaret Yamoah Executive Director, NEWLO Mr Sheldon Noel Ministry of Economic Development, Trade & Planning Ms. Lima Frederick Permanent Secretary Ministry of Labour Page 4 NTA Team K. Lincoln Morgan Chief Executive O cer Frances Ru n Quality Assurance Coordinator Garvin Glasgow Training Support Coordinator (Up to July 2019) Roderick Gri th Standards Coordinator (Up to June 2019) Kay Julien-Gutu Marketing &Communications O cer Gennesta Charles Enterprise-based Training O cer (Up to August 2019) Standards Coordinator (From September 2019) Sonia Japal-Aban Accountant Nadine Lett Quality Assurance Assistant Edward Williams Monitoring & Evaluation O cer Patti Joseph Executive Assistant Rocksann Jeremiah Clerk/Typist Dax Telesford Chau eur/O ce Attendant Gemma Boca-Johnson Cleaner Ricardo Nicholas Enterprise-based Training O cer (From August 2019) Page 5 Annual Report 2019 Mission and Vision Page 6 Mission To enhance the employability of Grenada’s workforce.
Vision A highly productive workforce increasing Grenada’s competitiveness.

Chairman’s message In 2019 the Grenada Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (GCTVET) and the Grenada National Training Agency (GNTA) achieved a milestone as the organisation celebrated its 10th year of operations.

The Grenada National Training Agency hosted the ﬁrst WorldSkills Grenada competition after joining WorldSkills Americas in 2018.
The organisation celebrated the double-digit anniversary through community outreach to various institutions such as the Programme for Adolescent Mothers and the Ford Pre-Primary School.

A substantive amount of work was done on the implementation of a National TVET Policy Review in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and UNESCO.

A draft of the review was presented to stakeholders for feedback in November 2019 prior to preparation of the ﬁnal report.
t hr o u gh The mandate of the GCTVET/GNTA is to create a highly productive workforce aimed at improving the n a t i o n’ s c o m p e t i t i v e n e ss t he implementation of a Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) system that leads to the Caribbean Vocational Qualiﬁcation (CVQ) and the National Vocational Qualiﬁcation (NVQ) certiﬁcation using occupational standards developed with signiﬁcant input from various sectors.
The GNTA’s mission “to enhance the employability of Grenada’s workforce” both locally and regionally under the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) has placed signiﬁcant emphasis on the implementation and monitoring of quality assurance procedures in line with the requirements established by CARICOM and the Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities (CANTA) for the award of the CVQ.

A major goal of the GCTVET, is to work towards ensuring the sustainability of the GNTA.
Outlined among the objectives of the second Strategic Development and Implementation Plan 2018-2020 is a proposal for establishing an Enterprise Training Fund (ETF), to ensure core funding that will support the development of Grenada’s workforce.
Other objectives in the Plan include building awareness of workforce development, enhancing the public perception of TVET, ensuring that the TVET system is adequately quality assured and expanding the certiﬁcation capacity As the world of work changes and becomes more heavily dependent on skills to advance economies, we in Grenada must do all we can to ensure that the workforce is adequately prepared to meet the changing demands of a more competitive world and an increasingly more diversiﬁ .ymonoce lanoitan de This requires greater dialogue with our stakeholders, and as a result, the GNTA in collaboration with the Youth Skills for Economic Growth in the Eastern Caribbean (SkYE) project facilitated an Employer Consultation speciﬁcally with owners, general managers and HR Managers from several business sectors in December 2019.
The purpose was to share with employers information to foster a greater understanding of TVET development and beneﬁts in the workplace and to receive feedback from employers on their training needs and labour demands.

The GNTA will continue these types of engagements in 2020 and beyond.

Annual Report 2019 Chairman’s Message We are extremely pleased with the increased interest and enthusiasm shown by individuals who register and pursue training and certiﬁcation opportunities.
The GCTVET and the GNTA remain committed to the mandate of ensuring that a well-trained, educated, skilled and certiﬁed cadre of individuals can take their places in the workforce.
GCTVET Membership and Meetings In accordance with the GCTVET Act of 2009, in 2019 the GCTVET comprised of members representing the following organizations and institutions: the Grenada Employers Federation; the Fine Arts, Marine, and Construction sectors; the T. A. Marryshow Community College; the New Life Organization; Ministry for Economic Development, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development and the National Training Agency.
Representation for the Tourism and Hospitality sector remained vacant during the year.

Also, during the year the position on the Council for a representative from the Grenada Employer’s Federation became vacant and a replacement was not named.

Four meetings were convened by the Council during the year under review.
During these meetings the GCTVET approved a total of 429 claims for CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcation and thirteen (13) occupational standards including Photovoltaic Panel Installation level 2, Renewable Energy Technology Services level 3, Apparel Manufacturing Technology level 3, and Health Care Services – Medical Laboratory Technician level 3 among several others.
The Council interviewed and appointed persons to ﬁll two positions that became vacant during the year – Coordinator for Standards and Planning and Enterprise-Based Training Oﬃcer.

The GCTVET also approved the 2020 Budget, including the WorldSkills Grenada Budget and received the quarterly performance reports of the organisation which outlined the achievements and challenges related to the organization’ core functions along with ﬁnancial reports.
Strategic Development Plan The organisation continued to work steadily to implement the three-year Strategic Development and Implementation Plan 2018-2020.

At the end of 2019, the GNTA had achieved thirty-ﬁve percent (35%) of the activities in the Strategic Plan based on the forty-ﬁve (45) result indicators for the ten (10) strategic objectives.
The Plan aims to address current and future employment gaps in all sectors and to identify, develop and implement where necessary training programmes in various occupational areas and levels.
The Plan therefore focuses on strengthening training institutions’ capacity to deliver training leading to certiﬁcation at Levels 3 and 4 in the workforce with the desire to strengthen middle and supervisory management and build visionary leaders to take businesses to the next level of competitiveness; to build awareness for TVET training and certiﬁcation; the establishment of an Enterprise Training Fund to support workforce development for which a proposal has already been developed; establishment of an Assessment Centre and the implementation of annual WorldSkills Grenada competitions.
In this light, the GNTA successfully hosted its ﬁrst WorldSkills Grenada (WSG) competition in 2019.

Additionally, the plan highlights the need to revise and strengthen the NTA’s human resource capacity; to develop a physical plan for the establishment of an NTA owned oﬃce complex and to incorporate gender priorities in the implementation of the strategy.
Projections for 2020 The GCTVET intends to continue supporting the development of TVET in Grenada through the achievement of the objectives outlined in the 2018-2020 Strategic Development Plan.

The GNTA is looking forward to hosting its second WorldSkills Grenada competition, a showcase of the best local skills talent, in at least six skill areas.

It is anticipated that Grenada will be represented at World Skills Americas 2021 in at least one skill area.
Page 8 Chairman’s Message The GNTA is poised to be a local and regional TVET leader contributing to making a diﬀerence in the lives of the Grenadian population as they plot their careers, employment paths and seek ways of creating more sustainable futures through the development of personal and professional skills.
Jason Fletcher Chairman, GCTVET Annual Report 2019 The GNTA will continue to collaborate with local, regional and international partners such as the Climate Smart Agriculture and Rural Enterprise Programme (SAEP) and (SkYE) through the implementation of and support for skills training programmes leading to CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcation.

In addition, the GNTA will promote and strategically engage participation in the Assessment of Prior Learning (APL) programme.
The growth of TVET must be intentional, focused and mainstreamed and so the GNTA will continue to work with the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development to strengthen the national education system to deliver CVQ/TVET programmes to all secondary schools on the island.

Through its Marketing and Communications activities in 2020 the GNTA will increase the promotion of TVET as a positive career alternative and the value of CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcation.
Acknowledgement As I demit oﬃce, having guided the GNTA these past ten years I sincerely thank all the Members (past and present) of the GCTVET, the Chief Executive Oﬃcer and staﬀ of the GNTA for their support, hard work and dedication to successfully carrying out the mandate of the organisation to improve workplace productivity and competitiveness through the promotion and advancement of TVET amongst the population.
You have faced the challenges which came your way with steadfastness, commitment and a positive attitude.

Our success and achievements during the past ten years are largely due to the co-operation and support of all our stakeholders.

I would like to acknowledge our TVET training providers, CBET Instructors, Assessors, Veriﬁers, Quality Auditors and members of Industry Lead Groups whose roles have been critical to the work of the GNTA.
The contributions of our regional counterparts including CANTA have also been important in our growth and development and we look forward to increased co- operation in 2020.

Page 9 Chief Executive Officer’s REPORT In 2019, the Grenada National Training Agency took the opportunity to reﬂect on its performance during its ﬁrst ten years of operations.
The occasion was used to heighten public visibility through outreach to various communities and institutions involved in education and training to broaden the scope and knowledge of TVET in Grenada.

occupational areas bringing the total number of candidates certiﬁed by the GNTA over the past ten years to 4407.

Nine hundred and nineteen (919) candidates registered for C/NVQ certiﬁcation, compared to 764 in 2018.
A survey instrument was developed for the implementation of a tracer study in early 2020 to determine the impact CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcation.
Highlights of the GNTA’s e orts during the year include the focus on advancing the work towards the development of a national TVET policy; the conduct of an internal audit of our quality assurance policies and procedures that underpin the award of CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcation to ensure continued compliance with the requirements of CANTA/CARICOM; hosting the ﬁrst WorldSkills Grenada competition to showcase the skills of Grenada’s youth and the engagement of employers in a stakeholder consultation to enlighten employers of their role in the TVET process and overall workforce development.
Additionally, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed with SAEP.

The main objective of the MOU was to implement skills training programmes leading to CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcation for one hundred sixty (160) young persons.

Four training programmes commenced in October 2019.

The GNTA continued working to build Quality Assurance capacity in the TVET system through the facilitation of Instructor and Assessor training.
In 2019, three Instructor training and two assessor training workshops were held to support the activities in the Strategic Plan.

In addition, the GNTA facilitated one Assessor training workshop in St. Kitts, contributing to the building of capacity for TVET training and certiﬁcation in the OECS.

During the period under review, 429 candidates were certiﬁed with CVQs and NVQs in seventeen (17) In 2019 the GNTA continued the implementation of its second three-year Strategic Development Plan - 2018-2020.
One of the objectives is the expansion of training and certiﬁcation at higher levels on the TVET qualiﬁcation framework (levels 3, 4 and 5).

Certiﬁcation at levels 3 and 4 continued to increase in 2019.

Another major objective is to host WorldSkills Grenada competitions to showcase the skills of youth in the country.

The inaugural competition was held in July 2019 and preparations have already begun for hosting the event again in 2020.
Additionally, changing the public perception of TVET and creating awareness of the value of skills development in building careers and securing workforce placement remained a priority for the GNTA.

This called for increased outreach to potential stakeholders and participation in activities such as career and community fairs as well as increased utilization of the media.
There were signiﬁcant challenges in the period under review including having to operate without a functioning Council in the last quarter due to delays in the reconstitution of the Council after the expiration of the term of o ce of the members of the GCTVET.

This presented challenges with regards to the ﬁlling of critical vacancies and the certiﬁcation of candidates in a timely manner.

Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report (EBT) or APL with an overall ratio of 76% female to 24% male.
Nineteen candidates from St. Kitts were also registered for Assessment Level 4. bringing the total registration to 919.

Registration from the various parishes are as follows: Saint George 33%, Saint Andrew 32%, Saint David 13%, Saint Patrick 10%, Saint John 6%, Saint Mark 5% and Carriacou 1% As can be seen in Figure 2, in 2019, registration was distributed across 15 diﬀerent training centres.
NEWLO registered 30% of the candidates, Figure 2: Registration by Training Centres – 2019 Annual Report 2019 Training and Certification Providing support for the training and certiﬁcation of present and future members of Grenada’s workforce remained one of the major functions of the GNTA’s operations in 2019.

The GNTA worked along with several government ministries and agencies as well as the private sector seeking to get their employees or those preparing to enter the workforce trained and certiﬁed.
Registration of Candidates In 2019, a total of 919 candidates registered for various programmes leading to CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcations either through Institutions, Enterprise- Based Training (EBT) or APL while 429 candidates were certiﬁed with CVQ/NVQs bringing the total number of CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcations to 4,407 since the NTA began issuing certiﬁcates in 2011.
Figure 1: Registration by Parish – 2019 Figure 1 shows that in 2019 nine hundred (900) candidates from seven parishes in Grenada registered for various programmes leading to C/ NVQ certiﬁcations either through Institutions, Enterprise-Based Training Page 11 followed by Grey’s Training & Certiﬁcation Centre with 21% while CDACT and GNTA Capacity Building accounted for 8% and 7% respectively.
Rosemarie Charles Cosmetics, TAMCC and Andre Belfon Construction Limited registered 6% each, while the other centres accounted for the remaining 16%.

Table 1 shows the registration of candidates in 2019 by occupational standards.

Nine hundred and nineteen (919) candidates registered in 35 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report areas ranging from levels 1 to 4 representing a 19% occupational increase in registration compared to 2018.
Additionally, the ratio of registration for CVQ to NVQ in 2019 was 10:1 compared to 2018 when it was 3:1 indicating an increased preference for CVQ over NVQ certiﬁcation.

The following Level 2 occupational areas recorded highest candidate registration: Business Administration, Cosmetology, Customs Service and Allied Health Geriatric Caregiver.
The programmes with the lowest registration included, Level 1 Basic Chaining, Crop Production, Food & Beverage-Restaurant Service Server and Poultry Rearing, and Level 2 Welding and Payroll Clerk.
Table 1: Registration by Occupational Standards -2019 Occupational Area Level Qualiﬁcation Total Accounting Clerk Administrative Assistant Allied Health – Geriatric Care Assessment Basic Chaining Business Administration Call Centre Operations Coaching & Instructing in Sports Commercial Food Preparation – Cookery Cosmetology Crop Production Customs Service Early Childhood Development Electrical Installation Excavator Operations Fashion Design Food & Beverage – Bar Service – Bartending Food & Beverage Restaurant Service Server Food & Drink Service 2 3 2 4 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ 16 33 50 38 5 82 13 22 24 53 10 54 43 27 15 5 6 10 17 Occupational Area Level Qualiﬁcation Total Food Preparation and Cookery General Construction General Construction General Ofﬁce Administration Hospitality Service – Villa & Other Properties Housekeeping Human Resource Management Management Massage Therapy Payroll Clerk Plumbing Poultry Rearing Properties & Facilities Maintenance Receptionist Soft Furnishing Welding Training & Development TOTAL 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ 41 11 32 13 42 42 21 24 20 10 32 10 16 32 15 9 26 919 Page 12 Annual Report 2019 Figure 3: Registration by Levels - 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report Figure 4: Certification of Candidates (CVQ/NVQ) 2011-2019 Figure 3 shows 2019 registration by qualiﬁcation levels.
The majority of candidates registered for level 2 qualiﬁcations with an 87% to 13% female to male spot.

The data also indicates that while more males than females registered for level 1 programmes (29% to 71% female to male split) males were underrepresented at levels 2, 3 and 4.

Certiﬁcation of Candidates In 2019 the number of candidates certiﬁed declined by 33% in comparison to 2018 as depicted in Figure 4.
A total of 429 persons were certiﬁed with CVQ/NVQ at the end of 2019, bringing the total number of certiﬁcations to 4407 since certiﬁcation began in 2011.

It should also be noted that there has been a steady decline in unit certiﬁcation of candidates which reﬂects the eﬀorts of the GNTA and training centres in promoting full certiﬁcation.

In 2018 there was also a decrease in unit certiﬁcation of 13% compared to 2017 and in 2019, a decrease of 51% compared to 2018.
Page 13 Figure 5: Percentage of Male to Female Certifications, 2011-19 Figure 5 shows that in 2019 the female to male ratio of 30% to 70% has equaled the highest ratio for the period 2011 to 2019, an 8% increase compared to 2018.

This highlights the need for continued emphasis on Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report increasing male participation in skills training and certiﬁcation programmes.
Figure 7: Certiﬁcation by Sector – 2019 Figure 6: Certiﬁcation by Qualiﬁcations - 2011 to 2019 In 2019 the proportion of CVQ to NVQ certiﬁcation remained high.

Eighty-eight percent of the certiﬁcations were CVQs with NVQs accounting for 12% (Figure 6).

This pattern has persisted during the period 2011-2019 with the exception of 2017 when there was an almost even split.

In 2019, there was a shift in the sector that dominated certiﬁcation.
The business sector dominated certiﬁcation in 2017 and 2018, however this year the Education sector registered the highest number of certiﬁcation which accounted for 30%.

This was followed by Tourism & Hospitality with 23%, Construction and Engineering & Maintenance with 13% each, Business Services 9%, Personal Services 8% and Printing & Packaging 2%, (Figure 7).

Table 2, presents the 429 certiﬁcations in 2019 according to occupational It shows certiﬁcation ares, qualiﬁcations and certiﬁcation levels.
distributed across seventeen (17) occupational areas with the highest Table 2: Certification by Occupational Areas Relating to Sectors - 2019 Occupational Area Level Qualiﬁca tion Certiﬁcation Awarded Full Unit Total EDUCATION SECTOR Assessment Early Childhood Development Training & Development TOURISM & HOSPITALITY SECTOR Commercial Food Preparation - Cookery Food & Beverage – Bar Service (Bartending) Food Preparation & Cookery 4 2 4 1 2 2 CVQ CVQ CVQ 25 72 0 CVQ 15 CVQ 1 CVQ 23 1 0 31 1 9 5 26 72 31 16 10 28 Page 14 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report Occupational Area Level Hospitality Services – Villa & other properties Housekeeping PERSONAL SERVICES Cosmetology Fashion Design Massage Therapy Massage Therapy ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE Electrical Installation Electrical Installation Electrical Installation Plumbing Plumbing Small Appliance Repairs CONSTRUCTION General Construction General Construction Business Services General Ofﬁce Administration PRINTING & PACKAGING Printing & Graphic Designs 2 2 2 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 Qualiﬁc ation Certiﬁcation Awarded Full Unit Total NVQ 25 3 28 CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ 3 6 1 20 9 25 16 1 25 2 12 19 1 NVQ 36 CVQ TOTAL 349 80 429 numbers in the Education and Tourism & Hospitality sectors.
In 2019, candidates were certiﬁed from eight (8) training centres with NEWLO recording the highest number of certiﬁcations (50% of total certiﬁcations).

EBT programmes (7%) and capacity building activities conducted by the NTA (13%) together accounted for 20% of 2019 certiﬁcations (Figure 8).
Figure 8: Certification by Centres - 2019 SAEP Vocational Skills Training Programmes The GNTA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on July 12, 2019 with the Climate Smart Agriculture and Rural Enterprise Programme (SAEP) to implement vocational skills training programmes for 160 youth from rural communities between the ages of 15 and 35 over a period of three years, 2019-2021.
The training will include life skills, vocational training, job traineeship and certiﬁcation likely to lead to employment opportunities.

For the ﬁrst round of training the GNTA identiﬁed Agro-Food Processing, Crop Production, Community Cultural Performance, and Food Page 15 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report Preparation and Cookery as the four areas for recruitment.

Eighty-three (83) candidates were successfully recruited in July and August 2019 (Table 3).
An Orientation exercise was held on October 3rd, 2019 and training commenced at four locations throughout the country.

During the early weeks of training the programme was monitored via site visits by both the GNTA and SAEP to observe progress and receive feedback from trainees and facilitators.
Satisfaction was expressed with Table 3: SAEP Training Programmes Implemented by the NTA Training Provider Occupational Area Number of Trainees Produce Chemist Laboratory, Tanteen, St. George Agro-Food Processing - CVQ Level 2 Lloyd Panchoo, Mac Donald College, St. Patrick Crop Production - CVQ Level 2 Grenville Home Economic Center, Grenville, St. Andrew Food Preparation & Cookery - CVQ Level 2 La Boucan Creative Center, GCNA Complex, Kirani James Boulevard, St. George Community Cultural Performance - CVQ Level 2 Male Female Total 1 3 2 1 21 22 14 17 24 26 17 18 Total 7 76 83 the programme materials, class participation, and As programme delivery.
the weeks progressed many trainees became dissatisﬁed with the non- transportation payment and childcare assistance attendance and to drop-outs in some cases.

The Community Cultural Performance and the Crop Production programmes were the most Classes were suspended from mid-November to severely aﬀected.

December 2019 to facilitate outstanding payments to the trainees.
However, payments were not made before year-end and the suspension was extended to January 2020. i s T h e S A E P P r o j e c t managed through the Rural Development Unit under the Ministry of Finance and i s t h e f u n d e d b y Government of Grenada, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
Assessment of Prior Learning (APL) During 2019 there were 13 new registrations in 6 occupational areas under the NTA’s Assessment of Prior Learning (APL) programme as shown in Table 4 below.

This included six technicians at the Facilities & Maintenance Department of the T.A Marryshow Community College (TAMCC) who registered in four occupational areas to pursue CVQ Level 3 certiﬁcation.
All the new registrations were at CVQ Level 3 which is in line with the NTA’s focus on promoting higher level skills certiﬁcation among the workforce.

Figure 10 indicates that forty-seven (47) persons were certiﬁed through APL in 2019.

The occupational area with the highest umber of candidates certiﬁed was Massage Therapy with eleven (11) candidates having received level 3 CVQ and nine (9) received both levels 3 & 4 CVQs.
This was as a result of a collaboration involving the Ministry of Trade, Rosemarie Charles Cosmetics and the GNTA to provide an opportunity for certiﬁcation to persons working in the tourism and hospitality sector Page 16 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report providing massage services.

Additionally, as is evident in Figure 10 that more females than males were certiﬁed.

Figure 10.

APL Certification 2019 Table 4.


Registration of APL Candidates – 2019 Occupational Areas Level Number Registered General Construction Plumbing Electrical Installation Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Massage Therapy TOTAL 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 2 6 1 13 Figure 9.

APL Certification 2013-2019 Institution Based Training The NTA worked with the eleven (11) Approved Training Centres (ATCs) and those pursuing Centre Approval that were delivering training throughout the year under review.
This included conducting quality audits, monitoring of programmes, providing guidance and oversight to the implementation of quality assurance processes leading to CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcation.

Of the 429 candidates certiﬁed the majority were from institution-based training programmes.

This accounted for 325 certiﬁcates or (75%) of the total with NEWLO accounting for 211 candidates.
Enterprise Based Training During the year under review, the EBT Oﬃcer worked with several employers including public sector to promote training and certiﬁcation Page 17 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report for employees through organized training programmes and APL.

Figure 11 reveals that ninety-six percent (96%) of the certiﬁcations issued through EBT were CVQs.

Forty-seven candidates were certiﬁed through EBT Programmes in 2019.
Of the 47 certiﬁcations, 29 were candidates pursuing Massage Therapy CVQ Level 3 and 4 through a programme under the Ministry of Trade.

Eighteen persons received training in Parenting Facilitation CVQ Level 3 through a collaboration between the NTA and the Child Protection Authority to have social workers adequately prepared and certiﬁed for the job.
Twenty-two Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MoEHRD) clerks, secretaries and clerk typists began training in Customer Service Level 2 in June 2019 at Grey’s Training and Certiﬁcation Center under the GEEP Project.

The NTA is managing the training component of the project.

During the third quarter of 2019, the Grenada Ports Authority expressed interest in training for twenty-ﬁve (25) workers in Forklift Operations CVQ Level 2.
Additionally, a needs assessment was done with staﬀ at the Cadrona Home for the Aged as a preparatory step for the implementation of APL in Allied Health Geriatric Caregiver CVQ Level 2.

The Enterprise-Based Training (EBT) Programme is intended to oﬀer opportunities to workers to gain certiﬁcation through training and assessment conducted at the workplace.

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EBT Certification by Qualification - 2019 Figure 12: EBT Certification - 2019 Revision of Life Skills Curriculum During the review year, proposals were received and a consultant contracted to review the existing Life Skills Curriculum.

The revised Curriculum was submitted to the GNTA and presented to Training Providers in October 2019.
Training Providers being introduced to the revised Life Skills Curriculum Page 18 Annual Report 2019 Quality Assurance Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report CANTA’s QA Criteria and Guidelines 2015.
The ﬁndings for each criterion can be rated as one of the following: A major focus of the GNTA as outlined in the Strategic Development and Implementation Plan 2018-2020 is to strengthen the capacity of the organisation to support the delivery of skills training and certiﬁcation programmes leading to CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcations at higher levels on the qualiﬁcations frameworke.

Key to achieving this objective was the conduct of an internal audit to evaluate the GNTA’s quality assurance system.
During the year under review, several CBET instructors and assessors were trained as the NTA continued to build capacity within the TVET system in Grenada and the OECS.

The NTA has developed a strong sub-regional presence having gained a reputation as a leader in TVET development in the OECS.

In 2019 support was provided to St. Kitts & Nevis to build capacity for delivery and certiﬁcation of TVET using CBET approaches.
Additionally, the Quality Assurance Department continued to work closely with the Ministry of Education on the implementation of the CVQ in Secondary School programme as well as with several persons who were interested in establishing training centres to deliver programmes leading to CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcations.

The department continued to monitor Approved Training Centres’ (ATCs) performance and compliance with the NTA’s quality assurance policies and procedures.
Quality Assurance Capacity Building NTA Quality Assurance Audit The NTA contracted an auditor to conduct an internal audit of the Quality Assurance system in October 2019.

The three-day audit which commenced on October 28, 2019, was conducted by CANTA’s Technical Oﬃcer, Dr. Hamilton Jemmott who is based in Barbados.
The audit was based on the eight criteria for CVQ awarding bodies as deﬁned in Page 19 • Conformance • O p p o r t u n i t y Improvement f o r • Minor non-conformance • Major non-conformance The NTA received a rating of “Conformance” for seven of the eight criteria and “Opportunity f o r i n o n e criterion.

I m p r o v e m e n t ” Instructor Training Two groups of candidates were trained in four units of the Training and Development Level 4 CVQ standard.
This training which focused on CBET methodology was done in March and April of 2019 with a total of twenty-eight candidates.

The training was facilitated by Master Assessor, Mr. Alford Tannis, the Enterprise Based Training Oﬃcer and the Quality Assurance Coordinator.

The GNTA was contracted by the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development in June 2019 to facilitate capacity building for the CVQ in Schools programme.
The ﬁrst component was to train and certify s e v e n t e e n s e c o n d a r y school teachers in four units of the Training and D e v e l o p m e n t L e v e l 4 occupational standard.

The training which was funded t h r o u g h t h e G r e n a d a Education Enhancement P r o j e c t ( G E E P ) w a s c o n d u c t e d f r o m J u l y 10-19, 2019.

Annual Report 2019 Assessor Training • Six candidates completed CVQ Assessment Level 4 training during the ﬁrst quarter of the year.
The training was done over a two-week period in March 2019.

• Two candidates completed the Online Assessor Training Programme which included the practicum which was done face- to-face.

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• During the months of October and November 2019, the NTA facilitated the training of thirteen secondary school teachers in Assessment Level 4 (CVQ) as part of the contractual arrangements with the Ministry of Education and H u m a n R e s o u r c e Development (MoEHRD) f u n d e d t h r o u g h t h e (GEEP).
The training and practicum sessions were facilitated by mr. Alford Tannis, Master Assessor, Mrs. Frances Ruﬃn, Quality Assurance Coordinator and Ms. Gennesta Charles Standards & Planning Coordinator.

The candidates will receive the CVQ Level 4 in Assessment.

Assessor Training in St. Kitts/Nevis Assessor Training was conducted in Assessment Level 4 CVQ for a group of seventeen educators in St. Kitts and Nevis during the period May 13 to 24, 2019.
This followed the training of TVET teachers in October and November 2018 in CBET methodology.

The training was part of a contract with the St. Kitts/Nevis TVET C o u n c i l t o b u i l d q u a l i t y Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report assurance capacity and increase their ability to deliver TVET programmes.

The training was facilitated by the Enterprise Based Training Oﬃcer and the Quality Assurance Coordinator.
Instructor Training Twenty-eight candidates, in 2 cohorts of 14, received training in four units of the Training and Development CVQ standard during March and April of 2019.

The training was facilitated by the Enterprise Based Training Oﬃcer and the Quality Assurance Coordinator.

During the training participants were exposed to the CBET Methodology.
Instructor Training in CBET methodology was conducted for 16 teachers, from July 10-19, 2019, through an MOU with the Ministry of Education to facilitate capacity building for the CVQ in Schools programme.

The candidates covered four units of the Training and Development Level 4 occupational standard.
Regional Veriﬁer Training Two GNTA oﬃcers, the Quality Assurance Coordinator, Frances Ruﬃn and the Quality Assurance Assistant, Nadine Lett were among seven regional participants at a workshop for the development of a Regional Online Training Programme for TVET Veriﬁers which would lead to certiﬁcation in Veriﬁcation Level 4.

Additionally, a review was conducted of the current Online Assessor Training Programme.

The other participants were from Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados.
The workshop was h e l d a t t h e G N TA f r o m February 11 to 15, 2019.

It w a s s p o n s o r e d b y t h e Commonwealth of Learning and facilitated by consultant, Sandy Hertz.
Page 20 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report Certiﬁcation Ceremony for RGPF Assessors Seven members of the Royal Grenada Police Force who completed training as Assessors for occupational areas in Policing received their Assessment CVQ Level 4 certiﬁcates during a brief ceremony at the National Training Agency’s Oﬃce on Wednesday January 23rd, 2019.

The Oﬃcers were presented with their certiﬁcates by Chief Executive Oﬃcer of the NTA, Mr. Lincoln Morgan.
The Oﬃcers receiving Table 5: Schools Implementing CVQ Schools Occupational Areas Candidates Westerhall Secondary School (WSS) General Construction level 1 St. Andrew’s Anglican Secondary School (SAASS) Furniture Making level 1 St. Mark’s Secondary School Furniture Making level 1 St. Rose Modern Secondary School Commercial Food Preparation level 1 9 9 15 10 A critical quality assurance mechanism in the assessment process for the certiﬁcation of the CVQ to secondary school students is the conduct of audits by CXC.
In 2019, Dr. Hamilton Jemmott, the CXC the auditor, visited Grenada and conducted in-training audits of the four (4) schools involved in the CVQ in schools programme.

On May 6th, St. Rose Modern Secondary and St. Mark’s Secondary were visited.

The following day, May 7th, audits continued at St. Andrew’s Anglican Secondary School and Westerhall Secondary School.

The reports from these visits were sent to CXC and the Ministry of Education in Grenada.

certiﬁcation were Cpl.

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Michelle Bedeau, Insp.

M. Simon Douglas.

Sgt.

Donald Gilbert, PC Darwin Matthew, Sgt.

Joseph Romain and Insp.

Maureen Stanislaus.

Centre Approval CVQ in Secondary Schools During the academic year 2018-2019, four secondary schools (as shown in Table 5 below) registered candidates with the Caribbean Examinations Council for the award of the CVQ.

These four schools are preparing candidates for the same qualiﬁcations for the academic year 2019-2020.
Additionally, MacDonald College has begun preparing students for the Crop Production level 1 programme.

Furthermore the MoEHRD has given their commitment to continue capacity building activities including the training of teachers and facility and equipment upgrade for the implementation of the CVQ programme in secondary schools in 2020.
Page 21 In keeping with the Centre Approval Policy, the NTA has accredited eleven (11) training institutions as Approved Training Centres (ATCs) to deliver training programmes which lead to CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcation.

During the year under review, two of these Centres, La Boucan Creative Center and Greys Training and Certiﬁcation Center were re-audited while other previously approved centres are scheduled to be re-audited in 2020.

(see Approved Training Centres- pp.

45-47).


Additionally, ABC Ltd, was approved by the GCTVET as an ATC to provide primarily training in construction related areas.
Eight other training institutions: Royan’s Welding, Grand Anse Social Development Centre, Grenville Home Economics Centre, Horizon Learning Centre, Grand Bacolet Rehabilitation Centre, Her Majesty’s Prison, Aspire Training Centre and Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report Rosemarie’s Cosmetics are at various stages in the process leading to Center Approval.
• Health Care Services -Patient Care (Orderly) Level 2 • Health Care Services – Patient Care (Nursing Assistant) Level 2 Occupational Standards Standards Development In 2019, thirteen (13) occupational standards were approved by the GCTVET (see Table 6) of which sixty two percent (62%) were Regional Occupational Standards (ROS) and the other thirty-eight percent (38%) were National Occupational Standards (NOS).
This brought the total number of standards approved for CVQ/NVQ training and certiﬁcation to 182.

Although there was a 100% increase in the number of occupational standards approved at level 4, there was a decrease in those approved at levels 1, 2 and 5 and consequently an overall decrease in the number of those approved in 2019 in comparison to 2018 (see Table 8).
Among the approved occupational standards are 10 at levels 3 and 4 in keeping with Objectives 1, 2, and 3 of the Strategic Development and Implementation Plan.

These objectives focuses on building greater capacity for the delivery of higher level training, facilitating greater demand for higher level training at levels 3 and 4 by employers, and promoting greater public awareness of the higher level CVQ/NVQ qualiﬁcations.
Figure 13 indicates that twenty-two (22) occupational standards were used to certify 429 candidates in 2019.

The NTA received requests from various stakeholders interested in implementing training programmes to develop NOS in the following areas: • Poultry Rearing Level 2 • FullStack Web Development Level 2 • Dietary Aide Level 2 These standards are at varying stages in the development process and will be validated for use in 2020.
Additionally, to support the implementation of training programmes at higher levels, that is level 3 and above, the NTA purchased and received eighteen (18) occupational standards, fourteen (14) curricula and two (2) facilities standards from HEART Trust NTA Jamaica, during the year under review.
These included occupational standards in Wall and Floor Tiling Level 3, Barbering Level 3, Entrepreneurship Level 3, Welding Level 3, Hotel Property Maintenance Level 3, General Beauty Therapy Level 3, Nail Technology Level 3, Motor Vehicle Loss Adjusting Level 3, General Insurance Investigating Level 3, General Insurance Investigating Table 6: Occupational Standards Approved in 2019 Occupational Standard Executive Secretary Health Care Services (Medical Laboratory Technician) Management Training and Development Health Care Services (Medical Laboratory Assistant) Developing New or Existing Enterprise Photovoltaic Panel Installer-Roofer Fitter Renewable Energy Technology Services Marketing Cake Baking & Decorating Apparel Manufacturing Technology Applied Fashion Design & Technology Applied Fashion Design & Technology Level Qualiﬁcation 4 3 4 4 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 NVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ Page 22 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report Level 3, Property Loss Adjusting Level 3, Motor Vehicle Loss Adjusting Level 3, and Applied Fashion Technology Levels 3 and 4.
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Occupational Standards used for Certiﬁcation of Candidates 2011-2019 Table 7: Occupational Standards Under Development in 2019, Pending approval Occupational Standard Level Qualiﬁcation Basic Chaining Dietary Aide Full Stack Web Development Health Care Services – Patient Care (Nursing Assistant) Medical Missionary Phlebotomy Poultry Rearing 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 CVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ Table 8: Comparison of Standards Approved in 2018 and 2019 Levels Total 2018 2019 Annual % Change CVQ NVQ TOTAL CVQ NVQ TOTAL -100% -66.70% 0% 100% -100% 13 -43.50% Community Cultural Performance Learners perform at LaBoucan Creative Centre Page 23 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report Communications In 2019, to support the achievement of objectives outlined in the Strategic Development and Implementation Plan, Marketing and Communications focused on promoting the NTA and its services using a variety of media.
These included improved online postings, public presentations, and participation in several career and community fairs and expo.

The Marketing and Communications Oﬃcer engaged in the following: • At least 86,687 users were reached through 89 postings on Facebook, while 5,097 users visited the NTA’s website.

• Increased information sharing on social media and the NTA’s website resulted in at least 86,687 users being reached through 89 Facebook posts while 5,097 users visited the NTA’s website.
• A Community Education Fair in St. Mark on February 28, 2019, which included a presentation on the Role and Functions of the NTA and participation in a mini exhibition along with a team from the NTA.

• Co-presented with the EBT Oﬃcer and the M & E Oﬃcer a presentation to employees of Grenada Marine at Corinth, St. David on May 9th, to apprise staﬀ of value of CVQ training and certiﬁcation and to explain how an apprenticeship works.
• The Marketing & Communications Oﬃcer facilitated all promotions of the WorldSkills Grenada Competition and chaired the Public Relations Sub-Committee for the Competition.
• Participation in a Community Empowerment Fair at Gouyave on June 25, 2019 where the NTA staged a booth with PowerPoint displays, giveaways and informational materials Page 24 • Participation in a two-day Grenada Coalition of Service Industries (GCSI) Expo on July 18 and 19, 2019 at the Grenada Trade Centre where the NTA displayed an information booth.
A special feature of the Expo was the opportunity for the NTA to showcase the products of competitors in the Fashion Technology category of the inaugural WorldSkills Grenada competition.

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• Participation in the “We Biz Expo” hosted by the Grenada Investment Development Corporation (GIDC) on August 2nd, 2019 in Grenville, St. Andrew to promote and recruit participants for the NTA/SAEP Vocational Skills Training programme.
• The Marketing and Communications Oﬃcer accompanied by the Monitoring and Evaluation Oﬃcer participated in a Career Fair and Youth Expo organized by the Ministry of Youth Empowerment on October 30, 2019.

The Oﬃcers used the occasion to recruit participants for the NTA/SAEP Vocational Skills Training programme.
• The Communications Oﬃcer and the Quality Assurance Coordinator travelled to Carriacou on the invitation of the Youth Department of the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Aﬀairs, to participate in a Youth Fair and Expo on November 4, 2019.

Additionally, the visit included: - A radio interview on Vibes 103.7 FM.

- A meeting with welders interested in APL Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report feedback, responses and enquiries from countries such a Jamaica, Canada UK and even Australia.
• A special MTV news interview was done to discuss WorldSkills Grenada, the skills gap, shortage of trained labour and higher level CVQ/NVQ qualiﬁcations.

• A special interview with GBN to discuss the achievements of the NTA in its 10th year of operation.
The media was invited to attend and provided coverage of several activities throughout the year including WorldSkills Grenada, MOU Signings, SAEP Orientation, Ford-Pre-School Anniversary visit, UNESCO TVET Policy Validation Workshop and NTA Employer Consultation - A meeting with employers to share information and receive feedback on training needs.

- with a meeting with Ministry oﬃcials to discuss training needs.
- A meeting with a private employer in the Hospitality sector with an interest in training and apprenticeship.

• Delivery of a joint presentation with the Quality Assurance Assistant to TAMCC technical students to sensitize them about the CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcation on November 21, 2019 at the TAMCC Tanteen campus.

World Youth Skills Day UNESCO/UNEVOC World Youth Skills Day was observed on July 15, 2019.
The Marketing and Communications Oﬃcer in collaboration with Mrs. Marlene Finlay of the TAMCC organized activities to commemorate the occasion including two television interviews – one through GBN’s Mid-Morning Buzz programme and the other through MTV News.

Both TAMCC and NTA selected three skilled young persons to be interviewed.

Additionally, a news release and posters were distributed to the media, a report sent to UNESCO/UNEVOC and information on the activity posted on the NTA’s Facebook page.
Media Relations • A special interview was done with GBN Television to promote the NTA and its priorities for 2019 which included greater engagement with employers to support workforce development and training, to encourage level three and four certiﬁcations through APL and to encourage more males to participate in skills training and certiﬁcation.
The story with a reach of 5,326 at the end of ﬁrst quarter of the year had far reaching impact on social media with Page 25 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report Monitoring and Evaluation Establishment of a Management Information System During the year in review, several meetings were held to discuss the development and capabilities of a Management Information System (MIS) for the organisation.

A Terms of Reference for the system was designed and discussed with staﬀ and other stakeholders.
The TOR was presented to the GCTVET in May 2019 and received approval to proceed.

Research In October 2019, the GNTA collaborated with the Central Statistics Oﬃce in the preparation and review of the instrument for a Labour Market needs Assessment Survey for Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.

Monitoring and Evaluation Framework A major responsibility of the Monitoring and Evaluation Oﬃcer is the development of a Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) Framework for the NTA.
A Theory of Change activity was held early in the year with staﬀ to help construct the Framework.

The Framework was used to monitor and analyze the NTA Strategic Development and Implementation Plan 2018-2020.

The plan contains ten (10) strategic objectives and eighty (80) separate actions for implementation over a three-year period, 2018 to 2020.
Thirty-ﬁve (35) actions, or forty-three percent (43%) of the total of eighty (80) actions, were to be initiated in Year 1 with many of these actions continuing into Years 2 and 3 and new actions added in Years 2 and 3.

Indicators were created to measure the achievement of the objectives outlined in the Strategic Development Plan.
An evaluation of the strategic plan implementation revealed that the GNTA had achieved approximately eighteen (18) out of forty-ﬁve (45) indicators or thirty-ﬁve percent (35%) of the plan based on the results indicators for monitoring the progress.

Eleven percent (11%) of the indicators were achieved, thirty-six percent (36%) are on target, nine percent (9%) are partially met and forty-four percent (44%) are pending.

Pages 48-53 provide a synopsis of the progress in 2018 and 2019.
Collaborative Arrangements Youth Skills for Economic Growth in the Eastern Caribbean (SkYE) During the ﬁrst half of 2019, the NTA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work with the “Youth Skills for Economic Growth in the Eastern Caribbean (SkYE) Project managed by Mott MacDonald.

The Project was launched in Grenada on February 26, 2019.

Eight proposals for training were submitted by training providers in Grenada for evaluation by the Project Technical Committee.
Training began during the second half of the year.

The four-year programme which is UK funded by the Department for International Aid is intended to provide training to over 6000 young people in four Caribbean countries to improve their employability in sectors with a demand for skilled workers.

On December 3, 2019, the NTA in collaboration with SkYE hosted an Employer Consultation at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort.

Twenty- six (26) organisations from both the private and public sectors participated.
The keynote speaker at the event was Mrs. Pauline Page 26 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report Whiteman, CEO (Ag.)

of the National Training Agency of Her Trinidad and Tobago.

presentation focused on the work of the NTA and the CVQ/NVQ qualiﬁcation.

She also reminded employers of their roles in the development of a skilled workforce.
At the feedback through end of the presentation participants provided discussion on present and anticipated labour demands, , training needs and areas for further collaboration.

Collaboration with the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture and the Arts During the year under review, the NTA continued to provide support to the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture and the Arts for the implementation of skills training programmes managed and funded by the ministry.
Some of the projects include the New IMANI programme, M-Power, HOPE and ASPIRE.

Candidates were registered in several occupational areas including; Small Appliance Repairs Level 2 and Electrical Installation , Level 2 Business Administration Level 2, Housekeeping Level , Massage Therapy Level 3, Welding Level 2, Cosmetology Level 2, and Receptionist Level 2.
Twenty-two young persons attached to the Ministry of Sports who provide coaching services to schools and communities were registered during the last quarter of the year for certiﬁcation in Coaching and Instruction in Sports CVQ Level 3.
UNESCO (National TVET Policy Review) Following a formal request made to UNESCO in 2018 by the Government of Grenada to seek the organisation’s assistance in developing a National TVET Policy for Grenada, a scoping mission arrived in Grenada in May 2019 to launch the process of conducting a review to understand the context.

The Mission to gather information and meet with various stakeholders was conducted from July 22-26, 2019.
The aim was to assess developments in the ﬁeld of TVET, to identify speciﬁc needs for transformation in the national TVET system and plan a policy review exercise to be conducted before year end.

UNESCO consultants, Ramón Iriate and Hiromichi Katayama met with twenty-four stakeholder groups or organisations including the NTA to collect information for creating the ﬁrst draft of the TVET Policy Review for Grenada.
A Validation Workshop was held on November 28, 2019 to present the draft TVET Policy Review to major TVET stakeholders for feedback and validation.

Skills to Access the Green Economy (SAGE) SAGE Project oﬃcials Dr. Linda Cooke and Milica Njegovan of Colleges and Institutes Canada met with NTA staﬀ to discuss the main elements of the project which was in its e x p l o r a t o r y p h a s e .
S e v e r a l o n l i n e meetings were also held between SAGE and NTA as they worked through various aspects of project design.

SAGE intends to provide demand driven TVET training in six Caribbean countries including Grenada in occupational areas focused on climate change, mitigation and adaptation.
Page 27 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report New Zealand Marine and Composite Industry Training Organisation (NZMCTO) Securing funding for the licesnsing of the NZMCITO Marine and Composite Industry Training Organisation to establish an apprenticeship programme for the Marine sector in Grenada remains a challenge.
NZ indicated a willingness to begin with a pilot programme which will allow Grenada to gain experience working with the NewZealand Marine standards, products and systems and to build on the pilot over time.

While the Marine sector has been expreiencing tremdendous growth over the past six years, there remains a great shortage of locally trained and certiﬁed workers in the sector.
SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje) Technical Education on Agro-Processing In 2019, following an exploratory mission to Grenada, St. Lucia and Antigua and Barbuda in 2018, SENA (Servicio National de Aprendizaje), the National Vocational Training Agency in Colombia, launched its technical assistance programme for the above-named three Eastern Caribbean countries.
One of the ﬁrst activities of the Project was a workshop on Agribusiness Curriculum design and development for Caribbean Countries which was held from 11 to 17 August 2019 in the city of Rionegro, Colombia.

Grenada was represented at the workshop by Mrs. Deborah Gilchrist, Curriculum Oﬃcer in the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and Religious Aﬀairs, Deborah Gilchrist.

SENA is working closely with GNTA to implement the project locally.
Conferences, Workshops, Meetings CANQATE Conference Grenada hosted the 16th Annual Conference of the Caribbean Area Network for Quality in Tertiary Education (CANQATE) from October 22nd to 24th 2019 at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort.

A presentation was made at the Conference by Standards and Planning Coordinator, Gennesta Charles and Quality Assurance Coordinator, Frances Ruﬃn based on the ﬁndings of the 2018 Employer Satisfaction Survey.
The theme of the Conference was, “Creating an enabling environment for the pursuit of quality tertiary education: opportunities and challenges” National Skills Development Consultation Grenada hosted the 16th Annual Conference of the Caribbean Area Network for Quality in Tertiary Education (CANQATE) from October 22nd to 24th 2019 at the Radisson G r e n a d a B e a c h R e s o r t .
A presentation was made at the Conference by Standards and Planning Coordinator, Gennesta Charles and Quality Assurance Coordinator, Frances Ruﬃn based on the ﬁndings of the 2018 Employer Satisfaction Survey.

The theme of Page 28 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report the Conference was, “Creating an enabling environment for the pursuit of quality tertiary education: opportunities and challenges”.
Sub-regional TVET Workshop on the Future of Work The CEO, K. Lincoln Morgan and the Enterprise Based Training Oﬃcer, Ricardo Nicholas and attended a sub-regional workshop hosted by HEART Trust/NTA in collaboration with the ILO/CENTERFOR in Jamaica from November 5th to 8th, 2019.

The theme for the workshop was: In the Centenary of the ILO, Vo c a t i o n a l Tr a i n i n g i n t h e C a r i b b e a n : G a p s a n d A m o n g t h e C h a l l e n g e s .
presentations delivered were “The Future of Work”, “The Future of Work in the face of I n d u s t r y ” , “ R e s p o n d i n g t o Industry Employment Needs”, “Quality Apprenticeship: Role Play “and the “Future of Work in t h e C o n t e x t f o r t h e B e s t practices in the Caribbean”.

CANTA Meeting The CEO and QA Coordinator attended a meeting of CANTA held at the Jolly Beach Starﬁsh Resort in Antigua from December 12-13, 2019.
During elections held at the meeting, the CEO, K. Lincoln Morgan was elected Chair of the Quality Assurance Committee for the next two years.

The next face-to-face meeting of CANTA is scheduled to be hosted by the Grenada NTA in November 2020.

Seminar on Vocational Education Management in China The NTA’s Quality Assurance Assistant, Nadine Lett attended a three- week seminar on Vocational Education Management in China in July 2019 along with 19 other Grenadians.
The training was at Ningbo Polytechnic, an institution which plays a signiﬁcant role in vocational research, and training and development to meet the needs of a wide variety of industries.

CJET Train the Trainer Workshop The M & E Oﬃcer, Gordon Williams attended a CDB sponsored training in Barbados from 8-17 July 2019 through the CDB’s Caribbean Technology Consultancy Services Network (CTCS).
The workshop trained participants in the use of the Computerised Job Estimation Tool This tool will assist small (CJET) which is an Excel based tool.

contractors and artisans when preparing job estimations.

The intention is to have it included as part of the TVET training curriculum in construction.

UNEVOC TVET Leadership Workshop The M & E Oﬃcer attended a UNEVOC TVET Leadership programme in St. Lucia from 23-27 September 2019.
The aim was to empower TVET experts to contribute to the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

It was designed to update participants’ understanding on the latest developments in TVET and equip them with skills and tools required for eﬀective leadership in the TVET sector.
Gender Mainstreaming Workshop The Marketing and Communications Oﬃcer, Kay Julien-Gutu, attended a two-day Inter-Ministerial Council and Gender Focal Points Mainstreaming Page 29 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report Workshop on April 2nd and 3rd at the Grenada National Stadium.
The workshop provided participants with c l a r i t y s u r r o u n d i n g deﬁnitions related to sex a n d g e n d e r , g e n d e r equality concepts, gender and sustainable development, and gender mainstreaming and results- based management.

The workshop was followed by a National Consultation on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and the Launch of the Inter-Ministerial Council of Gender Focal Points at the Public Workers Conference Room on April 4, 2019.
Social Media Master Class The Marketing and Communications Oﬃcer attended a one-day training workshop in Social Media Marketing hosted by Kimron Corion Digital on April 30, 2019 at the GIDC Conference Room in Frequente, St. George’s.

Participants were exposed to several topics including: The Key Features to Create a Successful Media Strategy; How to Set Up and Use Key Social Media Platforms; The Basics of Social Media Advertising; Understanding Social Media Storytelling.
WorldSkills Grenada 2019 The ﬁrst WorldSkills Grenada competition was implemented successfully on June 18 and 19, 2019 at the T.A Marryshow Community College in Tanteen, St. George’s.

The two-day competition modeled on WorldSkills International, was held in four areas: Cooking, Beauty Therapy, Fashion Technology and Graphic Design Technology.

Finalists were chosen after a preliminary round of competition in each area.
Robotics, Bartending, and Cosmetology were skill areas which were on exhibition at the competition.

Grenada staged the competition less than a year after applying for and becoming members of Worldskills Americas, based in Chile with a Page 30 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report 10th Anniversary Celebrations PAM Presentation A presentation of baby supplies was made to the Programme for Adolescent Mothers (PAM) on March 12, 2019 as part of the NTA’s 10th Anniversary celebrations.
The presentation was made by CEO, Lincoln Morgan to PAM’s Interim President, Ann Greaves.

Among the items handed over were pampers, milk, baby wipes and cereal.

Community Outreach to Ford Pre-Primary School The NTA concluded its 10th Anniversary celebrations on November 14, 2019 with a Community 0utreach project to the Ford Pre-Primary School in Ford, St. Andrew.

The objective of the outreach was to create greater awareness of the NTA in a rural community.
During the visit Mr. Adrian Harford, Social Worker, facilitated a session on Positive Parenting for the parents and guardians of the children attending the school.

The NTA presented the school with a Dell Monitor and HP printer to build the school’s learning capacity.

The NTA also provided refreshments for the occasion and used the opportunity to interact with children, teachers and parents.
Staffing The National Training Agency was staﬀed in 2019 by a complement of twelve individuals headed by the Chief Executive Oﬃcer, Mr. K Lincoln Morgan.

There were three coordinators for the ﬁrst half of the year: - Mr. Garvin Glasgow, Training Support; Mrs. Frances Ruﬃn, Quality registered membership of twenty-six (26) countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The WorldSkills Grenada competition began with an opening ceremony at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium where the feature speaker was Permanent Secretary, Kevin Andall, of the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and Religious Aﬀairs.

Also, in attendance was the Minister for Education with responsibility for Tertiary Education, Skills Development and Education Outreach, Pamela Moses.
Planning for the Second WorldSkills Grenada began in the last quarter of 2019 with a meeting of the Local Organising Committee and the Technical sub-committee.

Page 31 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report Assurance and Mr. Roderick Griﬃth, Standards and Planning.

Mr. Garvin Glasgow resigned in June 2019 and the position remains vacant up to present.

Mr. Roderick Griﬃth retired in June 2019 and the position was ﬁlled by former EBT Oﬃcer, Ms. Gennesta Charles in September 2019.
She was replaced as EBT Oﬃcer by Mr. Ricardo Nicholas in August 2019.

The position of Monitoring and Evaluation Oﬃcer which was vacant in 2018 was ﬁlled in January 2019 by Mr. Gordon Williams.

Accountant, Mrs. Sonia Japal-Aban resigned in December 2019.

The positions of Training Support Coordinator and Accountant are expected to be ﬁlled in early 2020.
Challenges In its eﬀorts to achieve the mission of enhancing the employability of Grenada’s workforce the NTA was faced with several challenges including the following; • The persistence of the relatively low levels of males gaining CVQ/ NVQ certiﬁcation when compared to females continues to be a signiﬁcant challenge.

One of the contributors to this trend might be the range of TVET programmes oﬀered within the TVET system.
Certiﬁcation data indicates that programmes from sectors such as Engineering and Maintenance, Construction and the Creative Industries attract mostly males while training for sectors such as Tourism and Hospitality, Information Technology, Business Services and Health & Wellness attract a lot more female than male candidates.
However there seems to be fewer training and certiﬁcation opportunities in the TVET system related to the sectors that are attracting males probably pointing to the need for building capacity in the system to address the issue.

• Achievement of greater alignment of the TVET system with the needs of the labour market.

• Achieving wide recognition for CVQ and NVQ by employers in both the private and public sectors.
• Working with training institutions to increase the opportunities for Grenadians to achieve certiﬁcation at higher levels on the qualiﬁcations’ framework (levels 3, 4 and 5).

• The establishment of a sustainable funding mechanism for the development of a TVET system that could more adequately respond to the needs of workforce development thus creating a highly productive workforce that will contribute to increasing Grenada’s competitiveness.
• The provision of adequate facilities to house the operations of the NTA.

• During the period under review there was a delay in the reconstitution of the GCTVET.

This has aﬀected the ﬁlling of vacancies, the renewal of contracts and the timely certiﬁcation of candidates.

Appreciation Through the many collaborative arrangements entered and maintained in 2019, the NTA’s relationship with its many local and regional partners was strengthened and continued to grow.
We express our sincere gratitude to the GCTVET for the oversight and guidance provided for the work of the NTA and to the Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and staﬀ of the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and Religious Aﬀairs for their consistent support.
We also extend thanks to the Ministries responsible for Finance, Trade and Youth as well as other government agencies and departments which provided support for the work of the NTA during the period under review Page 32 Annual Report 2019 Chief Executive Oﬃcer’s Report The support of training providers, quality assurance personnel (assessors, internal and external veriﬁers), employers and non- governmental partners who have worked with the NTA to build TVET capacity and workforce productivity over the past 10 years has contributed to the many successes and strides we have made in the development of TVET locally and in the OECS.
We are thankful for the continuous support.

Our employers play a critical role in the promotion of the CVQ/NVQ among workers, in the provision of traineeships, as representatives on Industry Lead Groups and through their participation in stakeholder consultations.

We are grateful for your eﬀorts.

Finally, we thank all trainees and candidates for the conﬁdence you placed in the NTA in 2019 for training and certiﬁcation.
In 2020, we will strive to continue to provide quality services aimed at improving the TVET environment which adds value to education and training and in turn creates a more productive workforce and a better society.

K. Lincoln Morgan Chief Executive Oﬃcer Page 33 Occupational Standards approved by the GCTVET I S E C V R E S A T N • CVQ / NVQ Certiﬁcation • Development and validation of occupational standards.

• Accreditation/approval of training and assessment centres.
• Capacity building for training centres and the TVET system: Training of assessors, instructors, veriﬁers, quality auditors and master assessors.

• Quality assurance of the TVET system.

• Development and implementation of training schemes.

• Certiﬁcation of candidates through the Assessment of Prior Learning (APL) programme.

Support for the implementation of Enterprise-based Training (EBT) programmes.
Annual Report 2019 Occupational Standards Approved by the GCTVET Occupational Standards Approved by GCTVET Occupational Area Level Qualiﬁcation Occupational Area Level Qualiﬁcation Agriculture 1 Agro-Food Processing 2 Agro-Food Processing 3 Agro-Food Processing 4 Apiculture 5 Aquaponics 6 Aquaponics 7 Aquaponics 8 Crop Production 9 Crop Production 10 Dairy Farming 11 General Agriculture 12 Horticultural Nursery Operations 13 Livestock Rearing 14 Poultry Rearing 15 Rabbit Rearing 16 Motor Vehicle Engine Systems 17 Motor Vehicle Engine Systems Automotive 18 Motor Vehicle Repairs (Cars and Light Trucks) 19 Motor Vehicle Repairs (Cars and Light Trucks) * 20 Motor Vehicle Repairs – Truck and Transport Vehicle Maintenance – Diesel Vehicles* 21 Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Systems 22 Motor Vehicle Chassis System 23 Small Engine Repairs 24 Accounting Clerk Business 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ 25 Accounting 26 Administrative Assistant 27 Business Administration - Secretarial Skills 28 Customer Service 29 Customer Service 30 Customs Services 31 Customs Services 32 Developing a New and Existing Enterprise* 33 Events Management - Balloon Craft 34 Events Management – Events Planning 35 Executive Secretary* 36 General Oﬃce Administration – Oﬃce Clerk 37 General Oﬃce Administration – Oﬃce Clerk 38 Human Resource Management 39 Management 40 Management* 41 Marketing* 42 Payroll Administration 43 Payroll Clerk 44 Reception 45 Reception 46 Carpentry 47 Carpentry Construction 48 Building & Construction – Construction Site Supervision 49 Draughting and Construction Technician Work 50 Excavator Operations 51 Forklift Operations 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 3 4 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ Page 35 Annual Report 2019 Occupational Standards Approved by GCTVET Occupational Area Level Qualiﬁcation Occupational Area Level
 Qualiﬁcation 52 General Construction 53 General Construction 54 General Construction 55 Masonry 56 Masonry 57 Property and Facilities Maintenance (Building Maintenance) Creative Industries 58 Quantity Surveying 59 Quantity Surveying 60 Audio and Visual Editing Operations 61 Camera Operations 62 Community Cultural Performance 63 Live Sound Engineering 64 Live Sound Engineering 65 Photography 66 Musical Performance 67 Musical Performance 68 Printing and Graphic Arts – Computer Graphic Arts 69 Printing and Graphic Arts – Computer Graphic Arts 70 Radio Broadcasting 71 Recording Engineering 72 Technical Assistance in TV and Video Production Education 73 Assessment 74 Coaching and Instructing in sports 75 Early Childhood Development 76 Early Childhood Development 77 Library Information Services (Library Clerk) 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 4 3 1 2 1 CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ 78 Library Information Services (Library Assistant) 79 Parenting Facilitation 80 Teacher Assistant 81 Training and Development* 82 Youth Development Work 83 Youth Development Work 84 Photovoltaic Panel Installation (Roof-Fitter)* 85 Renewable Energy Technology Services* Energy Engineering and Maintenance 86 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration 87 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration 88 Electrical Installation 89 Electrical Installation 90 Electrical Installation 91 Heavy Equipment Maintenance 92 Metal Work Engineering 93 Plumbing 94 Plumbing 95 Plumbing 96 Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning 97 Small Appliance Repairs 98 Welding 99 Welding Fish and Fish Processing 100 Fish Handling and Processing 101 Fish Handling and Processing Health, Safety and the Environment 2 3 2 4 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ Page 36 Annual Report 2019 Occupational Standards Approved by GCTVET Occupational Area Level Qualiﬁcation Occupational
 Area Level Qualiﬁcation 102 Occupational Safety & Health 103 Environmental Sustainability Practices 104 Environmental Sustainability Practices 105 Environmental Sustainability Practices Health and Wellness 106 Allied Health - Geriatric Care Giver 107 Allied Health – Geriatric Care Giver 108 Allied Health – Health Care Assistance – Patient Care 109 Health Care Services – Medical Laboratory Assistant* 110 Health Care Services – Medical Laboratory Technician* Information Technilogy 111 Call/Contact Centre Operations 112 Data Operations 113 Data Operations 114 Network Engineering 115 Personal Computer Repairs 116 Web Programming 117 Using Information Communication Technology Maufacturing 118 Apparel Manufacturing Technology* 119 Furniture Finishing 120 Furniture Making 121 Furniture Making 122 Jewelry Production - Precious Metal 123 Jewelry Production – Seeds 124 Jewelry Production – Leather 125 Jewelry Production - Precious Metal -Clay 126 Leather Goods Manufacturing 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 4 2 3 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 CVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ Maritime Merchant Marine Personal Services 127 Soft Furnishing 128 Soft Furnishing 129 Soft Furnishing 130 Straw Craft Production 131 Marine Mechanics 132 Marine Electrical 133 Marine Electrical 134 Marine Services Technician 135 Outboard Engine Repairs 136 Seamanship 137 Traditional Boatbuilding 138 Traditional Boatbuilding 139 Traditional Boatbuilding 140 Traditional Boatbuilding 141 Traditional Boatbuilding 142 Commercial Diving (Air) 143 Applied Fashion Technology* 144 Applied Fashion Technology* 145 Barbering 146 Cosmetology 147 Fabric Design 148 Fashion Designing 149 Floral Arrangement 150 Garment Production 151 General Cosmetology 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ Page 37 Annual Report 2019 Occupational Area 152 Massage Therapy 153
 Massage Therapy 154 Nail Technology Public Services 155 Custodial Services 156 Industrial Security Operations 157 Policing and Law Enforcement (Cybercrime) 158 Policing and Law Enforcement (Investigative Interviewing) 159 Policing and Law Enforcement (Stop and Search Vehicles) 160 Policing and Law Enforcement (Use of Firearms) 161 Policing and Law Enforcement (Use of Force) 162 Policing and Law Enforcement (Crime Scene Investigations) 163 Security Operations Tourism and Hopitality 164 Cake Baking and Decorating* 165 Commercial Food Preparation (Cookery) 166 Commercial Food Preparation (Chef de Parte) Occupational Standards Approved by GCTVET Level Qualiﬁcation Occupational Area Level Qualiﬁcation 3 4 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ 167 Commercial Food Preparation (Pastry Chef/Patisserie) 168 Commercial Food Preparation (Sous Chef) 169 Community Tourism 170 Cricket Pitch and Field Maintenance 171 Cruise line Services 172 Domestic Housekeeping Services 173 Food and Beverage - Restaurant Service (Server) 174 Food and Beverage - Bar Service (Portering) 175 Food and Beverage-Bar Service (Bartending) 176 Food and Drink Service 177 Food Preparation and Cookery 178 Hospitality Services - (Villa and Other Properties) 179 Hospitality and Coastline Services for Tour Guiding and Cruises 180 Housekeeping (Room Attendant) 181 Housekeeping 182 Water Taxi Operations 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 CVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ CVQ CVQ NVQ NVQ NVQ CVQ NVQ I S E V T C E J B O C G E T A R T S I 0 2 0 2 - 8 1 0 2 • Capacity to deliver competency-based training strengthened • Employers’ awareness of and demand for Levels 3 and 4 skills increased • Public awareness of the value of N/CVQ higher qualiﬁcations improved • ETF established and operationalized in Grenada • A centralized assessment centre established in Grenada • WorldSkills competition established at local level in Grenada • Education system more closely aligned with
 labour Market priorities • Human resource planning re-visited and strengthened at the NTA • A physical plan to establish an NTA-owned oﬃce complex is developed • Gender priorities are incorporated into strategy implementation.
Page 38 2019 Year in Review S T C A F K C U Q A T N I 3210 CVQ Awarded 182 Occupational Standards Approved 10 Approved Training Centres + 7 Centres Pending Approval 397 CBET Instructors Trained 94% Employer Satisfaction - C/ NVQ Holders 1197 NVQ Awarded 3 Master Assessors Certiﬁed 18 Quality Auditors Trained 93 Veriﬁers Trained 315 Assessors Trained Annual Report 2019 2019: Year in Review January 15 WorldSkills Grenada LOC meets to plan ﬁrst Grenada competition scheduled for June 2019.
22 23 28 29 NTA CEO presents at Stakeholder’s Consultation for NEWLO’s Strategic Plan at Norton Hall, Church Street, St. George’s.

CVQ distribution ceremony to seven (7) oﬃcers of the RGPF completing CVQ level 4 in Assessment.

The ceremony was held at the NTA Conference Room.

Meeting to discuss MOU for SkYE Project with all NTA Technical Oﬃcers.

CDB Oﬃce of Independent Evaluation interview with NTA oﬃcers – “Evaluation of CDB’s Support to the OECS Countries” Mission to Grenada.

31 GCTVET Meeting.
31 GCTVET Meeting.

February 1 GNAB CANQATE organising committee meeting at MoEHRD.

NTA represented by Quality Assurance Coordinator, Frances Ruﬃn.

2019-Year in Review 18 19 26 26 27 28 OECS Education Support Project national stakeholder sensitization and consultation exercise at Ministry of Education.

NTA represented by CEO.

Capacity Building training under the DFID Project at the Grenada National Stadium.

Launch of Youth Skills for Economic Growth Programme at the Spice Basket (SkYE).
Inter-Ministerial Council of Gender Focal Points at Ministry of Works – NTA represented by Kay Julien-Gutu.

NTA Staﬀ Development Session – Creating a Theory of Change.

Career and Education Fair at St. Mark’s Resource Centre.

Power Point presentation made by Communications Oﬃcer.

Other NTA representatives included EBT and M & E Oﬃcers.

NTA literature displayed and brief meeting held with potential APL General Construction candidates working in the parish.
28 PR Sub-Committee meeting planning the marketing and promotion of WorldSkills Grenada.

4 5 5 Meeting to discuss draft MOU between SAEP and NTA.

Meeting with TAMCC Instructors and Assessors in Training under TAMCC MOU.

March 4-5 GNAB Training Workshop.

NTA was represented by QA Coordinator, Frances Ruﬃn and QA assistant Nadine Lett.

Meeting with Mott Macdonald, UK consultant Richard Hanson re implementation of SkYE Project.

5-7 Assessor Training (NTA Conference Room).


12-14 Assessor Training (NTA Conference Room).

11-15 Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) funded regional CVQ Veriﬁers Training at NTA Conference Room.

National Skills Development Institute meeting at the NTA.

Meeting with Ag.

Commissioner of Police to discuss CVQ training within the RGPF.
8 11 Page 40 Annual Report 2019 2029-Year in Review 12 12 Presentation of baby supplies to the Programme for Adolescent Mothers as part of the NTA’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations.

9-11 Instructor Training - Ministry of Youth Conference Room, Morne Rouge.

EBT Oﬃcer meets with the PS, Ministry of Works to discuss training of transport wardens and other training.

15-17 Instructor Training continues.

11 GCTVET Meeting.

19-21 Instructor Training - NTA Conference Room.

19 NTA-SAEP MOU meeting.


19 20 25 Education Advisory Council Meeting.

The NTA was represented by CEO, K. Lincoln Morgan.

NTA makes presentation at St. Marks Secondary School Career and Bazaar day, under the theme “My career, my possession”.

Meeting with ILO consultant, Winston Fletcher and NTA technical staﬀ re ILO study of the eﬀectiveness of C/NVQ in facilitating employment.

25-27 Instructor Training.

28 CDACT 2019 Graduation and Emulation Ceremony at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium.
Remarks were made by NTA Communications Oﬃcer, Kay Julien-Gutu, while CEO, K. Lincoln Morgan assisted with the presentation of certiﬁcates.

April 2-3 Gender Mainstreaming Workshop at the Grenada National Stadium organized by the Ministry of Social Development and Housing.

The Communications Oﬃcer represented the NTA as a participant.

12 National Skills Development Institute Meeting – NTA Conference Room.

15 WorldSkills Grenada Planning meeting.


18 Meeting of Education Minister with GCTVET Chairman and Deputy Chairman of GCTVET.

23 Workshop for trained Assessors at the NTA.

25 29 Meeting re the implementation of training under GEEP with PS of Education, CEO of Education and Project Coordinator and EBT Oﬃcer, Gennesta Charles and Quality Assurance Coordinator of the NTA, Frances Ruﬃn.
Meeting with Dr. Linda Cooke and Milica Njegovan of Colleges and Institutes Canada re the Skills to Access the Green Economy (SAGE) Project.

May 3 Preliminary competition – WorldSkills Grenada – Fashion Design Technology.

8 Meeting with Training Providers.

9-10 Meetings with UNESCO National TVET Policy fact ﬁnding team.

4 National Consultation on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Launch of the Inter-Ministerial Council and Gender Focal Points.
Marketing and Communications Oﬃcer, Kay Julien-Gutu is the NTA’s Focal Point representative on the Inter- Ministerial Council.

10 Breakfast meeting with GCTVET Chairman, Chairman of GRENLEC’s Board, and CEO, NTA at the Spice island Beach Resort.

16 Technical Committee Meeting – WorldSkills Grenada.

Page 41 Annual Report 2019 2018-Year in Review 17 Meeting with Prime Minister, Minister for Education and the PS, DPA, Karina Arid re Skills Development Programme at the PM’s oﬃce, Ministerial Complex.
21 SkYE Project virtual meeting to discuss capacity building plans.

24 31 WorldSkills Local Organisation Committee meeting.

Preliminary - WorldSkills Grenada – Beauty Therapy.

June 11 SkYE Monitoring and Evaluation Oﬃcers Meeting.

12 13 13 17 18 19 Signing of Training Contract – SAEP Project- Ministry of Finance Conference Room by NTA CEO and witnessed by Quality Assurance Coordinator, Frances Ruﬃn.

Online Meeting with SENA - NTA CEO & Deputy Chairman, David Fleming.
Orientation for MOE Customer Service Training at Grey’s Training and Certiﬁcation Centre.

Opening for WorldSkills Grenada Competition at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium.

Day 1 – WorldSkills Grenada Competition – Tanteen Campus, TAMCC.

Day 2 – WorldSkills Grenada Competition – Tanteen Campus, TAMCC.

24-26 GNAB “Train the Trainers” Workshop.

NTA represented by QA Coordinator, Frances Ruﬃn.

25 NTA hosts information booth at Gouyave Community Empowerment Fair held on St. Dominic’s Street, Gouyave.
The Marketing and Communications Oﬃcer led the team which included the EBT Oﬃcer and M & E Oﬃcer.

25 27 July 5 5 5 Meeting with Bill Chislett, Director of Marine Institute (MI) International and Joe Singleton, Assistant head of School of Ocean Technology of Memorial University of Newfoundland in Atlantic Canada.

CEO, EBT Oﬃcer and QA Coordinator.

Youth Skills Development Programming Consultation at Grenada National Stadium.
NTA CEO and the EBT Oﬃcer, delivered a joint presentation on the NTA, CVQ/NVQ and skills needs in Grenada.

GNAB meeting re CANQATE Conference.

NTA represented by Frances Ruﬃn.

National Skills Development Programme debrieﬁng session at Cabinet Oﬃce.

The meeting was attended by the CEO and EBT Oﬃcer.

SkYE Strategic Advisory Committee/Training Fund Board Meeting.

NTA represented by Mr. Morgan.

8-17 CDB Regional Train-the-Trainer Workshop in Computerised Job Estimation Tools (CJET) in Barbados.
Grenada was represented by NTA’s M&E Oﬃcer, Edward G. Williams and Training Provider, Andrae Belfon.

11 Ministry of Youth Development Certiﬁcate Ceremony at Spice Basket for the New IMANI Programme trainees completing Early Childhood L2.

NTA M & C Oﬃcer, assisted in the presentation of certiﬁcates.

11 GCTVET Meeting.

18 SAEP/NTA Meeting.

22-26 National TVET Policy – UNESCO factﬁnding mission.

The consultants meet with various public and private sector stakeholders.
Page 42 Annual Report 2019 2018-Year in Review 24 25 SkYE meeting with Mott Macdonald consultant Richard Hanson, GCTVET Chairman and Deputy Chairman and NTA CEO.

Grey’s Training and Certiﬁcation Centre’s CVQ Graduation at the Grenada Trade Centre.

EBT Oﬃcer, Gennesta Charles made remarks on behalf of the NTA while Marketing and Communications Oﬃcer, Kay Julien-Gutu assisted with the handing out of CVQ/NVQ certiﬁcates.

August 1 SAEP trainee recruitment drive – TAMCC Campus, St. Patrick’s.
1 2 New EBT Oﬃcer, Ricardo Nicholas takes up position at NTA.

SAEP trainee recruitment drive/GIDC “We Biz Expo” Entrepreneurs Exhibition – Grenville Car Park, Grenville.

12-16 Agrobusiness Regional Project Workshop on Agrobusiness Curriculum Design and Development for Caribbean Countries in Baranquilla, Colombia.

Grenada represented by Debra Gilchrist of the MOE.

19 NTA 2020 Budget preparation meeting.

28 30 CEO meets with TAMCC School of Applied Arts and Technology re Orientation to CVQ programmes.
The meeting was held at TAMCC with the Dean of the Department, Marlene Finlay.

Distribution of certiﬁcates to trainees completing Massage Therapy Level 3 at Ministry of Finance Conference Room.

The programme was sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Co-operatives, and CARICOM Aﬀairs.

NTA CEO made remarks at ceremony.

September 1 Ms. Gennesta Charles, former EBT Oﬃcer, takes up position as Standards and Planning Coordinator.

4 SAGE National Steering Committee Meeting.


17 CANQATE Planning Committee Meeting.

Page 43 18 19 24 26 27 30 MoEHRD Budget consultation at Ministry of Finance.

NTA CEO, Standards and Planning Coordinator and Accountant attend.

Instructor Training (Practicum) – Gennesta Charles – NTA Conference Room.

Visit to the Caribbean Institute for Technical Studies at Bailies Bacolet, St. David by NTA CEO and technical staﬀ.

CVQ Graduation Ceremony at the Birchgrove New Testament Church - Fletcher’s Creations.
Standards and Planning Coordinator makes remarks.

SkYE Quality Assurance meeting via skype between Abraham Durand and NTA CEO.

SAEP Stakeholders Engagement Workshop at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium.

M & E Oﬃcer represents NTA.

October 2 SkYE Strategic Advisory Committee/Training Fund Board Meeting.

CEO represents.

3 9 Orientation for SAEP Training component under the NTA – VIP Lounge, Kirani James Athletic Stadium.
Assessor Training begins under the Ministry of Education GEEP Project at the NTA Conference Room.

Thirteen teachers formerly trained as CVQ Instructors were the participants.

22-24 CANQATE Conference at Radisson Grenada Beach Resort.

Standards and Planning and Quality Assurance Coordinators make Presentation on results of Employer Satisfaction Survey completed in 2018.

CEO, EBT Oﬃcer and QA Assistant also attend.

28-30 NTA Internal Quality Assurance Audit conducted by Dr. Jemmott.
30 NTA participates in Youth Career Fair on Granby Street, St. George’s in observance of National Youth Week with an Information Booth.

The booth was manned by the Marketing Annual Report 2019 2018-Year in Review 12 17 Meeting between PS Education and S & P Coordinator and QA Assistant.

Meeting at NTA to discuss Nursing Assistant Programme with Ministries of Health and Youth oﬃcials.

and Communications Oﬃcer and the Monitoring and Evaluation Oﬃcer.
November 5 NTA participates in Youth Career Fair and Expo in Hillsborough, Carriacou with an Information Booth.

M & C Oﬃcer and QA Coordinator are the representatives.

The M & C Oﬃcer is interviewed on Vebes 103.7 FM radio.

An evening meeting is held with employers and potential APL candidates.

5 6 7 WorldSkills Grenada Local Organising Committee Meeting at NTA Conference Room.

Meeting with senior oﬃcials within the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Aﬀairs re training needs in Carriacou.
Meeting with employer interested in training in the hospitality sector.

Atlantic Canadian Trade Mission to Grenada involving Nova Scotia Community College and the Marine Institute to look at potential collaborations in marine training.

27-29 UNESCO Mission visit Grenada to present ﬁndings of TVET Policy Review for development of National TVET Policy.

28 UNESCO Validation Workshop at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort to present ﬁndings of TVET policy review.
December 3 NTA Employer Consultation with support from the SkYE Project at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort.

9 Meeting with CEEP team leaders and the S & P Coordinator re standards development.

12-13 CANTA Executive Meeting in Antigua.

The meeting was attended by NTA CEO and QA Coordinator.
Page 44 Approved Training Centres I S E V T C E J B O C G E T A R T S I 0 2 0 2 - 8 1 0 2 Capacity to deliver competency-based training strengthened Employers’ awareness of and demand for Levels 3 and 4 skills increased Public awareness of the value of N/CVQ higher qualiﬁcations improved ETF established and operationalized Grenada in A centralized assessment centre established in Grenada WorldSkills competition established at local level in Grenada Education system more closely aligned with labour Market priorities Human resour ce planning re-visited and strengthened at the NTA A physical plan to establish an NTA-owned o ce complex is developed Gender priorities are incorporated into strategy implementation.
Annual Report 2019 Approved Training Centres Training Centres Occupational Areas Fletcher’s Creations Garment Production Training Centres Occupational Areas Levels Fashion Design Approved Training Centres Business Support Centre General Ofﬁce Administration Data Operations Customer Service Payroll Clerk Center for Development Certiﬁcation Training (CDACT) General Ofﬁce Administration Grey’s Training and Certiﬁcation Centre Data Operations Customer Service Management Human Resource Management Printing and Graphic Arts Occupational Safety and Health Accounting Clerk Accounting Administrative Assistant Business Administration Customer Service Customs Service Executive Secretary 1 & 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 3 & 4 3 1 & 2 3 2 3 & 4 3 2 1 & 2 2 4 General Ofﬁce Administration 1 & 2 Human Resource Management Payroll Administration Payroll Clerk Printing and Graphic Arts Management Marketing Receptionist 3 3 2 & 3 1 & 2 3 3 2 & 3 Page 46 La Boucan Creative Centre Allied Health – Geriatric Caregiver Community Cultural Performance Customer Service Musical Performance Audio & Visual Editing Operations Live Sound Engineering Recording Engineering New Life Organisation (NEWLO) Allied Health – Geriatric Care Commercial Food Preparation (Cookery) Cosmetology Crop Production Data Operations Electrical Installation Early Childhood Development Food Preparation & Cookery Food and Beverage Bar Service (Bartending) Food and Beverage Bar Service (Portering) Food and Beverage Restaurant Service (Server) Garment Production General Construction Housekeeping Hospitality Services (villas and other properties) Personal Computer Repairs Plumbing Poultry Rearing Levels 1 2 2 & 3 2 1 & 2 2 1 & 2 2 & 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 & 2 1 & 2 1 &.
2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 & 2 1 Annual Report 2019 Training Centres Occupational Areas T. A. Marryshow Community College (TAMCC) Accounting Clerk Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Data Operations Electrical Installation Furniture Making General Construction General Ofﬁce Administration Parenting Facilitation Property and Facilities Maintenance Welding TechWorld Customer Service Data Operations General Ofﬁce Administration Food and Beverage – Bar Service (Portering) Food and Beverage – Bar Service (Bartending) Personal Computer Repairs Levels 2 3 1 & 2 1, 2 & 3 1 & 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 3 1 1 & 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 1 2 2 Telfa’s Ttechical Learning Centre ABC Ltd. Electrical Installation 1 & 2 Building & Construction – Construction Site Supervision Carpentry Drafting and Construction -Technician Work Excavator Operations 3 2 3 2 General Construction 1 & 2 Masonry Quantity Surveying Wilma Forteau * General Cosmetology Pogramme for Adolescent Mothers * Data Operations Cosmetology * Currently not operational 2 4 1 2 2 Page 47 Approved Training Centres Institutions Seeking Approved Training Centre Status Training Centre Occupational Areas Levels Grand Anse Social Development Centre Commercial Food Preparation and Cookery Fabric Design Garment Production General Cosmetology Nail Technology Grand Baccolet Rehabilitation Centre Barbering Crop Production Poultry Rearing Small Appliance Repairs Grenville Home Economics Centre Food Preparation and Cookery Her Majesty’s Prison Crop Production Electrical Installation General Construction Poultry Rearing Small Appliance Repairs Horizon Learning Centre Call Centre Operations Carpentry Customer Service Data Operations Furniture Making Rosemarie Charles Cosmetics Cosmetology Massage Therapy Rohan’s Welding Welding 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 & 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 & 4 1 & 2 Strategic Plan Implementation Annual Report 2019 Objectives Indicators Targeted Valued Status i. Conducts an audit of the quality assurance system and identify SWOT of the system 1 Achieved.
Dr. Hamilton Jemmott conducted an internal audit from the 21st – 23rd October 2019 ii.

Number of students graduating with CVQ in schools 2018 2019 2020 10 15 25 2018 2019 11 32 On Target – exceeded targeted expectations.

42 students were registered in 2019 and 32 were successful iii.

Increased the number of teachers trained as: Instructors Assessors 2018 2019 2020 10 15 20 10 15 20 2018 2019 00 26 00 12 Partially met.
Although the targeted expectation was exceeded for teachers trained as instructors, the target for assessors was not met.

These teachers were trained under GEEP project funded by CDB.

Objective One: Capacity to deliver competency- based training strengthened iv.

Increased the number of trained and certiﬁed Instructors Assessors 2018 2019 2020 15 25 35 15 25 35 2018 2019 00 31 19 26 On Target – exceeded targeted expectations.

v. Design and create an “Instructor’s Training Manual” vi.
The number of training centers increased from 10 to 13 (2018 – 2020) 1 3 vii.

Increase the number of standards approved at Level 4 Level 5 Level 3 2018 2019 2020 5 8 10 3 6 08 2 3 05 Achieved.

The Instructor’s Training Manual” is a Quality Assurance archived document at the GNTA Achieved and exceeded expectation value.

Currently, four (4) centers were approved and ﬁve (5) centers are in the process of becoming approved.

These centers are now in the process of being audited by GNTA.
2018 2019 06 24 03 09 01 00 Partially Met.

The GNTA has purchased eleven (11) Level 3 CVQ and one (1) level 4 from Jamaica, however, they are not yet vetted by the industry experts.

viii.

Increase the number of CVQ/NVQ standards reviewed and updated within a year (10-16 per year) 10-16 per year Pending – The process of reviewing the CVQ/NVQ is done by volunteers in the various industries which have posed a challenge in achieving this goal.
Page 49 Annual Report 2019 Objectives Indicators Targeted Valued Status ix.

Increase the number of APL certiﬁcations 2018 2019 2020 50 60 70 2018 2019 65 47 Partially Met.

x.

Number of projects undertaken/discussed with the public and private sectors 2018 2019 2020 02 05 08 i.
Increased awareness/ advertising campaign on the beneﬁts of levels 3 & 4 by utilizing 5 different types of media 5 different types of media ii Host an annual CBT awards/competition ceremony once per year 1 Objective Two: Employers’ awareness of and demand for Level 3 and Level 4 skills increased iii.

Number of businesses have recognized CVQ/NVQ as part of their hiring policy (2-3 per year) 2-3 per year iv.
Increased the number of certiﬁcations in Level 3 Level 4 2018 2019 2020 30 40 50 20 30 40 2018 2019 04 07 On Target – currently, the GNTA is working along with government ministries, Child Protection, Siesta Hotel, The Home for the Aged, Grand Anse Home, Cadrona Home, and the Marine Industry to build standards and certify their staff.
On Target – Facebook, WhatsApp, Newspaper, Radio, Television, Brochures and Website has been used to sensitize the public on the beneﬁts of Levels 3 and 4 CVQ/NVQ hence the increase in certiﬁcation.

Further, a baseline survey/study is carded in the ﬁrst quarter of 2020 to determine our current position.

2018 2019 02 03 On Target – based on the awareness campaign a number of businesses are now recognizing CVQ/NVQ as part of their hiring policy – Rex, Sandals Grenada, GNTA.
These companies job vacancies were advertising with the local newspaper companies.

2018 2019 70 20 20 66 On Target – the expectation for Levels 3 and 4 in 2018 was exceeded by more than 50%.

In 2019, we have doubled the target for level 4 certiﬁcation and are on course to surpass the target for level 3.

Objective Three: Public awareness of the value of N/ CVQ higher qualiﬁcations improved i.

Development and implementation of a public awareness plan/strategy ii.
Host an event (Seminar/Forum) every year where major stakeholders are invited Yes 1 On Target – There is a Communication Strategy however it needs reviewing/updating On Target – The GNTA host an Employer Consultation forum on the 3rd December 2019 at the Radisson Beach Resort.

Page 50 Annual Report 2019 Objectives Indicators Targeted Valued Status Objective 3 (contd.)

iii.

Number of public forums to disseminate promotional materials.
(5 per year) 10 per year Objective Four: Enterprise Training Fund (ETF) established and operationalized in Grenada i.

Make a presentation to Cabinet on ETF Bill proposals i.

Appointment of ETF Project Manager/ Director i. Formulation of ETF committee i.

Development of ETF Bill Objective Five: A Centralized Assessment Centre (CAC) established in Grenada i.

Develop a Plan to establish a Centralized Assessment Centre.

(TOR, EOI & RFP) ii.

Identify a location for the CAC iii.


Develop an Operational Manual for the CAC iv.

Conducts audits on the CAC Objective Six: World Skills Competition (WSC) established at local level in Grenada i. Formulation of the Local Organizing Committees and sub-committees ii.

Establishment of PR Campaign to promote the WSC Page 51 2018 2019 16 18 On Target – GNTA would have participated in numerous public forums to educate the public about the work of the GNTA.
Some of these forums include Gouyave Improvement Committee - Community Empowerment Fair, GIDC Expo, St. Mark’s Community Education Fair Pending – The GNTA is awaiting a conﬁrmation date from Cabinet to present the ETF proposal, in which Dr. Hassan Ndahi from the International Labor Organization (ILO) has given his commitment to assist in the presentation to the cabinet.
Pending cabinet’s approval Pending cabinet’s approval Pending cabinet’s approval Pending – the GNTA has discussed the idea with various stakeholders and found that the concept of a Centralized Assessment Centre (CAC) should be redeﬁned/rethink.

There is a suggestion that says, instead of having a centralized building, we should develop/assist Centers to become a “Centre of excellence”.
Pending the approval on the concept of CAC Pending the approval on the concept of CAC Pending the approval on the concept of CAC On Target – The Local Organizing Committees (LOC) was formulated in 2018 together with the Terms of Reference.

The Technical and Logistics Committees was later constituted during the ﬁrst quarter of 2019 and the Chairs were expected to be members of the LOC.

On Target – various mediums were used to advertise World- Skills 2019.
Refer to Objective 2, Indicator 1 as to the mediums used.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Annual Report 2019 Objectives Indicators Targeted Valued Status iii.

Hosting of the WSC iv.

Postmortem of WSC in preparation for the next competition Objective Seven: Educational system more closely aligned with labour market priorities i.

Engage and/or work along with the Ministry of Labour to conduct labour market research/ recurring surveys/needs assessments (1 per year) ii.
Conducts a study/research on an apprenticeship model that is suitable for Grenada iii.

Design and develop an Apprenticeship programme (1 industry per year) Objective Eight: Human Resource Planning Re-visited and strengthened at the NTA i. Review/update job descriptions of staff members ii.

Staff members develop an annual work plan that is aligned with the strategic plan and vision of the GNTA iii.

Number of Staff development/Training sessions iv.


Established a committee to develop beneﬁts package, recognition and rewards system/policy for employees Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes On Target – World-skills was held on the 17th and 18th of June 2019 at the TAMCC Hospitality Department.

There were four (4) areas of competition – Beauty, Cooking, Fashion Technology, Graphic Design Technology.

Reference can be made to the GNTA “Third Quarter Report” for full details.
June 2020 is proposed for the next World-Skills On Target – A postmortem on WorldSkills was done with different stakeholders on the 1st of July 2019.

On Target – dialogue was held with the Ministry of Labour as it relates to conducting research and sharing of data.

Currently, they have shared with the GNTA the National Labour Force Survey Results, Grenada National Export Strategy and Action Plan.
The GNTA was able to conduct a satisfaction survey in 2018 and is scheduled to present the ﬁnding at CANQATE Conference 2019 in October 2019 Partially Met – Although a study was not conducted Mr. Lincoln Morgan and Mr. Ricardo Nicholas attended a sub- regional TVET Workshop hosted by HEART Trust in collaboration with ILO/CINTERFOR in Jamaica which presented their apprenticeship Model On Target – GNTA has begun reviewing the job description.
Monitoring and Evaluation and Standards and Planning job descriptions were reviewed and updated.

On Target – GNTA has begun reviewing the job description.

Monitoring and Evaluation and Standards and Planning job descriptions were reviewed and updated.

On Target – the staff 2019 work plan is aligned with the strategic plan and vision of the GNTA 2 per year Pending Yes Achieved – An HR committee was appointed by the Council and held its ﬁrst meeting on the 28th of June 2019.
Reference can be made to Grenada Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training Committee for Employment Terms and Conditions, Minutes of Meeting Friday 28th June 2019 Page 52 Annual Report 2019 v. Development of beneﬁts package for employees All are pending Recognition/Rewards system - Yes Retirement - Yes Insurance – Yes Study Beneﬁt – Yes Objective Nine: A physical plan to establish an NTA-owned ofﬁce complex is developed i. Conducts a needs assessment for establishing NTA- owned ofﬁce i. Identiﬁcation of a site Prepare a budget and i. approach donors/funding agencies for construction i.
Select a Physical Plan Conduct a gender-related i. survey Publish ﬁndings to i. stakeholders Objective Ten: Gender priorities are incorporated into Strategy implementation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Pending Pending Pending Pending Pending Pending – depending on the completion of the survey Page 53 Audit Report and Financial Statements AUDIT DEPARTMENT Report of the Director of Audit, Grenada on the Financial Statements of the Grenada National Training Agency (GNTA) For the year ended 31 December 2019 Annual Report 2019 Audit Report and Financial Statements The Director of Audit Audit Department Report of the Director of Audit, on the Financial Statements of the Grenada National Training Agency for the year ended 31 December 2019.
Jeanelle Andrew Director of Audit (Ag.)

Page 55 Annual Report 2019 Audit Report and Financial Statements GRENADA NATIONAL TRAINING AGENCY TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.

TRANSMITTAL LETTER…………………………………………………………..................................57 2.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………………….................................58 3.

DIRECTOR OF AUDIT REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES….......59 4.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION…………………………………………......................61 5.
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE…………………………………..................63 6.

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS…………………………………………………….............................65 7.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS………………………………………....................67 Page 56 Annual Report 2019 Audit Report and Financial Statements Page 57 Annual Report 2019 Audit Report and Financial Statements Acknowledgement I would like to thank the staﬀ of the Grenada National Training Agency (GNTA) for their courtesies and co-operation during the audit and to the Government Printer for his assistance in publishing this report.
Page 58 Annual Report 2019 DIRECTOR OF AUDIT REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF GRENADA NATIONAL TRAINING AGENCY FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019 Opinion I have audited the accompanying ﬁnancial statements of Grenada National Training Agency (GNTA) which comprised the Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2019, Statement of Income and Expenditure, Statement of Cash Flows and Notes to the Financial Statements for the year then ended.
The ﬁnancial statements have been prepared by management based on the ﬁnancial reporting provisions of Section 74 of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) 17 of 2015 of the Laws of Grenada.
In my opinion, the accompanying ﬁnancial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the ﬁnancial position of the Agency as at 31 December 2019 and its ﬁnancial performance and its cash ﬂows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Medium-sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs) and is in compliance with section 64(2) of the Public Finance Management Act 17 of 2015 of the Laws of Grenada.
Basis for Opinion I have conducted my audit in accordance with International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs).

My responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor 's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of my report.
I am independent of the Agency in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to my audit of the ﬁnancial statements in Grenada and I have fulﬁlled other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.

I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is suﬃcient and appropriate to provide a basis for my opinion.
Page 59 Responsibilities of Management and those charged with Governance for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the ﬁnancial statements in accordance with IFRS for SMEs and section 64(2) of the Public Finance Management Act 17 of 2015 of the Laws of Grenada and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of ﬁnancial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the ﬁnancial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Agency's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Agency or to cease operations, or has no alternative but to do so.
Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements My objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the ﬁnancial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error and to issue and auditors' report that includes my opinion.
Reasonable assurance is a high level assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs) issued by the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) and the Government's policies, procedures and applicable legislations will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to inﬂuence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these ﬁnancial statements.

Annual Report 2019 As part of an audit in accordance with ISSAIs, I exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit.
I also: ■ Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the ﬁnancial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks and obtain evidence that is suﬃcient and appropriate to provide a basis for their opinion.
The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations or the override of internal control.

■ Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the ﬁnancial statements, including the disclosures and whether the ﬁnancial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
I communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and signiﬁcant ﬁndings, including any signiﬁcant deﬁciencies in internal control that are identiﬁed during my audit.

■ Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the eﬀectiveness of the Agency's internal control.
Jeanelle Andrew DIRECTOR OF AUDIT (AG.)

AUDIT DEPARTMENT GRENADA 31 July 2020 ■ Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
■ Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis ofaccounting and based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists relate to events or conditions that may cast signiﬁcant doubt on the Agency's ability to continue as a going concern.
If I conclude that a material uncertainty exists; I am required to draw attention in my auditor's report to the related disclosures in the ﬁnancial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify my opinion.

My conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of my auditor's report.

However, future events or conditions may cause the Agency to cease to continue as a going concern.
Page 60 Annual Report 2019 Audit Report and Financial Statements GRENADA NATIONAL TRAINING AGENCY (GNTA) Q V C Statement of Financial Position For the Year Ended 31 December 2019 with comparatives for the year ended 31 December 2018 Note 31-Dec-19 29-Dec-18 ASSETS Non Current Assets Non Current Assets 52,381 90,197 Current Assets Checking Petty Cash 1,120,503 1,054,077 134 9 Accounts Receivable.
233,146 39,710 Total Current Assets Other Asset 1,353,784 1,093,797 Undeposited Funds 200 - Security Deposit 15 4,400 4,400 Prepayment 6,639 1,933 Total Assets LIABILITIES & EQUITY Liabilities Current Liabilities 1,417,404 1,190,327 Accounts Payable Other Liabilities 16 17 32,896 12,655 100 5,142 Payroll Liabilities 1,711 - Page 61 Annual Report 2019 Total Liabilities 34,706 17,797 Equity Net Assets Net Income Total Equity 1,172,530 1,401,764 210,168 (229,234) 1,382,695 1,172,530 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 1,417,404 1,190,327 The Financial Statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on: Director's Signature: Director's Signature: Jason Fletcher Chairman David Fleming Deputy Chair Page 62 Annual Report 2019 GRENADA NATIONAL TRAINING AGENCY (GNTA) Q V C Statement of Income and Expenditure For the Year Ended 31 December 2019 with comparatives for the year ended 31 December 2018 Income Government Subvention NTA Income Other Centre Approval Fees Registration Fees External Veriﬁer fee Total Income Less Expenses Training Support Standards and Planning NOTES Jan - Dec 19 Jan - Dec 18 914,920 909,672 537,808 242,084 9,780 1,180 134,310 101,825 600.00 200 1,597,417 1,254,961 250,681 147,523 8,410 3,632 Website Development & Maintenance 1,097 760 Public awareness campaign 25,029 26,201 Quality Assurance 8 45,528 48,816 Operating Expense Personnel Expense Membership Dues 330,745 226,933 9 10 786,245 746,024 28,974 38,172 Page 63 Annual Report 2019 Consultancy and Accounting Fees 11 12,290 65,519 Depreciation Motor Vehicle Expense Administrative Expense 12 13 14 47,951 54,098 12,267 19,430 168,778 334,019 1,056,504 1,257,262 1,387,249 1,484,195 Total Expense Surplus/(Deﬁcit) for the year then ended 210,168 (229,234) Page 64 Annual Report 2019 Q V C Statement of Cash Flows GRENADA NATIONAL TRAINING AGENCY (GNTA) For the Year Ended 31 December 2019 with comparatives for the year ended 31 December 2018 OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net Income Adjustments for : Depreciation Jan -
 Dec 19 Jan - Dec 18 210,168 (229,234) 47,951 54,098 258,119 (175,136) Accounts Receivable (193,436) 150,419 Security Deposit - (1,200) Prepayment (4,706) 2,561 Accounts Payable 20,241 (48,221) Payroll Liability Other Liability 1,711 - (5,042) 5,142 Net cash provided by Operating Activities 76,886 (66,434) INVESTING ACTIVITIES Property Plant and Equipment (10,135) (31,685) Net cash provided by Investing Activities (10,135) (31,685) Page 65 Annual Report 2019 FINANCING ACTIVITIES Refundable Deposit - - Opening Balance Equity (1,054,087) (1,152,206) Net Assets 1,054,087 1,152,206 Net cash provided by Financing Activities (0) Net cash increase for the period 66,751 (98,119) Cash at beginning of period 1,054,087 1,152,206 Ending Cash Balance 1,120,837 1,054,087 Page 66 Annual Report 2019 Q V C NOTES: 1 GRENADA NATIONAL TRAINING AGENCY (GNTA) Notes to the Financial Statements For The year ended December 31, 2019 Establishment and Function The Grenada Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (GCTVTE) Act CAP128F of the Laws of Grenada established the Grenada National Training Agency (GNTA).
Under the act, the GNTA is accountable to the Council who has the responsibility for providing guidance and supervision to the Agency_ NOTES: 2 Basis of Preparation (a) All transactions are recorded and the ﬁnancial statements are prepared in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Medium-sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs) and under the historical cost convention and in accordance with section 64(2) of the Public Finance Management Act 17 of 2015 of the Laws of Grenada.
The Financial Statements are expressed in Eastern Caribbean ($EC) Dollar.

(b) Non-current assets are stated at cost or valuation, Deprecation is provided on a straight line basis at approved rates suﬃcient to write oﬀ the asset over their useful lives.
The rates for depreciation are as follows: • Motor Vehicle 60 months (5 years) • Oﬃce Equipment 60 months (5 years) • Oﬃce Furniture 60 months (5 years) • Computer Hardware 36 months (3 years) • Computer Software 36 months (3 years) (c) Trade payables are included at their original invoice value.
Page 67 Annual Report 2019 NOTES: 3 Financing Income from Government through the Ministry of Education 2019 2018 Government Subvention $ 840,000.00 $ 840,000.00 Telephone Cleaner,Driver Salary $ 5,491.83 $ 34,725.85 $ 34,428.00 $ 34,596.00 World Skills Contribution $ 35,000.00 $ 350.00 $ 914,919.63 $ 909,671.85 NOTES: 4 Other NTA Income Funds earned as a result of collaborative arrangements with MAREP.
Instructor Training, Government of St Kitts, Child Protection Authority, Ministry of Education Grenada and Dominica NOTES: 5 Registration Fee Registration fee comprise the fair value of consideration received or receivable for services rendered in the ordinary course of operation.

GNTA recognizes revenue when the amount of revenue and related cost can be reliably measured, performance obligation identiﬁed and collectability of the related receivable is reasonably assured.
NOTES: 6 Training Support Training Support Expense includes amounts due to training providers contracted by the GNTA to carry out training on its behalf based on collaborative arrangements with MAREP, subscription to IVETA by EBT oﬃcer.

and Facilitation of the World Skills Stakeholders Meeting and competition Page 68 Annual Report 2019 NOTES: 7 Standards and Planning Standard and Planning Expense includes amount to procure Occupational Standards and Conduct Lead Group meetings.
NOTES: 8 Quality Assurance Quality Assurance training includes amounts paid to External Veriﬁers.

Facility Auditors and for Assessments.

NOTES: 9 Personnel Expense Personnel Expense includes salaries.

NIS, training and development for staﬀ for the year under review.

NOTES: 10 Membership Fees Membership fees Includes amount paid annually to CANTA, ABYC, honorariums and meals to the GCTVET council for the year under review.
NOTES: 11 Consultation and Accounting Fees Amounts include: a) Consultancy in the region and 40% to staﬀ as approved by the board.

b) Consultant to conduct quality assurance audit.

Page 69 Annual Report 2019 NOTES: 12 Computer Oﬃce Lease Hold Cost or Valuation Equipment Oﬃce Equipment Furniture Motor Vehicle Improvement Total $ $ $ $ At 31 December 2017 65,528 130,785 46,142 48,662 - 291,117 Additions 1,339 11,579 - 18,757 31,685 At 31 December 2018.

66,867 142,364 46,142 48,662 18,767 322,802 Additions.
6,345 3,790 - - - 10,135 At 31 December 2019.

73,212 146,154 46,142 48,662 18,767 332,937 Accumulated depreciation At 31 December 2017 54,732 61,116 21,919 40,740 - 178,507 Depreciation Charge 7,028 27,315 9,228 7,921 2,606 54,098 At 31 December 2018.

61,760.

88,431 31,147 48,661 2,606 232,605 Depreciation Charge.

3,588 28,897 9,210 - 6,256 47,951 At 31 December 2019 65,348 117,328 40,357 48,661 8,862 280,556 Carrying Amount At 31 December 2019 7,864 28,826 5,785 1 9,905 52,381 At 31 December 2018.
5,107 53,933 14,995 1 16,161 90,197 Page 70 Annual Report 2019 NOTES: 13 Motor Vehicle Expense NOTES: 14 2019 2018 Amount Amount Petrol 2,993.14 3,562.10 Motor Vehicle Maintenance 7,325.87 13,980.04 Motor Vehicle insurance 1,947.95 1,887.54 12,266.96 19,429.68 2019 Amount 2018 Amount Facilities and Equipment Oﬃce Rental 52,800.00 45,600.00 General Oﬃce Maintenance 20,975.05 16,165.08 Facilities and Equipment Total 73,775.05 61,765.08 OPERATIONS Postage, Mailing Service 1,117.50 1,322.43 Printing and Copying 8,430.00 11,590.00 Operations Total 9,547.50 12,912.43 OFFICE SUPPLIES Oﬃce Supplies 14,242.67 2,412.23 General Supplies 4,947.22 3,564.29 Total Oﬃce Supplies 19,189.89 5,976.52 Telephone, Telecommunications 6,660.43 8,176.88 Page 71 Annual Report 2019 Electricity cost Water Cost 17,240.25 16,072.10 1,323.21 833.95 Other Costs - Miscellaneous 8,076.40 3,211.66 Bad Debts Expense 2,005.00 160,059.13 Total Operations Bank Charges 35,305.29 188,353.72 1,648.86 1,350.95 TRAVEL AND MEETINGS Conference, Convention.
Meeting.

9,057.57 8,454.35 Airfare/Boat chg (Ticket cost).

7,884.66 21,463.31 Accommodation (Hotel).

8,666.35 19,730.07 Travel Allowance.

3,702.48 14,012.75 Total Travel and Meetings.

29,311.06 63,660.48 168,777.65 334,019.18 NOTES: 15 Security Deposit Security Deposit refers to amount paid to owner of rental property to cover repairs, unpaid bills, etc upon vacating premises NOTES: 16 Payable A material amount of the payable balance includes monies due to Cable and Wireless.
Cable and Wireless are usually paid by the Government of Grenada on behalf of the GNTA.

Page 72 Annual Report 2019 NOTES: 17 Other Liabilities Amount includes: a) Contracts issued by the GNTA to external veriﬁers for work completed in the year under review.

NOTES: 18 Other The NTA recognised leasehold improvement as a capital item, and amortised over the life of the lease agreement.

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