Time is Running Out for Summer Job Placements

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Ministry of Youth is getting ready to welcome thousands of students into their annual summer job training program, whether it’s for extra cash, a new skill, or simply something to do.

The program has many uses and the window of opportunity is closing for students looking for employment.

With at least a week before the May 30th deadline, the Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture’s summer employment program is nearing capacity.

Youth division head Sandena Neely encourages interested students to use the online signup.

Sandena Neely – Youth Division Head Of Minister of Youth Sports and Culture

“If you are available if you are able you are invited to go to my gateway and sign up and share so that our young people can gain as many opportunities as possible. So look is up on social media look at the flyers I’m sure you all will post the flyers so that you can get your young people signed up and you can always give us a call at the Ministry Of Youth Sports and Culture at 502-0600 if you require any more information hit us up on social media come to our offices so that we can share share all the good things that’s happening with our summer camps program for youth for sports for culture.”

Sandena Neely – Youth Division Head Of Minister of Youth Sports and Culture

“We have apprenticeship programs for our young people who are between the ages of 15-17 years and old and we also have our corporate summer employment program for young people who are between the ages of 18-25 here in New Providence as well as in Grand Bahama and throughout the family islands we also have summer camp programs here in new providence and Grand Bahama programs as well.”

The annual summer program gives thousands of students real-world job experience, with job training they wouldn’t ordinarily get.

Sandena Neely – Youth Division Head Of Minister of Youth Sports and Culture

“Yes you can you can work in almost any industry that they choose. If they wanna work in a law firm in a bank in hospitality industry, we have also have for our apprenticeship camps they can learn anything t in the area of culture whether it’s pageantry whether they want to do something with Junkanoo, art, straw work in our youth apprenticeship camps they can do videography, baking, culinary, woodwork, there are so many different avenues for our young people to choose.“