• Latest
Communal urges membership to form business cooperatives

Communal urges membership to form business cooperatives

1 year ago
Claims of coronavirus at SGU designed to create fear and panic

Covid-19 update: Grenada Dashboard 23 January

8 hours ago
Grand Etang route disruption

Grand Etang route disruption

9 hours ago
Early Intervention is the best hope for reducing child abuse

A crisis of sexual assault and rape among people in Grenada

1 day ago
GHTA Expresses Concern Over the 2017 Budget

Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association elects its new board

2 days ago
Grand Bacolet to Munich Road nearing Completion

Temporary closure: Cherry Hill Road, Carriacou

2 days ago
MPower 2.0 continues despite Covid-19 setback

Grenadian student benefits from Republic Bank Scholarship programme

2 days ago
Vacancy: Plant Engineer

Vacancy: Marketing Manager

2 days ago
Vacancy: Plant Engineer

Vacancy: Plant Engineer

2 days ago
Drug bust in Soubise and Belvedere

Drug bust in Soubise and Belvedere

2 days ago
Claims of coronavirus at SGU designed to create fear and panic

Covid-19 update: Grenada Dashboard 21 January

2 days ago
Jean Augustine and Canada’s Black History Month

Jean Augustine and Canada’s Black History Month

2 days ago
GFA delegation attends FIFA and CONCACAF Congress in France

GFA appoints new Senior Men’s National Team Head Coach

2 days ago
NOW Grenada

Main Header Ad 468x60

booked.net
  • Front Page
  • Categories
    • General News
      • All
      • Agriculture & Fisheries
      • Arts & Culture
      • Business
      • Education
      • Environment
      • Health
      • History
      • Lifestyle
      • Law
      • Politics
      • Technology
      • Travel & Tourism
      • Weather
      • Youth
    • Sports
      • All
      • Athletics
      • Cricket
      • Football
      • Watersports
    • Community
      • All
      • Tribute
    • Crime
    • Features
      • All
      • Today in History
    • Opinion/Commentary
    • Press Releases
      • All
      • Advertisements
      • Notices
  • Video
  • Notices & Vacancies
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Front Page
  • Categories
    • General News
      • All
      • Agriculture & Fisheries
      • Arts & Culture
      • Business
      • Education
      • Environment
      • Health
      • History
      • Lifestyle
      • Law
      • Politics
      • Technology
      • Travel & Tourism
      • Weather
      • Youth
    • Sports
      • All
      • Athletics
      • Cricket
      • Football
      • Watersports
    • Community
      • All
      • Tribute
    • Crime
    • Features
      • All
      • Today in History
    • Opinion/Commentary
    • Press Releases
      • All
      • Advertisements
      • Notices
  • Video
  • Notices & Vacancies
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
NOW Grenada
No Result
View All Result

Article Header

Communal urges membership to form business cooperatives

This story was posted 1 year ago
1 October 2019
in Business, Education
3 min. read
Participants of Basic Garment construction training under the Communal’s Brian Campbell Empowerment Skills Training Programme
Share

by Curlan Campbell, NOW Grenada

  • 68 participants received skills certification under the Brian Campbell Empowerment Skills Training Programme
  • CCCU celebrating 55 years of serving its membership

The Communal Co-operative Credit Union (CCCU) continues to advocate for the formation of business cooperatives as another 68 participants received skills certification under the credit union’s Brian Campbell Empowerment Skills Training Programme.

The training was conducted in collaboration with the TA Marryshow Community College (TAMCC) which acted as the coordinating agency to administer the training. Under the programme, the credit union offered short term courses in Basic Garment Construction, Basic Furniture Making, Cake and Pastry Making/Decoration, Plumbing, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.

On the completion of the programme, each participant received level one Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) certification in their respective areas of training.

The inception of the programme in 2008, the Brian Campbell Empowerment Skills Training Programme, named after CCCU’s late general manager, started with 35 members, and to date boasts of having trained close to 350 of their membership.

Participants of plumbing training

Celebrating 55 years of serving its membership, General Manager, Lydia Courtney Francis, reiterated that the credit union in the last five years has witnessed the expansion of business services which includes Online Banking, Mobile banking, Connex ATM and the Grand Anse Business Centre to improve the transaction time when doing business with the credit union.

She said their members can look forward to more technological advancements. “We continue to push for the formation of business cooperatives coming out of this programme and we are encouraging you to facilitate discussions with your member peers in and out of this programme informing viable cooperative businesses to further grow as Credit Union members. Part of the core objective of setting up the Grand Anse Business Centre was to support our small business members and even new members of the Communal,” she said.

As the job market demands more skilled employees, Acting Associate Dean School of Continuing Education, Loreen Alexander commended participants for taking steps to acquire a skill in uncertain environment.

“In an uncertain world… acquiring a skill area is an investment in keeping your options open. The Communal Co-operative Credit Union recognises this and is doing something about it by educating you its members in skilled areas. We are looking forward to expanding the number of programmes offered and to continue cooperation with the Communal Co-operative Credit Union in this and other areas,” she said.

Participants of Basic Furniture making

Programme Coordinator, Yvette Payne, took the opportunity to encourage members to continue seek further certification in their respective fields. “I would like to encourage that members embrace all of the opportunities being provided to them by the credit union. Some of you have the ability to pursue studies at maybe an Associate’s Degree level and TAMCC do offer a number of Associate Degrees,” she said.

The training which started in April 2019 and completed in August, took the form of theoretical and practical projects, oral and written exercises, field trips, work assignments individual and group assessment, peer evaluation and practical sessions.

Participants of Cake and Pastry Making/ Decoration

NOW Grenada is not responsible for the opinions, statements or media content presented by contributors. In case of abuse, click here to report.

Tags: associate degreesbrian campbell empowerment skills training programmecaribbean vocational qualificationscommunal co-operative credit unionlydia courtney francistamccyvette payne
Next Post

Insurance is focus of 2019 Financial Information Month

Comment on story Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Home Sidebar NP 300x250

© NOW Grenada. All Rights Reserved. Published by Aqua Design Inc. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

© NOW Grenada. All Rights Reserved
Published by Aqua Design Inc.
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

No Result
View All Result
  • Front Page
  • Categories
    • General News
      • All
      • Agriculture & Fisheries
      • Arts & Culture
      • Business
      • Education
      • Environment
      • Health
      • History
      • Lifestyle
      • Law
      • Politics
      • Technology
      • Travel & Tourism
      • Weather
      • Youth
    • Sports
      • All
      • Athletics
      • Cricket
      • Football
      • Watersports
    • Community
      • All
      • Tribute
    • Crime
    • Features
      • All
      • Today in History
    • Opinion/Commentary
    • Press Releases
      • All
      • Advertisements
      • Notices
  • Video
  • Notices & Vacancies
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. Visit our Privacy Policy | Terms of Use.

NOW Grenada
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Visit our Privacy Policy | Terms of Use.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.