Photo: TOWARDS TRAINING AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
World Bank Country Manager for Jamaica Galina Sotirova (left) and permanent secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy & Technology (MSET) Hillary Alexander (right) with graduates of the Youth Employment in Digital & Animation Industries project (YEDAI), at the closing ceremony for the Creative Industries Education & Employment Programme (CIEEP) held at Edna Manley College of the Visual & Performing Arts last Thursday. CIEEP is an initiative of the YEDAI and funded by the Korean Trust Fund (KTF), established in partnership with the World Bank to support training and youth employment in the emerging animation industry in Jamaica, and the growth of the sector overall. The programme was implemented in collaboration with JAMPRO, CA Foundation, Cornerstone Ministries and the KTF.