Training Our Nurses, Teachers and Professionals

The UPP Government is ensuring that professionals in Antigua & Barbuda have the highest quality training so that they can provide the highest quality service to our people. That's why the UPP Government is reaching out and securing opportunities for Antiguans and Barbudans to receive advanced training that will help them further their careers and improve the quality of service on our islands.

To that end, we're pleased to announce that six Antiguans & Barbudans were selected to participate in special training opportunities in Japan. The professionals include:

Darez Dundas - Education in Science and Mathematics in Primary School

Daryl Spencer - Waste Management Techniques and Environment Education

Karen Cabrall - Japanese Programme for Foreign Service Offices

Natasha George - Japanese Programme for Young Diplomats and

Sherese George, a teacher of the Ottos Comprehensive School is presently on the Japanese Teaching Exchange 2009/2010. This program allows Miss George to teach English to Japanese students.

The most recent selection, announced this week, is Valerie Browne Williams, a nurse.

The students are participating in a programme sponsored by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which was established on August 1974, with a view to contributing towards world peace and prosperity through its economic cooperation programmes. The UPP Government will continue to work with our international allies to identify more programmes like this that provide opportunities to our young people and improve the quality of life in Antigua & Barbuda.