Training Program format & key facts
Organized detailsOverview
A two-year development and vocational training programme for young people aged 16–20, with year-round applications, residential training, job attachments, apprenticeships, internships and community service.
Complete training program details
Year one combines disciplinary, citizenship, personal-development, technical and vocational training and includes a six-week residential component. Year two focuses on applying those skills through job attachments, apprenticeships, internships, community service and national projects. The government states that fully participating students receive BDS 600 per month toward expenses such as travel and food, and participants can work toward academic, technical and vocational training certificates.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be 16–20 years old. The application asks for education, qualifications, career interests and other background information, and requires certified identity/qualification evidence, a school report, police certificate of character, medical certificate, passport photos and references.
Tips for this training program
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Confirm learning outcomes, prerequisites, delivery schedule, assessment requirements and certificate conditions.
- Check whether the training is free, funded, reimbursed or requires a fee and whether attendance is mandatory for completion.
- Verify that the provider and certificate are relevant to your intended academic or professional use.
Verification notes
Verified on the current Government of Barbados service page, which states applications are accepted all year, ages 16–20, the two-year structure and BDS 600 monthly expense support for fully participating students. The authoritative route currently instructs applicants to collect and submit the paper form at the listed government offices; no online-form URL was assumed.
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