Workshop on Migration and Employment, and Capitalisation of Skills, in Trinidad & Tobago

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In response to the interest expressed by Trinidad and Tobago to participate in the Pilot Projects on Migration and Employment, a workshop was organised for public national administrations that presented the main topics covered since the beginning of the project in Component 2, focusing on Institutional Strengthening and Migration and Employment Policies.

This activity took place from 1 to 3 October 2014 and was coordinated by FIIAPP with the support of the Ministry of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago.

This workshop included the participation of:
Officials working for the following institutions of Trinidad and Tobago: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labour and Small Micro-Enterprise Development, Ministry of National Security, and Ministry of Planning and Sustainable Development.

Methodology:
The workshop was developed by FIIAPP team together with the experts and the delegates of the participating institutions through:

• Presentations: to introduce the different theoretical components through sessions held by international experts, international organisms and delegates of the Public Administrations.
• Activities and practical exercises: to analyse and incorporate in a dynamic way the presented questions made to the participants. The exercises will be made in groups.

Workshop aimed to present and discuss on:

• the contents, links and procedures (know-how) to facilitate the employment-related policies, priorities and interests which are incorporated into migration policies,
• the capitalization of knowledge and skills as a tool with enormous potential for employment in the current context of migration in the region.

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