Eighty unemployed young persons have been given the opportunity to upskill themselves at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI), under the Next Step Training Initiative of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment. They will receive training across five disciplines: Photovoltaic Installation; Sound Engineering; Basic Car Maintenance for Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)...Read More

Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, has reiterated the need for a skilled labour force to be trained to install, maintain and service renewable energy technologies, as the island continues apace to meet the 2030 renewable energy target. He renewed the call today while addressing the official launch of the Energy Champion...Read More

The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) has partnered with international non-profit skills development organisation, ABE UK, to offer a new qualification, the Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Business Management. According to a media release from the SJPI, the diploma will provide students with valuable business training skills, supported by experienced professionals. It will cover subjects...Read More

Students to benefit from MOU signed between Emera and SJPI Emera Caribbean Renewables Ltd. (ECRL) is making sure that students of the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) will benefit from crucial on-the-job training in the vital renewable energy industry. During a launch event yesterday, which was held at the soon-to-be commissioned 1 MW...Read More

Under its Public Sector Smart Energy Programme (PSSEP), the Ministry of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has, over the past three years, made great strides in its quest to make government buildings more energy efficient. To date under PSSEP, the Ministry has installed 2.46 megawatts of solar energy in public buildings, leading the way in...Read More

The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) is officially the first public sector institution to be recognised as an “Energy Champion”.   During the designation ceremony on Friday, Keisha Reid, Programme Director, Ministry of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, explained that the SJPI is one of the beneficiaries under the Public Sector Smart Energy Programme (PSSEP)....Read More