The highest performers of final 12 months’s programme, Alecia Inexperienced, Mitzie Stewart, and Dorothy Worth (from left), had been honoured with particular awards.
March 14, 2025
In an age the place know-how presents limitless prospects, NCB Basis is empowering Jamaicans to grab these alternatives with a share of J$20 million in grants by way of the Stage Up Grant Programme.
For a fifth consecutive 12 months, the muse has partnered with Web Revenue Jamaica (IIJ) to ship digital abilities coaching to unemployed and underemployed Jamaicans in order that they will earn cash on-line.
The programme presents interactive on-line programs targeted on high-demand digital abilities like synthetic intelligence (AI) and content material creation with stay coaching periods and personalised assist from seasoned mentors.
In response to the muse in a press launch, whereas the programme has at all times targeted on empowering individuals from susceptible teams, Stage Up is strengthening its efforts this 12 months by collaborating with Venture STAR, Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB), Talents Basis, and The Home Violence Intervention Workshop facilitated by retired Deputy Commissioner of Police Novelette Grant.
“By collaborating with organisations dedicated to empowering underserved communities and susceptible teams, we’re strengthening our potential to create significant change,” mentioned Andrew Pairman, NCB Basis’s Deputy Chair. “Collectively, we’re amplifying our impression and fulfilling NCB’s mission towards constructing a greater Jamaica.”
In 2024, the Stage Up programme noticed 1,745 graduates incomes near J$24 million inside two months.
“As soon as once more, we’re thrilled to associate with NCB Basis to convey game-changing alternatives to Jamaicans,” mentioned Alicia Lyttle, Founding father of IIJ. “Digital upskilling—particularly with AI—is the important thing to staying forward, and collectively, we’re ensuring extra individuals have the talents to thrive in at this time’s AI-driven world. It’s all about creating actual alternatives and a brighter future for Jamaica”.
The appliance interval is now open and closes on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Jamaicans wanting to embrace new alternatives are invited to go to https://ncbscholarships.com/level-up-programme/ to use.
