The Fisheries Services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry, and Labour, hosted the opening ceremony for the Capacity Building Training in Boat Captaincy III for Fishers.
This initiative is part of the Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC) of the Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) – Food Insecurity Project.
The certified training will provide fishers with skills and certification in Boat Captaincy to improve their ability to navigate their fishing vessel effectively.
The Boat Captaincy III training is administered to the fishers who have completed their prerequisite training in Safety at Sea, that was held from September to December 2024.
The training will have five (5) cohorts, and these sessions will be held until the 7th of February 2025, at the Fisheries Services Conference room.
The facilitators for this training course are the consultant firm, Caribbean Fisheries Training and Development Institute (CFTDI) in collaboration with the Fisheries Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour.