Explore jobs in I.B. sector

A number of fifth and sixth form business students drawn from secondary schools across the island, have been encouraged to explore possible career opportunities in the international business sector.

 

The encouragement came from Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Montege Deane-Bowen, as she made an address during the Secondary Schools Symposium held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre yesterday. The initiative formed part of the activities to celebrate International Business Week.

 

During the Symposium, Deane-Bowen noted that the Ministry was happy to partner with the Barbados International Business Association (BIBA), to provide a forum for students to learn more about the international business sector and gain exposure to the career opportunities it offers.

 

“I would like to express our deep appreciation to BIBA for partnering with the Ministry of Education in this week of activities and more specifically, for reaching out to our fifth and sixth form students on this occasion, as the Association seeks to ensitise and expose these students to the many and varied opportunities within the intentional business sector. This week of activities also coincides with Education Month, under the theme “Education: 50 and Beyond,” Deane-Bowen commented.

 

Pointing to the relevance and timeliness of the Symposium, held under the theme, “International Business: Charting Your Course”, Deane-Bowen pointed out that it comes at a time when the country’s plans to celebrate its Golden Jubilee of Independence are well advanced and, as such, persons are called upon to not only reflect with pride on the educational achievements attained thus far, but to approach the future with renewed optimism.

 

“It also coincides with the graduation ceremony of the University of the West Indies on Saturday last, when hundreds of Barbadians gained degrees in management studies and other related disciplines. Today, I post a fundamental question. How many of those graduates would be willing to dispel the myth that International Business is the exclusive preserve of the so-called foreigners and pursue further studies in this area?” the Education rep added.

 

“This is where BIBA is imploring us to embrace the opportunities in the area of International Business. This effort of BIBA to point graduates and school leavers in the non-traditional areas of employment, must therefore be complimented” she remarked, whilst encouraging students to grab the opportunities presented, with both hands. (RSM)