BTVI students receive international HVAC certification

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Disney Cruise Line to host first career fair in Eleuthera

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — On November 3rd, Disney Cruise Line (DCL) will host its first career fair in Eleuthera to fill positions at its new island destination, Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, opening to guests in June 2024. During the career fair, attendees will have the opportunity to meet with Disney leaders, learn more about [...]

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BTVI interim president: Disservice done to children when 'pushed into traditional career fields' by parents and teachers

A disservice is being done to children when they are "pushed into traditional career fields" by parents and teachers, according to Dr. Linda A. Davis, Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) interim president.

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Atlantis employees upskill with BTVI

Twenty-five engineering entry and line staff at Atlantis are now basic engineering certified having completed the first level of a three-level program, a technical collaboration between the resort and the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) to strengthen and support opportunities in the area of internships, job placement, up skilling and additional training for Atlantis team members.

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Hanna-Martin speaks to countering social promotion in schools, improvement in math instruction, and strengthening of the technical and vocational stream

Strategies to counter the effects of social promotion in public schools are being implemented by the Ministry of Education and Technical and Vocational Training. Glenys Hanna-Martin, minister with responsibility for schools, shared steps toward this goal during the 2023 Public School Administrators' Conclave on August 14. "To counter the deleterious effects of social promotion, the ...
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Education Minister updates on countering social promotion in schools, improvement in maths instruction, and strengthening of the technical & vocational stream

Strategies to counter the effects of social promotion in public schools are being implemented by The Ministry of Education and Technical and Vocational Training.

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Developments may outpace nation's ability to provide labor, says BCA president

The Bahamas will come to a place where its developments may outpace its ability to provide labor, as it simultaneously grapples with the problem of illegal labor on construction sites, Bahamian Contractors Association President Leonard Sands said yesterday. Sands, who has in recent weeks made headlines for suggesting that if foreign labor is taken out of the construction ...
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Minister of Health & Wellness thanks Cuban nurses for their service during the COVID-19 Pandemic

An appreciation ceremony was held at SuperClubs Breezes resort, January 30, 2023, to thank the remaining cohort of nurses from the Republic of Cuba who joined the cadre of healthcare workers at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) to assist in the delivery of hospital services and patient care in face of the impact of COVID-19.

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Public Hospitals Authority & Doctors Hospital in transfer of patients Agreement

The Public Hospitals Authority and Doctors Hospital Health System have entered into an agreement to allow for the transfer of patients from Princess Margaret Hospital to Doctors Hospital West, effective Monday, December 5, 2022.

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SIX-STAR NORMAN’S CAY PROJECT UNDERWAY WITH BTVI INCLUSION

The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) forged ties with developers of a multi-million dollar, six-star residential project on Norman’s Cay during a recent visit to the island. BTVI’s President, Dr. Robert W. Robertson and Dean of Construction and Workforce Development, Alexander Darville, met with Fort Hospitality President, Keith Space and Exuma Resort Developers Limited’s (E...

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