The Members of the Board of Directors of Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme (YTEPP) Limited were presented with their letters of appointment on Friday August 22nd, 2025 at the Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training (MTEST), Education Towers, Port of Spain.
During the distribution ceremony, Senator Professor the Honourable Prakash Persad, Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training, highlighted the importance of partnership, collective participation and consensus, stating “We really have a big task ahead of us… there is opportunity to bring the country forward. We are in a bad state economically but it is also a blessing in disguise in that we can take the country forward in the way that we need to take it forward.” Mr. Hansen Narinesingh , Parliamentary Secretary and Mr. Kurt Meyer, Permanent Secretary also joined in welcoming the establishment of the new board as they iterated their commitment to working together.
The YTEPP Limited is a wholly-owned State Enterprise which provides skills training and retraining opportunities for young persons to support business development. The appointment of the members of the Board of Directors of YTEPP Limited will be for a period of three (3) years. The new members include:
- Dr. Maurice Jones – Chairman
- Mr. Ryan Sebastian -Deputy Chairman
- Ms. Kerri-Ann Bailey
- Mr. Shivanand Ramkhalawan
- Mr. Rodney Stowe
- Mr. Shaffik Mohammed
- Ms. Whitney Stevenson-Hamlet
- Dr. Jennifer Ramdhan
- Ms.Lauren M. Ghoura
- Mr. Issa Ibn Abrahim Ali
- Mr. Darien Mohammed