2,000-plus for teachers' job fair

MORE than 2,000 unemployed teachers have registered for the job fair to be held tomorrow and Wednesday at the Ministry of Education's head office at National Heroes' Circle in Kingston.

They will have the opportunity to do preliminary interviews with representatives from about two dozen organisations from the public and private sectors, the ministry said.

According to Permanent Secretary Elaine Foster-Allen, the job fair will "serve the main purpose of equipping unemployed teachers with the requisite skills to market themselves successfully in order to gain employment".

In this regard, job-seekers will have the opportunity to attend a number of presentations by career development and lifestyle counsellors.

Registration for the fair closed on Friday, but the Ministry has advised that applications subsequently received will be placed in a databank for future reference.

Education Minister Ronald Thwaites will officially open the proceedings during a ceremony that commences at 9:00 am.