Chinese Government offers training courses to 2,500 Caribbean trainees and 30 postgraduates

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Antigua and Barbuda\|Government of Barbados\|Government of Dominica\|Government of Jamaica\|Government of the Bahamas\|Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Country	America, regional
Start Date	Sep 12, 2011
End Date	Jan 19, 2033
Duration	7,800 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`39876`

Grant Description

On September 12, 2011 the Chinese government pledged to offer training courses for no less than 2,500 Caribbean trainees and 30 postgraduates to study in China.

Under the initiative, China has expanded human resource training programmes for Caribbean countries, including Jamaica, to enhance co-operation on capacity-building. By the end of June 2013, about 500 persons from Jamaica attended training programmes in China in various sectors.

In 2012, a training course on sugar technology was successfully held by the Chinese Government for 20 Jamaican officials and technicians. No other information is found for other countries.

📚 Sources & References

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