MCC Secondary Education Activity

Kiribati Threshold - Decent and Inclusive Employment Project - Secondary Education Activity: the Uaiakinan ao Uarokoan Toronibwaia I-Kiribati Activity (the "UUTI Activity").

To equip I-Kiribati youth aged 15 to 17 with improved work-readiness skills, this Activity, which shall be supported by the Ministry of Education, shall provide youth skills camps and academic year scholarships for I-Kiribati high school students.

Through their experience abroad, I-Kiribati students shall receive language immersion and a cultural experience that shall build self-confidence and work readiness in ways that are unique to student exchange programs.

Selection of students shall promote inclusion by actively identifying outer islanders and other underprivileged or marginalized groups to create a diverse mix of students. Diverse inclusion shall be supported by mechanisms that shall facilitate their successful participation in the program.

This Activity shall emphasize oral speaking and comprehension in English and reading and writing skills in English, as well as communication, cross-cultural, and information and communications technology ("ICT") skills.

These skills are necessary to help youth succeed in higher education and further education, as well as post-high school employment, including overseas job opportunities, the vast majority of which require strong English and work-readiness skills to succeed.

Grant funding shall be available for passport and visa fees, as well as travel and other related costs, for Activity participants.

This Activity consists of three sub-Activities catered to different skill sets as set forth below..- Short-Term Skills Camp in Fiji Sub-Activity.- Short-Term Skills Camp in the United States Sub-Activity.- Full Academic Year High School Scholarship in the United States .Sub-Activity