14 public sector workers benefit from Marcus Garvey Graduate Scholarship
Tamoy Ashman / Our Today
To mark the 135th anniversary of the birth of national hero Marcus Garvey, 14 public sector workers were yesterday (August 17) awarded scholarships to pursue advanced studies.
The Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship was implemented by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. This is the second batch of workers to benefit from the programme.
Dr Nigel Clarke, minister of finance and the public service, said the scholarship programme is a “core human capital development strategy for Jamaica’s public sector”.
“If Jamaica is going to climb the ladder of development, we’re going to need to continue to invest in our public sector and have a sector that is purpose-built with the competence, [skills] and experience to lead Jamaica forward,” Clarke noted.
CREATING A CRITICAL MASS OF YOUNG LEADERS IN PUBLIC SECTOR
The awardees will be pursuing courses at both local and international institutions. These courses will be in the areas of economics, law, climate change, public health, national security, engineering and integrated rural development.
Clarke noted that, in a few years, this programme will create “a critical mass of young leaders in the public service who have this broad exposure and experience that Jamaica so desperately needs”.
The ceremony was held at King’s House with Governor General Sir Patrick Allen also in attendance.
Sir Patrick shared that his “confidence in Jamaica’s future was strengthened and renewed, as I recognised that we have some very bright, smart, sharp young people in this country, who genuinely want to prepare themselves optimally to make a worthwhile contribution to our country’s development”.
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