Jamaica Gleaner

Second chance for unattached youth

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Six hundred unattached youth will get the opportunit­y to restructur­e their lives through the Universal Service Fund’s Technology Advancemen­t Programme (TAP), at the start of the upcoming academic year. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Fayval Williams, said TAP will welcome unattached youth who are interested and offer them a stipend, three months’ training from the Caribbean Maritime University and nine months on-the-job experience.“Together, the lives of some 600 young men and women will be transforme­d as they gain skills and experience­s to actively participat­e in a digital society, ”Williams said.

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