< Previous8 | Friday, 17 February Cayman offers a wide range of education and training opportunities to get ready for the workforce. Here’s a round-up of some of the schools and organisations on-island which can help set you on the right track. CAYMAN CAREER ACADEMY Study locally at this CIDESCO and EduQual accredited beauty school. t: 936-2228 w: caymancareeracademy.ky CAYMAN CODE ACADEMY Whether you’re new to code or want to take your skills to the next level, Cayman Code Academy’s innovation- driven curriculum and hands-on approach prepares students for a rewarding professional career. Presented by Enterprise Cayman, the academy aims to cultivate skilled coders who will meet the demands of Cayman’s tech industry. Courses include everything from intro to software development to ethical hacking & cybersecurity careers. New courses include explore cryptocurrencies and Web3. t: 945-3722 e: innovate@enterprisecayman.ky w: caymancodeacademy.com CAYMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA Cayman International School offers the prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma for students in grades 11 and 12. This programme gives students the opportunity to pursue a rigorous curriculum which is highly valued by universities around the world. The IB Diploma requires students to study six subjects, with three at a higher level as well as taking a course titled ‘The Theory of Knowledge’. In addition, IB students produce an extended essay in an academic discipline and engage with service, creativity and activity throughout their high school experience. t: 945-4664 e: cis@cis.ky w: caymaninternationalschool.org CAYMAN ISLANDS FURTHER EDUCATION CENTRE The Cayman Islands Further Education Centre offers a variety of certificate and diploma programmes in such areas as art and design, media, health, beauty therapy, hospitality, motor vehicle repair, childcare and development and business. It also offers work- readiness training, including internships in partnership with professional firms in Cayman. t: 949-3285 f: cifecrocks w: schools.edu.ky/CIFEC/Pages/Home.aspx CHAMBER TRAINING CENTRE The Chamber of Commerce offers a variety of professional training and development courses to improve personal career prospects. Courses include customer service, business essentials, time management, finance, accounting, management and legal classes, as well as software products such as Microsoft Excel and Quickbooks. t: 949-8090 e: programmes@caymanchamber.ky w: caymanchamber.ky ENTERPRISE CAYMAN Enterprise Cayman is a non-profit workforce development initiative by Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) in partnership with Cayman Islands’ special EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN CAYMAN 9Friday, 17 February | EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN CAYMAN economic zone companies (SEZCs). The organisation provides Caymanians and residents with access to high-quality learning experiences and opportunities to pursue careers within the technology and innovation sectors. The partnership’s primary focus is to help young adults ages 18-25, including those who wish to re-tool for a career change, acquire the skills they need to fill the jobs that are being created within CEC’s special economic zones. Other goals include promoting STEM careers and, in partnership with the Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC) and Connect by Nova, helping college students and recent graduates acquire résumé writing, job interview techniques and networking skills needed to pursue careers within the knowledge and technology sectors. Enterprise Cayman supports a growing network of entrepreneurs through the ‘Cayman Islands Business Design Competition’ and the ‘Launch Labs’ incubator initiative. Enterprise Cayman also offers an annual internship programme, offering students and recent graduates the opportunity to intern with global businesses established within the CEC special economic zones. The internship programme is open to Caymanians between the ages of 18 and 25, and placements typically run for two to three months during the summer months. t: 945-3722 e: innovate@enterprisecayman.ky w: enterprisecayman.ky HEALTHCARE EXPLORERS BY HEALTH CITY Students from primary school through to university can study, explore and be inspired to become the next generation of Caymanian doctors, nurses, technicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, dieticians, radiographers, and more. Educational resources include on-demand videos produced by Health City, virtual and on-campus field trips and the Shadow a Doctor programme. Internship opportunities include the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), which is a premier internship programme for Caymanian university students who study or intend to study medicine. It has been developed over many years, with considerable focus on offering interns broad exposure during their training. SURF Fellows receive a $1,000 stipend. Interns are mentored by world-class doctors, attend lectures led by specialist experts and, when possible, have the opportunity to view surgeries. Information on the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship will be announced in Spring 2023. t: 640-4195 e: healthcare.explorers@healthcity.ky w: healthcareexplorers.com INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING (IMPT) IMPT offers the Association of Accounting Technicians Level 2 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Accounting. The AAT is an international accounting technician body that has students and members in more than 100 countries. IMPT also offers the ILM level 2 & 3 certifications for current and aspiring team leaders and managers. A range of other courses and certificates are also offered to help employees sharpen their computer, business, and management skills. t: 943-4678 e: info@impttraining.com w: impttraining.com INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS (ICCI) The International College of the Cayman Islands (ICCI) received Premier Institution Status through the Accreditation Service for Schools, Colleges, and Universities (ASIC) and specialised accreditation for its business programmes through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE). ICCI offers business degrees in business administration, accounting, finance, business and information technology, as well as general or liberal studies. 10 | Friday, 17 February In addition, in the fall of 2022, ICCI added several new programmes including sustainable tourism and hospitality management, media management, community health, sustainable agriculture and horticulture, sustainability for marine conservation, strategic organisational leadership, and information science and technology with artifi cial intelligence. The college off ers several graduate programmes including the master of business administration (MBA), MSc in human resource management, management consulting, sustainable agriculture and horticulture, and sustainability for marine conservation. t: 947-1100 e: admissions@icci.edu.ky w: icci.edu.ky or icci.edu.ky/admissions-2 LEADERSHIP CAYMAN The Leadership Cayman programme is a six-month intensive course, introduced by the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce, enabling class members to develop new skills and learn an abundance of vital information about the Cayman Islands’ community and business sector. The class members attend bi-weekly seminars on a range of diff erent topics, learning from expert and local leaders who facilitate each session. The class also meets with government offi cials and keynote speakers. To be eligible, you must be at least 25 years old by 1 Jan. of the programme year; have lived in Cayman for a minimum of 12 months; and be in at least a middle-management position. t: 949-8090 e: nina.robinson-downs@caymanchamber.ky w: leadershipcayman.ky MINDS INSPIRED The Minds Inspired programme is a Dart initiative that promotes and encourages Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education in Cayman. It off ers various activities and events throughout the year, such as SeaPerch underwater robotics, and FIRST Robotics. These programmes are free and open to students from all of Cayman’s schools. It also off ers the Work-X programme, which provides eligible students (Dart scholars and other university students) with real-life work experience. Applications will be accepted for the Work-X programme from 1 March – 1 June; the FIRST Tech Challenge happens on 26 March; the Minds Inspired Interschool Chess Tournament is 19 March; and the Dart High School Scholar scholarship application deadline is 6 April. t: 640-3676 e: mindsinspired@dart.ky w: mindsinspired.ky PASSPORT2SUCCESS The Passport2Success programme provides training to young Caymanians to help them succeed in the workplace. It helps them to improve skills, gain work experience, earn rewards, fi nd employment and fulfi l their potential. Passport2Success is government- funded so there is no cost to participate. Each participant gets their own passport and earns stamps in their passport for successfully completing parts of the programme. Each stamp tells a potential employer that the passport holder is skilled in a particular area. The more stamps you collect, the more employable you are. Programmes run four times a year. t: 945-9672 e: worc.training@gov.ky w: worc.ky READY2WORK This government initiative is aimed at the unemployed and provides support to companies as they make best eff orts to hire Caymanians. The work placement programme connects participants with employment opportunities in the private sector, designed to lead to long-term employment. The programme delivers structured training, individual and group support and other services to address barriers to accessing and maintaining employment. t: 945-9672 e: ready2work@gov.ky w: worc.ky L-R: ICCI President Emeritus Dr. Elsa Cummings, Sigma Beta Delta inductee Rochell Foster and Dean and Chief Academic Offi cer Dr. Aleza Beverly. 11Friday, 17 February | ST. MATTHEW’S UNIVERSITY St. Matthew’s University has two streams of education: The School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine. The School of Medicine’s basic science curriculum takes five semesters to complete after which time students can begin their clinical studies and rotations in teaching hospitals in the US or UK. Graduates can then earn residencies and/or permanent licensure in more than 40 states in the US, as well as Canada and other countries. Students also gain hospital experience at the Cayman Islands Hospital and Doctors Hospital by touring with physicians, making patient rounds and reviewing charts with physicians and nurses. The School of Veterinary Medicine’s basic science curriculum takes seven semesters to complete and includes clinical training abroad in the fourth year. During clinical training, students work with practising veterinarians and other veterinarian students as part of an agreement with numerous colleges of veterinary medicine in the US and Canada. Additionally, while completing basic, preclinical and clinical sciences semesters, St. Matthew’s students have an opportunity to attain an MBA with a concentration in healthcare management from Davenport University, which is an online school. t: 945-3199 (School of Medicine); 745-3199 (School of Veterinary Medicine) e: admissions@stmatthews.edu w: medicine.stmatthews.edu w: veterinary.stmatthews.edu TRUMAN BODDEN LAW SCHOOL The Truman Bodden Law School offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. At undergraduate level, TBLS offers a three-year full- time bachelor of laws (LLB) (Hons) degree or a five/ six-year part-time bachelor of laws (LLB) (Hons) degree, both awards of the University of Liverpool (UK). At postgraduate level, TBLS also offers an LLM and a postgraduate diploma (PG Dip) in international finance: law and regulation, awarded by the University of Liverpool (UK). The LLM and PG Dip are offered on both a full-time (one year) and part-time (two years) basis. The LLB, the LLM and the PG Dip programmes (full and part-time) are open to qualified Caymanians and legal residents. The full-time programmes are also open to international students. The LLB (Hons) degree is an undergraduate qualification, meaning that students are eligible to apply without the need to have firstly obtained a bachelor’s degree. All successful LLB graduates are eligible to pursue postgraduate professional training in the UK as the law school has been awarded qualifying law degree status by the UK’s Joint Academic Standards Board. TBLS also offers a postgraduate professional practice course (PPC) in conjunction with Oxford Brooks University (UK), which leads to the award by the University of the postgraduate diploma in legal practice. This course is offered to qualified Caymanians. To qualify as an attorney of law in the Cayman Islands, students need to successfully complete the PPC (or equivalent of qualifications) followed by 18 months of articles of clerkship. t: 945-0077 e: mitchell.davies@gov.ky w: caymanlawschool.ky UCCI SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY STUDIES The School of Hospitality Studies offers a combination of scholastic and on-the-job training for students interested in the tourism trade. Courses include food preparation and cooking; food & beverage services; and receptions services. Graduates receive a City & Guilds diploma, an internationally recognised qualification. t: 623-8224 e: SHS@ucci.edu.ky w: ucci.edu.ky12 | Friday, 17 February UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS (UCCI) UCCI provides a wide range of associate, bachelor’s, master’s degrees and vocational training programmes geared to local businesses, hotels and building trades. Associate degrees can be attained in arts, sciences, applied sciences and legal studies, while bachelor’s degrees can be attained in business administration, sciences, nursing and education. The master of public administration and master of business administration courses are flexible, so students can continue to work while continuing their education. t: 623-8224 e: info@ucci.edu.ky w: ucci.edu.ky UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES (UWI) The UWI Open Campus Cayman Islands offers online and blended undergraduate, graduate, continuing education and summer programmes. Many of UWI’s courses and programmes give students the opportunity to study while remaining in full-time employment. Students can attain diploma, certificate, associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees across several disciplines, including accounting, economics, banking and finance, criminology and paralegal studies, management, tourism, sports, education, psychology, health, sociology and youth development work. Through its local Continuing and Professional Education Programme, UWI also offers local face- to-face certificate courses in computer literacy, supervisory management, office management, human resource management, caring for the elderly and early childhood education and development, among others. t: 946-8322 e: cayman@open.uwi.edu w: open.uwi.edu WINESCHOOL3 WINESCHOOL3 provides quality wine and spirit education to members of the trade and to consumers and is a Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) approved programme provider for the Caribbean. The WSET is the leading global certification body in the industry and has been a recognised leader in innovative wine and spirit education. WINESCHOOL3 offers public and private/corporate classes in all aspects of wine and spirits. Under the same roof is Barschool3, approved course provider for the world’s leading bartender training school Shaker BarSchool. Offering dynamic hands-on bartending courses for the professional bartender. t: 938-0458 e: info@wineschool3.com w: wineschool3.com WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES & RESIDENCY CAYMAN (WORC) The WORC national training programme provides professional training for job seekers to prepare them for work-readiness. This includes communication, conflict resolution, financial management, workplace etiquette and customer service, including internship and apprenticeship opportunities. The WORC Employment Services Unit assists job seekers at every level of the employment process including registration, review of résumés, career guidance, identifying suitable job prospects and providing referrals to prospective employers. t: 945-9672 or toll free 1-800-534-9672 e: WORC@gov.ky w: worc.ky APPLEBY LEGAL SCHOL ARSHIP PROGRAMME GLOBAL AMBITION To learn more, scan the QR code or visit APPLEBYGLOBAL.COM/CAREERS As well as our commitment to recruit world-class experienced professionals, we are intently focused on supporting the next generation of Caymanians pursuing a career in law. We are now accepting applications for legal scholarships for 2023. Deadline is 1 March. LOCAL EXPERTISE JAMIE EBANKS 2022 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Bachelor of Laws JOIN US APPLEBY LEGAL SCHOL ARSHIP PROGRAMME GLOBAL AMBITION To learn more, scan the QR code or visit APPLEBYGLOBAL.COM/CAREERS As well as our commitment to recruit world-class experienced professionals, we are intently focused on supporting the next generation of Caymanians pursuing a career in law. We are now accepting applications for legal scholarships for 2023. Deadline is 1 March. LOCAL EXPERTISE JAMIE EBANKS 2022 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Bachelor of Laws JOIN USButterfield Bank (Cayman) Limited is licensed to conduct banking and investment business by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. Address: 12 Albert Panton Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Butterfield Undergraduate Scholarship Education is an investment that delivers excellent returns. If you’re a Caymanian student pursuing post-secondary education, let’s start a conversation. Each year, Butterfield selects one deserving student to receive up to US$30,000 per annum to cover undergraduate education-related expenses at an accredited college or university anywhere in the world. An investment in our young people is an investment in our community’s future. Visit us online at www.butterfieldgroup.com/careers/scholarships for scholarship details and how to apply. Application deadline is Friday, 31 March 2023. Undergraduate Scholarship16 | Friday, 17 February Mixing for the music masters: Sound production The dated saying goes, “Behind every great man there’s a great woman.” Well, a similar observation could be applied to the world of sound production. Behind every great band, there’s a great sound technician. Whether the magic is happening in the studio, or on stage in front of thousands of screaming fans, those who have their hands on the mixing board are the ones with the power. Small tweaks on multiple channels can affect the volume, high-end, the bass… and how well the musicians and vocalists can hear each other through monitors. The skills of a sound technician and good producer can make all the difference between a decent performance and a knockout one. Getting into this career takes a love of music and a great ear. It’s like being a sommelier of sound. A good way to see if this is the path for you, is to dive into YouTube videos. Yes, there are lots of free tutorials online to give you a sense of how mixing boards work and the basic concept behind them. Should your interest be peaked after that, look at interning with a local company, attending a school that offers audio production as a course, or both. The earlier days of Cayman saw a few pioneers with home studio setups, and the legendary Charles ‘Greggie’ Gregory with his professional venture situated off Eastern Ave. It was fairly nondescript on the outside, but inside housed an impressive array of equipment and eggshell soundproofing on the walls. That was the start of Hopscotch Productions which still operates today in a larger location, run by Greggie’s son, Javee. Hopscotch offers recording studio services, as well as staging and sound for events and large-scale concerts. AI Rentals and Sound Solutions are also in the sound production and staging business, with Ironshore Studios – recently opened in George Town – running a top-of-the-line recording studio. There is more demand than ever for Caymanians to get into this line of work, particularly as such skills can also be applied to movie sets and film productions. It can mean long hours at times, but no two days are the same and there are some truly magic moments to be had. Become great at what you do, and the money can be seriously worth it too. Howie Tipton, who has been in the business for more years than he cares to admit, has seen and heard it all – and still loves what he does. “It isn’t just a technical job – it can be a physically challenging one as well when you’re working big events... You’ll be going for hours at a time,” Tipton says. “But, when you hear the music from a world- class act sounding extraordinary, and you see a crowd jumping in unison to the beat, there’s no feeling like it in the world. “It’s like having a permanent backstage pass.” 17Friday, 17 February | Next >