Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, was invited to HMP Windmill Hill to meet the Prison Board in order to discuss employment initiatives for this cohort. Minister Santos was accompanied by Supported Employment Programme Manager Jolene Gomez, who has been working on this for the past few months.
The Ministry of Justice, Trade and Industry, hosted a successful workshop at the Finance Centre recently. The Connect Hub event was aimed at bridging the recruitment gap in the finance and gaming sectors, and to engage with young people and their parents in meaningful discussions about career opportunities in these sectors.
Last week, 24 members from across Gibraltar’s emergency services, the military and other responding partners received command training in Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP). The training was delivered by the Office of Civil Contingencies with support from JESIP instructors drawn from first responder organisations.