nes.gov.tt National Employment Service Trinidad & Tobago : Ministry of Labour & Small & Micro Enterprise Development

Name of the Organization : Ministry of Labour & Small & Micro Enterprise Development
Type of Facility : National Employment Service
Country : Trinidad & Tobago

Website : https://www.labour.gov.tt/

National Employment Service :

The National Employment Service (NES) consists of a network of eight (8) employment centres, strategically located at Port of Spain, Chaguanas, Tunapuna, Sangre Grande, San Fernando, La Brea, Siparia, Tobago and the Overseas Placement Section – the recruiting and processing office for the local leg of the Farm Programme.

Related : Small & Micro Enterprise Development New Small Business Registration Trinidad & Tobago : www.statusin.org/7657.html

One Stop Career Resource Centres (O.S.C.R.C) facilitate the traditional job referral activities and provide a walk – in service whereby job seekers can directly access job vacancies through bulletin boards and online postings. Manpower Officers also offer personalized assistance to jobseekers with resume writing and training in the job search.

Services Offered:
** Register and interview jobseekers;
** Record job vacancies;
** Match workers to job vacancies;
** Recruit workers on state-supported programmes;
** Investigate and report on work permit applications;
** Recruit and place workers on the Overseas Employment Programmes;
** Provide vocational information to schools and institutionalize in-house World-of-Work seminars

Accomplishments:
New National Employment Service Information System:
The National Employment Service in Collaboration with the IT Department, completed works on a new automated information system. The re-introduction of this system is expected to redound to the benefit of all stakeholders – the staff of the NES, the employer clients, and the jobseeker clients. The website will be a tool to enhance the recruiting process, increase awareness of the NES, provide employers with access to a larger group of prospective employees, allow the jobseeker clients more opportunities for promotion and enhance their job prospects.

Re-opening of the Point Fortin One Stop Career Resource Centre:
The Point Fortin One Stop Career Centre was re- opened in March, 2011 to facilitate the access of citizens from Point Fortin and environs to employment or training opportunities.

Contact Us:
Office Of The Chief Manpower Officer:
Chief Manpower Officer:
Mrs. Elizabeth Sealy 623-2351

Senior Manpower Officer:
Mrs. Esther Nicholson 625-8657

One Stop Career Resource Centres:
Acting Senior Manpower Officer
Ms. Claudette Gomes
East/West Corridor

Tunapuna:
NEDCO Building, 135 Eastern Main Road
Tel/Fax: 645-8695

Chaguanas:
Cor. John & Lange Streets, Montrose
Tel: 672-7706, 9414
Tel/Fax: 665-6658
Mrs. Brenda Jeffers
Acting Senior Manpower Officer
Southern Region

San Fernando:
40-42 St. James Street, San Fernando
Tel: 652-1350
Tel/Fax: 652-3181

Siparia:
Siparia Administrative Complex
Cor. Allies Street & S. S. Erin Road
Tel/Fax: 649-0982

La Brea:
354 Merrimac Street, La Brea
Tel: 299-9851, 299-9848

Sangre Grande:
Brierley Street
Tel/Fax: 668-1413

Tobago:
Mr. Eric Poliah
Manpower Officer II
Level 3, NIB Mall, Scarborough Tobago
Tel: 660-7891
Tel/Fax: 635-0944

Overseas Employment:
Mrs Suzan Bailey
Manpower Officer II

Farm Programme:
Ground Floor, Duncan Street Complex
SECTION, Cor. Duncan St. & Independent Sq
PORT OF SPAIN Tel: 625-3083, 3539, 627-2043, 623-5360
Tel/Fax: 627-7022