Ministry of Planning and Development

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Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Planning and Development

C/o Mr. Tracy Hackshaw

Program Manager

Global Services Internationalisation Hub

25 Ramsaran Street

CHAGUANAS

Hello,

This letter and attached form serve to declare the undersigned interest in participating the Skills for Global Services: Call for Proposals 2017 for funding for skills training in the Information Technology-enabled Services (iTeS) sector in Trinidad and Tobago.

We hereby declare that all the information and statements made in this Statement of Eligibility and Capacity are true and accept that any misinterpretation contained in it may lead to our disqualification from the process.

Sincerely,

Name of Business:

Authorizing Name:

Authorizing Signature:

Date: ______

Sample Form 1: Statement of Eligibility and Capacity

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

GLOBAL SERVICES PROMOTION PROGRAMME

Loan No: TT-L1038

PLEASE INDICATE YES OR NO TO THE RELEVANT ITEMS LISTED BELOW

We hereby confirm that:

I.  EMPLOYER PARTNER

(a)  I am a registered and/or incorporated firm, operating under the laws of Trinidad and Tobago

(b)  I have been in existence prior to January 17, 2015

(c)  I am a private company. I do not receive any subvention from the Government of Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for my operational duties

(d)  I employ over five (5) employees on an annual basis

II.  EMPLOYER COALITION

I am a member of an employer coalition, comprising ______entrepreneurs/firms participating in this bid process.

III.  EMPLOYER SECTOR

The Area of Specialty for my business is ______

IV.  TRAINING PROVIDER PARTNER

a)  I am a training provider. I am considered to be a Training institution, operational in the Tertiary and/or Post-secondary Education sector for over 2 years

b)  I am a For Profit institution

c)  I am legally registered and /or incorporated under the laws of Trinidad and Tobago

d)  I am an accredited institution, approved and listed under the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT)

e)  I am an externally and internationally registered and incorporated training institution

V.  TRAINING NEED

The training need to be addressed is : ______

VI.  COMPETENCY BASED TRAINING

Training is competency-based and mapped to occupational standards that are either:

o  existingNational or Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQ)

o  international standards from a recognised awarding body; or

o  new standards to be developed and validated under the proposal.

VII.  Kindly indicate why you would like to participate in this process and provide a brief description of the short to medium term skills gaps (up to 5 years in horizon) that are required to be filled.

VIII.  Who will be the beneficiaries of training? Kindly tick the appropriate boxes and indicate the expected numbers to be trained

a)  Current employees. No to be trained:

b)  Recent graduates. No to be trained:

c)  Unemployed: No. to be trained:

IX.  What are the occupational levels that you require to be trained and the total numbers that are expected to be trained

a)  Unskilled technicians No. to be trained:

b)  Unskilled supervisors No. to the trained:

X.  Identify the possible training providers your firm will liaise with

XI.  What other goods/services that would be funded under this bidding process (for example, non-technical skills, managerial, certification or curriculum development).

XII.  Contact information for the designated lead on this proposal:

a.  Name:

b.  Position:

c.  Phone:

d.  Email contact:

Checklist of Attachments to be included with this form:

1.  Copy of Certificate of Incorporation

2.  Copy of VAT Registration Certificate

3.  Copy of Board of Inland Revenue Compliance Certificate

4.  Copy of National Insurance Board Compliance Certificate

5.  Recent (last three years) audited financial statements

Name of Business:______

Business Address: ______

Business Contact: Phone, Fax, Email, Website: ______