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JISCO ALPART grants 3 million USD for 52 Jamaican graduates to train in China

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$3,018,889
Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•JamaicaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•JamaicaSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2018
Start (actual)
Mar 23, 2018
End (actual)
Dec 24, 2018

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This project involves job training for employment at the JISCO: Alpart Jamaica refinery in Nain, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/199601812.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • Jiuquan Iron & Steel (Group) Co. Ltd (JISCO)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Jamaica

Loan description

JISCO ALPART grants 3 million USD for 52 Jamaican graduates to train in China

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2018, Jiuquan Iron & Steel Company's (JISCO) Alumina Partners of Jamaica (ALPART) sponsored training in China for 52 Jamaican graduates for 3 million USD. The training program included academic studies at top universities along with on-the-job apprenticeship within major companies. Once the graduates returned, they qualified for immediate employment at the JISCO-operated Alpart bauxite/alumina plant in Nain, St Elizabeth. The 52 Jamaican engineering graduates from the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), the University of Technology (UTech), and the University of the West Indies (UWI) were selected by JISCO to undergo further training in China in the areas of industrial refinery and powerhouse operations in March 2018. JISCO ALPART held a farewell ceremony for the graduates on 23 March 2018. On 24 December 2018, 27 of the 52 engineers returned to Jamaica. The remaining 25 engineers returned later in 2018 after completing training in powerhouse operations.