An Education Needs Assessment of CARIFORUM Firms

1. To identify the educational needs of firms operating within the CARIFORUM economies.

2. To identify three (3) or more short courses with the aim of strengthening the capacity of

firms to take advantage of opportunities which exist in regional and global markets.

3. To identify general areas of training needs of the corporate sector internationally.

4. To provide recommendations on the role of Caribbean Export in bridging that gap and

fostering the development of the private sector and becoming the knowledge hub of the

Caribbean.

This final report compiles the final versions of all reports listed under key deliverables as requested

within the Terms of Reference. Consequently, this final report comprises 3 main sections, notably:

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Section I: Desk Research Report

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Section II: Primary Research Report

• Section III: Recommendations and Course Outlines Report

Pursuant to the Inception Report, and Sections 2 and 3(B) of the Terms of Reference of the

Consultancy, the SRC submitted its Inception Report (reflected as an attachment to this Report)

on 1 July, 2022 and Reports 1 and 2 (reflected in Sections I and II of this Report) on 16 September,

2022.

Disclaimer: This publication was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its

contents are the sole responsibility of the Caribbean Export Development Agency and do not

necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

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