About the National Employment Service 

The National Employment Service is a division of the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development. In 1919, the Labour Bureau Ordinance established Labour Exchanges throughout the country. In 1935 the Public Employment service was established as an institution within the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development. Since that time, the National Employment Service has blossomed into a network of exchanges strategically located throughout the country.

Our organization contributes to the nation's social and economic development by providing a free advisory, placement and information service to the employers, the unemployed and members of the community. Our mission is also to ensure the effective utilisation of human resource skills and employment opportunities.
 

The scope of our activities include:

1. Registering, interviewing, assessing, and counseling the unemployed.
2. Filling job vacancies locally and abroad.
3. Offering career guidance to schools, groups, institutions, etc.
4. Representing the Ministry on Boards and Committees.

Special Employment Programmes 

The NES offers the following special employment programmes:

O-Level Graduate Programme- Candidates with one CXC or GCE O-Level pass or more are referred to Clerical, Secretarial and Manipulative positions in various government ministries for a period not exceeding three months.

Board of Inland Revenue Tax Surveillance Programme- Candidates with three or more GCE or CXC passes (including English Language and Mathematics) are interviewed by a panel of interviewers for positions of clerical assistants at the Inland Revenue Department for a period of eleven and one half months.

School Crossing Guard Programme- Candidates who reside within the East Dry River area and environs are employed on a rotational basis for a period of two years. Academic qualifications are not compulsory but applicants must attend a formal interview and successfully complete an induction training programme conducted by the Ministry of Works - Traffic Management Branch.

Commonwealth Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme- The Commonwealth Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Farm Workers Programme falls under the purview of the National Employment Service. This programme has continued uninterruptedly since its inception in 1967 when two hundred and seventeen workers traveled to Ontario, Canada. In 2000, one thousand, five hundred and sixty-nine persons obtained employment under this programme.

This programme is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Canada and the CARICOM Governments. The programme consists largely of reaping agricultural crops, packing, storing produce, operating heavy equipment and working in food processing plants. Employment can range from between six weeks to six months.

Nationals are invited through media advertisements and notices on this website to apply for employment on this programme. All candidates must meet the following requirements prior to selection.

  1. Age- 21-45 years
  2. Attend an interview
  3. Produce: passport or original birth certificate and driver's permit, or original birth certificate and identification card
  4. Two testimonials
  5. Certificate of good character
  6. Pass a medical fitness test

For further information, visit or call the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development at:

Employment Exchange - Port of Spain
Level 4, Riverside Plaza,
Besson St, Port Of Spain,
(868)627-7381  (868)627-7382  (868)623-4933  (868)623-2350

Employment Exchange - Chaguanas
Old Ministry Of Works Building,
Main Road, Chaguanas.
(868)655-6658

Employment Exchange - San Fernando
147 A Coffee Street, San Fernando,
(868)625-1350  (868)652-3181

Employment Exchange - Siparia
Old Army Building,
High Street, Siparia,
(868)649-0982

Employment Exchange - Point Fortin
#8 Furlonge Street, Point Fortin,
(868)648-0269

Employment Exchange - Tobago
Jerningham Street, Scarbrough,
Tobago
(868)639-2402

 

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