BK International has opened its doors to 10 young men and women on a six-month apprenticeship attachment at BK Quarries from the USAID-sponsored Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment (SKYE) project.The youths will be trained as heavy duty equipment operators, mechanics,Cheap Basketball Jerseys, welders, carpenters, and in construction, according to Public Relations Consultant, Kit Nascimento, in a media release.Nascimento said the apprentices will be paid a monthly stipend that would be reviewed after the first three months of the apprenticeship. They would have access to benefits provided to BK’s employees including free accommodation; meals and laundry services; and full access to the workers’ club and entertainment facilities.The young apprentices are between the ages of 20 to 22 and are from Linden, Berbice,Cheap Jerseys 2018, New Amsterdam and the Corentyne.Nascimento related that this is the first occasion that the SKYE project has entered into an apprenticeship training relationship with BK International.It was noted that the SKYE apprentices were introduced to Mr. B.K Tiwarie,Cheap Jerseys Supply, CEO of the BK International Group of Companies and senior management staff of BK International,NFL Jerseys China, by Ms. Alana Brassington,Jerseys From China, Workforce Development Specialist to the project, in early August at the commencement of the project.According to Nascimento, the SKYE project is funded by USAID through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative and is implemented by the Education Development Centre (EDC) based in Boston and Washington in the USA.The SKYE project works with young people selected from varying educational backgrounds ranging from youth involved in the juvenile justice system and school drop outs. It also caters for young people who have completed formal education,Cheap NFL Jerseys Supply, but do not have the necessary skills to find employment.