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Same minimum wage for apprentices and skilled workers? Why not lower minimum wage for apprentices, they are still learning and not yet fully productive and not at work every week day if theoretical learning involved.

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Same minimum wage for apprentices and skilled workers? Why not lower minimum wage for apprentices, they are still learning and not yet fully productive and not at work every week day if theoretical learning involved.

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I like the staggering of the wages for the apprentices

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How did you come up with the $8  stipend payment. Will this go across all the areas outlined.

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Is it employers that contribute towards the 45% for 1st yr, 55% for 2nd yr, 75% of 3rd yr?

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Is it employers that contribute towards the 45% for 1st yr, 55% for 2nd yr, 75% of 3rd yr?

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Who gives back and to who it is given back to the 50% for 1st yr, 40% for 2nd yr, 25% for 3rd yr? 

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Who gives back and to who it is given back to the 50% for 1st yr, 40% for 2nd yr, 25% for 3rd yr? 

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Great that you want to base your decision-making on evidence!

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Great that you want to base your decision-making on evidence!

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Do you already know who the most adequate social partners and most important stakeholders are for designing a new QA system?

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You say hiring of instructors, are they available in the market? Or do they have to be trained first?

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Could you say a bit more about the willingness and interest of employers to participate?

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Strengthening the Voice Of National Council

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Strengthening the Voice Of National Council

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It would be important to strengthen the voice and influence that National Council plays.

It definitely seems to be a consistent theme throughout the Caribbean Islands that the transfer of information and decisions coming out of higher level Social Dialogue meetings does not trickle down through to the Low levels and end users.

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Employers in the driving seat of the committee

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Employers in the driving seat of the committee

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Sounds great, also because there is typically more stability among employers compared to governments!

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I like the idea of a joint venture under the guidance of the employers!

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I really like the the idea of shareholders. As employers are already paying, they can expect something to get back.

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Will you have that only at the national level or also on regional and/or sectoral levels?

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Excellent Initiative.

How would you all work to ensure the consistent and dedicated participation? I believe this may be key issue in achieving the final outcome.

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Does something like this exist or would it be an option?

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how do you define collaboration?

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How are employers and unions involved at NTA?

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Is the outdated legal framework the main reason why companies in Guayana are not engaging?

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I have my doubts if they exist, I would rather go for good practices, which might exist here and there in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Who are the stakeholders that will or should be consulted?

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Will this happen on an individual level? Even for a small country, it would probably be more effective to work with the organised business sector (if existing) for those agreements.

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How are you going to "sell" to employers to engage in this?

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Please please do not make it mandatory to participate in apprenticeships, this is not the way to go and will never create joint ownership for apprenticeships among employers, workers and government!

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Will cultural differences effect the social dialogue?

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Completely agree, mandatory participation will destroy the system!