Over 3,000 tourism workers certified annually, says Bartlett - Jamaica Observer

KINGSTON, Jamaica—More than 25,000 Jamaican tourism workers have been certified under internationally benchmarked programmes through the Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation. The numbers were shared by Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 23. He said annual certification output has grown from 40 graduates in 2017 to more than 3,000 in 2025/26. “In 2025/26 alone, 3,273 certificates were issued...