WORKING OVERSEAS

Finding WORK overseas can be difficult. No matter where you want to work overseas, it’s vital to have a thorough understanding of the job market in that country so you can market yourself successfully to companies looking for overseas recruitment.

If you’re thinking about working overseas, the first thing you need to do is to find out as much as you can about your chosen country, because that can help you to take a very good desecion, and the first things you have to do these:

General info,
Job market,
Advice abroad,
Application procedures,
Vacancy sources,
Language requirements,
Work experience,
Postgrad study,
Visa and immigration, and
Contacts and resources

Once you’re armed with this knowledge you’ll be far better placed to find a job overseas in your chosen country and take your career in a whole new direction.

Sometimes is this can be dificult to some people how does not can be able learn a new culture, usually some carrears have many trouble to develop it.

HEALTH AND SAFETY IN YOUR WORKING FIELD

In Jamaica we can find to many organizations such as WINDALCO's Safety Policy states that each employee is entitled to work in a safe and healthy environment; every injury is preventable and each employee is responsible for his/her own safety, as well as that of other employees. Some important components of the programme which are manifestations of the Company's safety policy are:

The safety monitors' group
Regular safety meetings
Identification of dangerous occurrences and conditions
Formal accident investigation (both staff and unionised employees participate in these activities)

Also tghis companies teach the employees how react when they are in from of a trouble, such as The Company's Safety Training continues to be of a high standard, providing information on the latest in safety engineering. The Training Programme includes:

Job Safety Analysis
Hazard Identification
Defensive Driving
Basic and Advanced Firefighting
Disaster Preparedness/Emergency Response
First Aid

Over the years the Company has significantly reduced the number of injuries. There has been the company-wide introduction of the International Safety Rating System (ISRS). This serves to improve all aspects of our safety performance by constantly measuring our performance according to world class standards.

Safety continues to be the one of the highest priorities at Many Companies of Jamaica.

CULTURE

Though a small nation, Jamaica is rich in culture, and has a strong global presence. The musical genres reggae, ska, mento, rocksteady, dub, and, more recently, dancehall and ragga all originated in the island's vibrant popular urban recording industry. Internationally known reggae musician Bob Marley was born in Jamaica and is very respected there. Many other internationally known artists were born in Jamaica including Lee "Scratch" Perry, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Jimmy Cliff, Dennis Brown, Desmond Dekker, Beres Hammond, Beenie Man, Shaggy, Grace Jones, Shabba Ranks, Supercat, Buju Banton, Sean Paul, I Wayne, Capleton, Bounty Killer and many others. Famous band artist groups that came from Jamaica include Black Uhuru, Third World Band, Inner Circle, Chalice Reggae Band, Fab Five, and Morgan Heritage. The genre jungle emerged from London's Jamaican diaspora. The birth of hip-hop in New York also owed much to the city's Jamaican community.

Christianity remains a strong influence on cultural life, particularly in music. Most people learn their music at church, and Biblical references are often used in popular songs. It is not uncommon for musicians to be playing dancehall music on Saturday night, and church music on Sunday morning.
The Rastafari movement was founded in Jamaica. This Back to Africa movement believes that Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was God incarnate, the returned black messiah, come to take the lost Twelve Tribes of Israel back to live with him in Holy Mount Zion in a world of perfect peace, love and harmony. Bob Marley, a convert to the faith, spread the message of Rastafari to the world. There are now estimated to be more than a million Rastafarians throughout the world.
Ian Fleming, who lived in Jamaica, repeatedly used the island as a setting in the James Bond novels, including Live and Let Die, Doctor No, For Your Eyes Only, The Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy. In addition, James Bond uses a Jamaica based cover in Casino Royale. So far, the only Bond film to have been set in Jamaica is Doctor No. However, filming for the fictional island of San Monique in Live and Let Die was shot in Jamaica.

National Bird — Doctor Bird (Green-and-black Streamertail, Trochilus polytmus)
National Flower — Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum officinale)
National Tree — Blue Mahoe (Hibiscus elatus)
National Dish — Ackee and Saltfish (dried salted Cod) National Motto — "Out of Many, One People." (Unity among many cultures and races.)

EDUCATION IN JAMAICA

The emancipation of the slaves heralded in the establishment of the Jamaican education system for the masses. Prior to emancipation there were some elite schools for the plantocracy. Others sent their children off to England to access quality education.

After emancipation the West Indian Commission granted a sum of money to establish Elementary Schools, now known as All Age Schools, for the children of the freed slaves. Most of these schools were established by the churches. This was the genesis of the stratified system of education that is still currently embedded in the policies of the 21st century.
Presently the following categories of schools exist:

Early childhood – Basic, Infant and privately operated pre- school. Age cohort – 1 – 5 years.
Primary – Publicly and privately owned (Privately owned being called Preparatory Schools). Ages 5 – 10 years.
Secondary – Publicly and privately owned. Ages 10 – 16 years. The high schools in Jamaica may be either single-sex or co-educational institutions. Many follow the traditional English grammar school model.

Tertiary - Community Colleges, Teachers’ Colleges, Vocational Training Centers, Colleges and Universities - Publicly and privately owned. There are five local universities namely: The

University of the West Indies (Mona Campus); the University of Technology, Jamaica formerly The College of Art Science and Technology (CAST); the Northern Caribbean University

; the University College of the Caribbean and the International University of the Caribbean. Additionally there are many teacher training and community colleges.

Bob Marley

Bob Marley was the greatest reggae musician to have come out of Jamaica. He was an innovator, who combined Jamaican rhythms with rock and Afro-American rhythm and blues. In the 1970s, Bob Marley became an international pop star. His reggae rhythms inspired thousands of musicians throughout the world. But Bob Marley was not only concerned with music. His lyrics spoke about social injustice and became hymns to many fans. It’s difficult, of course, to properly understand Bob Marley’s music without considering the ideology of the Rastafari.

Rastafari is a religious/political movement created by blacks in Jamaica, the descendants of African slaves. They believe that Africa is the birthplace of Mankind and Emperor Haile Selassie I (Ethiopia) was a 20th Century manifestation of God, who led the path towards righteousness, and is therefore worthy of reverence. Jamaican Rastafarianism accepts the use of marijuana as a sacrament and aid to meditation. Rastafarianism has gained widespread exposure in the Western world with followers in North America, Europe and Africa.

“I love the development of our music.

How we’ve tried to develop, y’know? It grows.

That’s why every day people come forward with new songs.

Music goes on forever”

Bob Marley

About Jamaica...

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 234 kilometres (146 mi) in length and as much as 80 kilometres (50 mi) in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about 620 kilometres (385 mi) northeast of the Central American mainland, 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 190 kilometres (120 mi) west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning either the "Land of Springs," or the "Land of Wood and Water." Formerly a Spanish possession known as Santiago, it later became the British West Indies Crown colony of Jamaica. It is the third most populous anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada.

Jamaica is divided into 14 parishes, which are grouped to three historic counties that have no administrative relevance.
Surrey (county) in the east, containing the following parishes:

• Kingston
• Portland
  
• Saint Andrew
  
• Saint Thomas
  

Middlesex (county) in the centre, containing the following parishes:

• Clarendon
  
• Manchester
  
• Saint Ann
  
• Saint Catherine
  
• Saint Mary
  

Cornwall (county) in the west, containing the following parishes:

Hanover

• Saint Elizabeth
  
• Saint James
  
• Trelawny
  
• Westmoreland

Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean, and the most populous English speaking island. The island of Jamaica is home to the Blue Mountains inland and is surrounded by a narrow coastal plain. Most major towns and both cities are located on the coast. Chief towns include the capital city Kingston, Portmore, Spanish Town, Mandeville, Ocho Rios, Port Antonio, and the city of Montego Bay.
The climate in Jamaica is tropical, with hot and humid weather, although higher inland regions have a more temperate climate. Some regions on the south coast, such as the Liguanea Plain and the Pedro Plains are relatively dry rain-shadow areas.

Ethnic Origins

Jamaica's population consists mainly of people of West-African descent, comprising about 90.9% of the demographics. The Akan people of Ghana's influence is evidenced by the town of Accompong (Achiampong is a common family name in Ghana). Other populations on the island are as follows: East Indian 1.3%, White 0.2%, Chinese 0.2%,Lebanese 0.1%,Multiracial 7.3%. Immigration from countries such as China, Colombia, St. Lucia and many more areas of the Caribbean and South Asia have seen a steady rise.

Language

The official language of Jamaica is English. Informally Jamaican Creole, known locally as patois (pronounced patwah), is more commonly spoken by a majority of the population. British English or "The Queen's English" is the most obvious influence on patois, but it includes words and syntax from various African languages (including Akan and Yoruba); European languages (Spanish, Portuguese and French); Pre-Columbian Caribbean languages (Arawak); and Asian languages (Hindi and Mandarin) which is evidence of the long standing mixing of the people. In general, patois differs from English in pronunciation, grammar, nominal orthography and syntax, having many intonations to indicate meaning and mood.

Religion

65.3% of Jamaica's population are Christians, the majority being Protestant, which is primarily due to the influence of British colonialism, and the later influence of denominations from the U.S. Today, the five largest denominations in Jamaica are: Church of God, Seventh-day Adventist, Baptist, Pentecostal and Anglican.
The largest non-Christian religion is the Rastafari, which was founded on the island and reveres the late Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.
Other non-Christian religions in Jamaica include: Bahai, Buddhism, Islam. Practisers of Spiritism can also be found on the island.The West African folk cult of Obeah is found in poor urban and rural areas of Jamaica.