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.