The Caribbean Association of Training Agencies (CANTA) was created to establish and govern a Regional Training and Certification System to harmonize national TVET systems and develop regional standards in training and establish a system for assessment, certification and recognition of skills. All certification in the region comes under the CARICOM Vocational Qualification (CVQ) framework.
Members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), have an Agreement on Social Security (CASS) that protects pension rights for workers moving between CARICOM member states.
The purpose of this Country Support Strategy is to provide a framework for EU assistance programmes in Dominica under the 10th EDF. It outlines the current status of EU–Dominica relations, sets out a detailed country diagnosis, summarises the Government’s development agenda, reviews past and present EC cooperation and the activities of other major donors, and concludes with the proposed EU response strategy and its corresponding indicative work programme.