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AFETT Wins TTCSI's Service Association of the Year Award
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The TTCSI Excellence in Services Awards is designed to recognise role models in the industry for their outstanding performance and contribution to the growth and development of the Services Industries in Trinidad and Tobago.
The TTCSI Excellence in Service Award is the highest accolade given to local organisations for their achievements in quality and performance. It also contributes to raising awareness about the importance of quality and performance excellence as a competitive edge.
Click here to view more info on the Award at the TTCSI's website.
Read our President's Note (sidebar) to hear her experience receiving the Award.
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Programmes
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Programmes Director Lisa Beckles
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The Programmes Committee planned and hosted our October Monthly Meeting on Thursday 18 October, at the BP Suite, Queen's Park Oval. The meeting featured the topic, 'Priorities ..Career, Family or Both?' and took the form of a panel discussion featuring three of the country's top female executives - Eutrice Carrington, Executive Director of the UTC; Allison Demas, former CEO of COTT and present CEO Media Insight; Gisele Marfleet, Director of Industrial Chemicals Supply Co. (1995) Ltd. and Scotiabank Director. Click here to read full article.
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Research & Public Advocacy
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RPA Director Francisca Jordan
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As part of AFETT's 10-Year anniversary observation, the RPA Committee is presently recording AFETT's history throughout the years to ensure that our legacy is documented. Other projects also in the pipeline are the launch of AFETT's Women's Development Fund and the AFETT's Women of Influence Awards Function 2013. Click here to read more.
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Membership
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All AFETT members can now enjoy 10% discount on all products and services purchased from Natural Beauty Ltd. Click here to read more. AFETT began its Plus 1 Campaign, which encourages members to invite their professional peers to visit and join AFETT. Click here to read more.
Members and applicants are encouraged to come out and support the Association's meetings and events and join one of the Association's Standing Committees.
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Fund Raising
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Utilising various avenues for fund raising, the Fund Raising Committee is committed to raising money to drive AFETT's various sub-committees and their projects. This year our promise is to ensure that for every activity that is embarked upon there is a sense of pride and enjoyment, noting that, when work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and you reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible. Click here to read more.
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Communications
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The Communications Committee is working assiduously to revamp the varied communications media of the Association, namely Take Note, the Facebook and Linked-in group pages and the AFETT website, in keeping with our theme of Engagement, Empowerment and Transformation. In addition, efforts are being made - within the organisations's financial constraints, to heighten the Association's profile in several spheres and networking circles. We may therefore be calling on membership to appear on the Association's behalf on television talk shows and serve on influential panels and we do hope that members will accept these challenges as they are presented. We also are quietly seeking out strategic partnerships with like-minded organisations such as the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, with whom we have mutual interests. As we celebrate the 10th Anniversary, we aim to ensure that AFETT is recognised and respected as the leading organisation for upcoming and female executives. Members who have interest in Communications are invited to get on board and send an email to afettcommunication@gmail.com.
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Maria Rivas-McMillan
 Maria remembers her first job very well. She was 19 and nervous and had gotten the job of Project Secretary to the ILO/DANIDA Regional Project on Co-operative Development. A member of AFETT since 2003, she enjoyed a stint as leader of the Communications Committee. Click here to read full bio. |
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Janice Smith
Janice is an Environmental Management Professional and an experienced Environmental, Safety and Tourism Management System Auditor with over 12 years of extensive experience in the implementation of standards, auditing and training.
She has been an AFETT Member since 2011, and joined to explore networking opportunities. Janice plays a very instrumental part in AFETT's Mentorship Programme, REACH, which targets young women between the ages 14 to 17. Click here to read full bio.
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We acknowledge all of the following new members to AFETT:
Aka Ali-KerrA
Indrani Bachan-Persard
Pamela Baptiste
Nicole Cha Cha
Eleanor Donaldon Honeywell
Marie Antoinette Matthews
Sandra Moore-Williams
Jennifer Moses
Crystal Rahaman
Lauren Sharpe
Rosanne St. Bernard
Wendy-Ann Thomas
Jessie-May Ventour
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2013 Membership Dues
 A reminder to members that invoices for membership dues for the year 2013 shall be distributed before the end of the year. Your annual Membership Fee is due on the 1st January of each and every consecutive year.
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AFETT Member Maria McMillan
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AFETT Member Janice Smith
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First Aid and CPR Training
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The First Aid CPR and AED program teaches the principles of basic life support for adults, children, and infants. It provides the latest guidelines for CPR and emergency cardiac care, starting with how to assess the scene of an emergency and take stock of the victim's condition. The course details how to perform one-rescuer CPR and rescue breathing, and how to manage choking in a conscious person. It also addresses infection control. The AED portion of the program details key operating characteristics and shows you proper precautions and maintenance techniques. It explains how AEDs work and why they're a critical part of emergency cardiac care. Click on flyer to view full information.
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President's Note
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Marlene Charles |
Last evening (29th October), was a fantastic evening for AFETT. The TTCSI (Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries) hosted their second annual Excellence in Services Awards. Not only was AFETT nominated in the category of Service Association of the Year, but we won! AFETT's founding member, Lara Quentrall-Thomas; AFETT's Communications Director, Colleen Cameron; and AFETT's Research and Public Advocacy Director, Francisca Jordan, were there to celebrate the moment with me. Click here to read full article.
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World of Work
Ladies,
Would you like to be part of preparing young female professional for the world of work? Then come be part of one of the AFETT teams for the UWI Student Advisory Services' World of Work Mock Interviews.
Click here to read more.
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