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Institute for Workforce Education and Development Jamaica

Mr. Wayne Chen

I.W.E.D Chairman

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Institute for Workforce Education and Development Jamaica

Don A. Gittens

M.Sc., B.Sc.

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Institute for Workforce Education and Development Jamaica

Steve Robinson

Director of Finance (Acting)

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Verica Bennett-Davidson

President – I.W.E.D

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Institute for Workforce Education and Development Jamaica

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Mr. Wayne Chen

Wayne Christopher Chen is Chairman of Super Plus Food Stores, Petrojam, and the Southern Regional Health Authority, Institute for Workforce Education & Development (I.W.E.D.) and Deputy Chairman of the Betting, Gaming, and Lotteries Commission. He is President of the Caribbean Employers Confederation (CEC), which represents 18 national employers’ organizations, and is a member of CARICOM’s Digital Skills Task Force and Human Resource Development Commission.

He is a past Chairman of CVM Television, the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), National Land Agency (NLA), National Gallery of Jamaica, NCB Insurance, NCB Cayman, and West Indies Trust Company (WITCo). He is a past director of National Commercial Bank (NCB) and Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS). He was a founding member of the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) and was its first Chairman. He was Jamaica Observer’s 1998 Business Leader of the Year and is co-author of “Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican Music” (1998 Temple University Press) and Executive Producer of Toots and the Maytals’s Grammy-nominated album “Ska Father” (1999).

Don A. Gittens

Don A. Gittens is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited Group comprising Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited (MMS), Manpower & Maintenance Business Services Limited (MMBS); Manpower and Maintenance Sales and Distribution Limited; Institute for Workforce Education & Development (IWED); Manpower & Maintenance Services Foundation and the M’Power Women’s Group.

Mr. Gittens is a seasoned Management Professional who has represented Jamaica at the highest level internationally. He possesses a wealth of knowledge with over twenty (20) years’ experience in Business Development, Strategic Planning, International Investment & Trade Negotiations, Policy Development, Strategic Marketing, Client Relationship Management, Consultative and Technology Sales and Project Management.

Among his experience is Manager, Logistics, Energy, Infrastructure and Emerging Sectors (2016-2023) and Consultant Business Development/Senior Consultant Knowledge Services/Acting Manager, Special Projects (2005-2011) at Jamaica Promotions Corporation; Regional Enterprise Account Manager/BPO Executive Manager at Cable and Wireless Jamaica (LIME/C&W Business) (2011-2016); Information Systems Manager at Clico Holdings (Barbados) Limited (2004-2005).

He holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Project Management from the Mona School of Business (2009); a Master of Science Degree in Telecommunications from State University of New York: Institute of Technology (2002-2004) and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hotel Management from the University of the West Indies (1999-2001). He is a trained Project Manager and a Certified Mediator.

Mr. Gittens’ greatest strength is motivating teams and he possesses excellent communication, negotiating and networking skills. He served as Past President of the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston, Jamaica (2014/2015) and Lieutenant Governor, Kiwanis International, Division 23 East (2020/2021).

Steve Robinson

STEVE ROBINSON, Director of Finance (Acting) – Mr. Steve Robinson has over thirty (30) years of professional experience in analyzing financial statements, external and internal auditing, accounting, taxation, lecturing, financial management & control, and business consulting. Among Mr. Robinson’s experience is Head, Corporate Services at the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (2018 – 2022); Acting Director General (2013 – 2017) & Chief Accountant (2011-2013) at the Coffee Industry Board; Tax Manager/Associate Partner at Boldeck Jamaica Chartered Accountants (2009 – 2010) and Senior Accountant at Ashtrom Building Systems Limited (1996 – 2006).

Mr. Robinson also lectured at the Students’ Accountancy Training Consortium between 2008 and 2015. Mr. Robinson is a Chartered Accountant and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Accountants of the United Kingdom (FCCA); Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (FCA) and a Registered Public Accountant & Member of the Public Accountancy Board of Jamaica (RPA). He is the President of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew (BSA), St. Luke Church and former member of the Kinston College Chapel Choir & Basketball team. Mr. Robinson is an excellent team player who believes far more can be accomplished out of a team rather than an individual and as such he utilizes initiative to achieve company objectives. He currently serves as Chief Accountant at Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited Group since December 2022.

Verica Bennett-Davidson

Mrs. Verica Bennett-Davidson manages the overall functions of IWED which includes managing the training, human resource, and administrative functions, thereby ensuring the delivery of quality training programmes, for the development, review, and implementation of policies, procedures, and monitoring mechanisms to measure compliance.
She is the recipient of the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to Education, has over 40 years’ experience in education and training. She has served at various levels of the public education system as a classroom teacher, lecturer, administrator, and consultant/ advisor.
Mrs. Bennett Davidson who is currently a member of the St. George’s College Board, previously served on the Boards of HEART Trust NTA, Social Development Commission (SDC), St. Joseph Teachers’ College, and the Mico University College as Board Secretary, during her time as Registrar at that institution. She has a passion for education and training, particularly in relation to the upliftment of the dispossessed and vulnerable citizens of society.