Morgan announces 'STEADY' internship to plug youth into infrastructure works
Published:Thursday | April 24, 2025 | 5:47 PM
Minister with responsibility for works Robert Morgan has announced a new internship programme to give tertiary students hands-on experience in national infrastructural development.
The STEADY Internship Programme, short for 'Sustainable Training for Engineering, Accountability, Development and Youth,' will start in September 2025 and engage 20 students in infrastructure projects across the island.
Morgan says application details for STEADY will be released in June 2025. Financing details were not disclosed.
Morgan unveiled the initiative at a youth forum on Tuesday at The University of the West Indies, Mona, where he pitched the programme as a move to connect young people directly to the country’s development.
“STEADY is about taking young Jamaicans out of the classroom and putting them into the field, conversation, and the future,” the minister said. “We are giving young people a chance not just to witness development, but to be part of it.”
A statement says interns will support efforts like project monitoring, community-based mapping, environmental resilience, and the use of digital tools in engineering and construction
Morgan says application details for STEADY will be released in June 2025.
STEADY is one of three flagship initiatives under the ministry’s new infrastructure agenda. The other two are 'READY', which focuses on infrastructure planning and coordination framework and 'GO' which is a "fast-action" road patching and resurfacing initiative.
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