CCA and WORC Graduation

Grand Cayman, 20 December 2023 – On Thursday, December 7, 2023, Cayman Career Academy
(CCA) collaborated with Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC) and held another
successful graduation for participants from the 2023 cohorts with fifty-one (51) unique graduates, with
twelve (12) embarking on multiple certifications. The ceremony was held at the Grand Cayman Marriott
Resort and was attended by many delightful guests, including the distinguished graduates, parents, friends,
WORC and the Scholarship Secretariat dignitaries.

The 2023 WORC scholarships for this graduating cohort prepared Caymanians for the job market. WORC
sponsored forty-four (44) unique students from the graduating class. Thirty-two (32) students received a
single award, ten (10) students received two awards, and two (2) students received three awards:

• CIDESCO DIPLOMA in Professional Nail Services – 4 graduates
• CIDESCO Manual Facial Certificate – 3 graduates
• EDUQUAL AWARD in Geriatric Care Assistance – 14 graduates
• EDUQUAL AWARD in Principles of Advanced Elderly Care Case Management – 8 graduates
• EDUQUAL AWARD in Safe Babysitting Practice – 8 graduates
• Oncology Aesthetics & Nails Certification – 7 graduates
• EDUQUAL AWARD in Basic and Swedish Massage – 6 graduates
• EDUQUAL AWARD in Waxing (Facial, Body and Specialized) – 8 graduates

Independent-sponsored or Scholarship Secretariat-sponsored students:

• CIDESCO DIPLOMA in Beauty Therapy – 7 graduates
• EDUQUAL AWARD in Waxing (Facial, Body and Specialized) – 1 graduate

The graduating class included four (4) Caymanians who are the first holders of the CIDESCO Diploma in
Professional Nail Services. This achievement made CCA the first CIDESCO school in the world to pass this
prestigious exam and WORC a proud sponsor.

Principal Ms. Jacqui Tomlinson-Smith addressed the graduates and stated, “We are so proud of all our
students. Several are working mothers and found a way to further their education so they can now work in
this fast growing and lucrative Beauty Industry.” She also thanked WORC, especially Ms. Kimone
Chambers and Ms. Allison Anglin, and Scholarship Secretariat (Ministry of Education), CCA amazing
lecturers, Ms. Wendy Lynch and Mrs. Hannah Taylor, and her three children, Renee Whorms, Vaughan
and Christina Smith, for granting them another good year at CCA.

Cayman Career Academy, located in the Smith Road Plaza, next to the George Town Hospital, offers full-
time and part-time evening classes and payment plans. Anyone interested in their courses and schedules
or would like to know if they qualify for government grants or scholarships can call 936-2228 or email
info@caymancareeracademy.ky.

Caymanians interested in training opportunities should contact WORC’s National Training & Development
Unit by calling 945-9672 or email worc.training@gov.ky or visit www.worc.ky or follow them on Facebook
and Instagram.