Twenty persons selected to be Census 2010 trainers are getting trained in a six-day workshop organised by the Economics and Statistics Office.
These trainers, in turn, will educate nearly 400 persons to be census field supervisors and enumerators.
The training is a key step in building a properly trained workforce for Census 2010, Cayman’s population and housing count that kicks off on Census Day (10 October or 10-10-10) and continues through November.
“Of the 20 workshop participants, ten are from the Economics and Statistics Office, five from other government departments and five from the private sector,” said Census Manager Elizabeth Talbert.
Held at the Customs Conference Room, the workshop is jointly conducted by Mrs. Talbert and the United Nations Population Fund’s Ms Sandra Peredez, who is stationed in Belize.
Opening the workshop, Economics and Statistics Office Director Maria Zingapan stressed Census 2010’s importance not merely for gathering population figures but also as “Cayman’s biggest statistical capacity building exercise.”
Census 2010 will capture data on subjects such as health insurance, housing and mortality to help create a more comprehensive database to better aid planning for the Islands’ future.
