Financial Community Advanced Technical Educational Trust for Bahamians
In 1973, the leaders of the banking industry realised the importance of skill development in our new country, in particular, the cultivation of technical skills. Committing $130,000 to the Financial Community Advanced Technical Educational Trust for Bahamians (1973), legally established on June 16th, 1974,these visionaries ensured that those Bahamians of upstanding character and good academic skills would benefit both themselves and our country through the acquisition of diverse technical skills.
95 persons over the past 29 years have received FCATET awards totaling over $430,000
FCATET has awarded Financial Community Scholarships in the following areas:
- Computer applications
- Design
- Telecommunications
- Electronics
- Aviation & marine navigation
- Medical technology
- Air-conditioning
- Electrical and mechanical engineering
- Photography
- Recording arts management
- Auto servicing
- Occupational studies
- Computer engineering
