We’re backkkkk!! 🧠 We took a hiatus recently and now Brain Food TCI is ready to serve you. Here’s an update 👇🏽 LaVerne Handfield, Head of Pathway Services is your point of contact for all Career and educational services. For business partnerships contact the Founder Nandina Hislop. We can be reached at brainfoodtci@gmail.com. We now…
Read MoreWhat is Results Day?
August is a special month for students in the UK and heavily determinate on their future. Let’s find out more about the highly anticipated ’Results Day’.
Read MoreVirtual Internships: the Answer to Student Employability 2020
If you’re a student or recent graduate, it is likely your summer internship or graduate scheme may have been postponed or cancelled. Before you give up and apply for a random Masters degree, try applying for these virtual internships.
Read MoreSpotlighted: Arielle Neely, Co-Creator of the #DontRushChallenge
Our very own Arielle Neely (@rellie.intoyou) from the island of Providenciales by way of South Caicos, went viral in the last few months with the #DontRushChallenge, unintentionally putting the Turks and Caicos Islands on the map. Stricken with boredom Arielle and her friends joined forces in lockdown (while practising social distancing of course), creating the…
Read MoreThings to do while at Home [COVID-19 Edition]
Yes. Corona Virus has come to try and finish us off. Some of us are bored, unemployed, confused and a lucky few – unaffected. If you feel stagnant and are in need of some stimulating activities, here are some tips below. Jump to: Take an Online Course Learn a New Skill (Get Crafty) Read a…
Read MoreFact Check: Finance
There is (arguably) nothing more stressful and more rewarding than ‘chasing a bag’. What hurts the most is the bag decreasing in weight. Essentially, that is what “adulting” is. Higher education extirpates a lot of weight from many bags. When deciding to study you need to be informed on costs in order to budget. You…
Read MoreFact Check: Educational Terms Explained
People often confuse key terms in relation to education. Common terms may have different meanings in other countries. This post will attempt to explain a number of those. Skip to Sections College vs. University Further Education vs. Higher Education Technical Routes College vs. University Caribbean and North America The terms college and university can be…
Read MoreFact Check: Do you have the right to study?
So you’ve decided what you want to study and where you want to go. But have you considered if you’re allowed to study there? No need to panic because we’ve got you covered. Skip to sections Caribbean North America United Kingdom Caribbean In the Caribbean we have a number of universities which are renowned worldwide…
Read MoreTCI vs. Climate Change Fight Night
In a world where millions of animals are being burned to death by bush-fires and large masses of ice are melting expeditiously, the Turks and Caicos Islands have been taking blows against the opponent: Climate Change. Since the decade started in 2010, bodies of Government have changed but both have taken strikes at adverse environmental…
Read MoreTCI Victorious at CTO Youth Congress
Turks & Caicos has claimed many victories in the past decade, and we can now add a new accomplishment to our ever-expanding list: winner of the Caribbean Youth Organization’s (CTO) Youth Congress. On 4 October 2019, 14 junior ministers of tourism from around the Caribbean gathered in Antigua & Barbuda for the CTO’s annual Youth…
Read MoreWorldwide Recognition of our hidden gem: TCI Beaches
The beauty of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) has attracted thousands of tourists consistently each year. The TCI’s beaches in particular, have garnered praise from every walk of life and has risen to international heights through social media platforms thanks to A-list celebrities (we’re looking at you Kylie Jenner). The TCI has accomplished some…
Read MoreBroken Glass Ceiling Phenomenon
For decades it was our norm (much like most of the world around us) for men to hold just about all of the positions of power and authority in the country. However, this decade has seen a shift from the norm as women have been empowered to occupy some of the highest offices in the…
Read MoreThe Birth of Fish Fry
Fish Fry, the event that has given us as locals something to look forward to every week and the tourists a chance to explore what the Turks and Caicos has to offer. This event is a perfect example of everything Turks and Caicos. You got your, arts and crafts, local cuisine with of course the…
Read MoreWhat Do You Want to be When You Grow Up?
The standard question to ask every first grader because, apparently, they need to know what career field they’ll be working in and where they’ll fit into society by the tender age of 6. Side note: do you ever realize that parents are always stuck on this 6-year-old’s answer and hold them to this answer for…
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