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C&W gives scholarshipto a young Caymanian
Cable &Wireless Scholarship Recipient: Mr. Rhys Ebanks is working ona Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentrationin Operations Management and Management Information Systems atEast Carolina University in North Carolina.
As a supporter of highereducation, Cable & Wireless provides funding regularly foremployee training programs as well as for tertiary education foremployees and their children. Not only does Cable & Wirelessgrant financial assistance for higher education, the company alsoallows students to gain practical experience in their selectedfields of study. Cable & Wireless scholarship recipients jointhe telecommunications family at the end of their tenure and continueto grow because of the various training programs made availableto them.
Rhys Ebanks is one youngCaymanian who has received a Cable & Wireless scholarshipand works as temporary staff during his course of study. He saidCable & Wireless' $50,000-investment in his education affordshim the opportunity to pursue a bachelor's degree.
In his words, "Thefinancial assistance is greatly appreciated by my parents andmyself; Cable & Wireless boosted my self-confidence when theyoffered to pay for my tertiary education after only two yearsof working for them. Not only did they give me the financial assistanceI needed, they also assured me that I could turn to them for adviceon anything, which I found invaluable while studying abroad."
Mr. Ebanks is completinghis Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentrationin Operations Management and Management Information Systems. Heis currently enrolled at East Carolina University in North Carolina,U.S.A. Cable & Wireless employs Mr. Ebanks in the InformationSystems sector and upon graduation, in December 2002, he willbecome a full-time employee.