The Bethel Empowerment Skills Training Centre was opened last June. Since then, it has been making strides in its mission to develop the skills of young persons in the village of Bethel and environs under the sturdy guidance of Minister of Tobago Development Dr. Delmon Baker.

The Caribbean Examination Council stated that in the May/June exams for this year only 33 percent of students in the region attained Grades 1 to 3 in Mathematics. This decline has been steady for the past three years and has prompted the Subject Advisory Committee be prompted to address deficiencies in the subject across the region.