Both Sides of The Coin: The Story of The Central Bank of Barbados 1972-2017

61 head of department by that time. The formation of the ECG Department and, particularly, the MIS Department was responsible for the creation of a number of specialist positions (computer programmers, for example) during the early part of the period. The construction of the headquarters building between 1981 and 1986 also led to new job creation. As that project neared completion, positions were created relating to maintenance, security and the operation of the Frank Collymore Hall. Several of the new jobs were located in the Research Department which was absorbing the resources necessary to the strengthening of its statistics-gathering and publications capabilities. For example, in 1977, posts of assistant librarian and graduate trainee were created; during the following year, the latter post was upgraded to the level of junior economist and additional positions of economist were added to the establishment during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Staff development Training continued to be an integral part of the Bank’s development strategy. There was an increase in the number of courses offered and they became more diversified. Apart from training that was pertinent to its core operations, the programme included several courses aimed at the personal development of staff. BIMAP’s training facilities Chapter 3: Consolidation: 1976 to 1986 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 92 106 116 121 133 153 163 172 180 186 191 207 TABLE 5 STAFF COMPLEMENT (1975 - 1986) Source: Central Bank of Barbados, Annual Reports , 1975 - 1986.