EBB places Caribbean and Latin American professionals into accredited US technical training programs — and returns them home with the skills, credentials, and capacity their nations need to build sustainable economies.
Our government workforce program runs in three clean phases. Ministries nominate professionals, EBB coordinates the placement, US colleges deliver the training. They come home certified and ready to build.
The J-1 Trainee visa is the legal framework that makes EBB's model work — and it includes structural protections that governments need before they invest. Here's how it operates.
The ministry or employer nominates vetted professionals for a priority sector. EBB confirms program eligibility and college placement.
EBB coordinates J-1 Trainee sponsorship through Cultural Vistas or Alliance Abroad Group — handling all DS-2019 forms, SEVIS compliance, and the formal Training Plans required by the US State Department.
Trainees complete structured, noncredit workforce training at a regionally accredited US college — earning industry certifications within 12–18 months. No credit courses. Ever.
Under INA Section 212(e), government-financed J-1 Trainees must return home for a minimum of two years before accessing US work visas. This is US federal law — not a program policy.
Trainees return with a Credential Portfolio. EBB activates the pre-confirmed employer deployment and conducts a 90-day check-in. The government receives a Cohort Outcomes Report.
The two-year home residency requirement under INA Section 212(e) is a US federal obligation — not a promise. Trainees cannot legally apply for a US work visa until they've spent two years back home. This is the government's structural guarantee.
Practical, noncredit workforce training in a structured program at a US institution. Maximum 18 months. The training must be skills-based — not academic degree coursework.
Visa sponsorship, DS-2019 forms, SEVIS compliance, Training Plans, college placement, orientation, compliance monitoring, reintegration documentation, and government outcomes reporting.
J-1 Trainees are strictly prohibited from enrolling in credit-bearing courses at any time during their program. Credit enrollment is a visa violation and results in immediate program termination. EBB partner colleges contractually enforce this separation for every cohort.
EBB has identified and is actively pursuing partnership agreements with regionally accredited US community and technical colleges — selected for certification depth, noncredit workforce customization capability, affordability, diaspora proximity, and sector fit.
Partnership agreements with all listed institutions are in development. EBB has identified each college based on confirmed noncredit workforce capability, certification depth, and sector alignment with Caribbean and Latin American government priorities. MOU negotiations are actively underway.
Are you a US college with a workforce development division? EBB brings pre-funded Caribbean and Latin American noncredit cohorts — you deliver the training. No credit enrollment. No admissions complexity. Get in touch →
EBB operates across four segments — governments, private employers, US colleges, and individual professionals. Governments and private employers are both priority clients; both pay EBB a consulting fee and both drive program design.
EBB's active market development is anchored in the Caribbean and Latin America — where our founder spent three years on the ground at the American University of Antigua and where we have confirmed IDB-funded mandate alignment. Our model works wherever governments and employers share the same workforce development goals.
Whether you represent a government ministry, a development agency, a US college, or are an individual exploring pathways — we want to hear from you.
Founded by Dr. Dwayne A. Hunt, Ed.D. — a higher education leader with over 20 years of experience across student success, workforce development, and international education in the Caribbean and Latin America.