 Graduate recruitment in the labour market is being redefined during the pandemic. Employers are adapting to new processes associated with the COVID-19 response and it is expected that specific competencies when hiring new talent will be sought after by organisations in this thrust. Delivering welcome remarks at the Sa'afa Lewis Community College's Virtual Graduation Ceremony, Minister for Education, Innovation, Generations and Sustainable Development, Honourable Dr. Gail Rigabat, explain to the cohort that successfully completing their studies despite the pandemic may very well work to their advantage as they join the world of work. It is that experience above all that's in time, in time, well beyond the certificate that you received today that will prove your technical competency. It will be that experience of the lockdown and remain in productive and focused that will prove that you are made of something special. In time, employers may very well find themselves asking the question through the interview process, were you in school during that period, 2020 to 2021? Already knowing and embracing exactly what I'm saying now, which is that special crop of students, they would have had to prove their metal. The Education Minister credits the graduates for spurring urgent change in the sector under pandemic conditions, adding that their resilience is a foundation left behind for upcoming scholars. You are that crop of students who forced us to accelerate a very detailed plan for the integration of ICTs in education. You were the energy behind a more rapid implementation of that program. You were the ones who regrettably were cut flat-footed. Some of you not having yet mastered the various learning platforms, but you are also the ones who, when we made the training available, availed yourselves of the opportunity and proved your excellence again. The road ahead, thanks to COVID-19, is largely unpredictable. But I want to reassure you that your experience here, especially the experience the last 10 months in particular, these experiences have more than prepared you. You are adequately equipped to master any challenge thrown at you. You are well-outfitted to respond to and to resolve the many issues that crop up in one's life. The South Lewis Community College's Class of 2020 will be honored in the virtual graduation ceremony on Sunday, January 51.