Most of the workers from the soon-to-be disbanded National Beautification Programme have signed onto Government’s retraining initiative which could facilitate their transfer to other work areas after March 31.The workers, who took part in the efforts to clean up the island following the ashfall from the La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines two years ago and who later took part in the beautification programme which will end next month have taken the opportunity to sharpen their skill set.Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Works, Santia Bradshaw, revealed this in Parliament as the House approved a $23 million supplemental for her ministry to undertake a number of ventures.Regarding the workers, Bradshaw said, “We decided when the programme came to an end that we wanted to retrain the workers by enrolling them in the Skills Training programme to enhance and improve their skill set. Initially, about 75 per cent of the workers had signed the forms for this purpose, and more recently another five per cent have come on board. We have already started classes in tree trimming, electrical installation, skid steer (Bobcat) driving and gabion building.”