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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (FEBRUARY 25TH 2004) – The Adult and Continuing Education Unit of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) embarks on its part-time and personal development courses next month aimed at raising the standard of education, enhancing their livelihood and reducing the level of poverty.
“Our target groups include the employees at the C.A. Paul Southwell Industrial Estate, Bourkes Industrial Estate, prospective homeowners, sales personnel in the shops, stores and building material departments, future entrepreneurs, our vendors, construction workers, students, employees in tourism and other members of the general public,” Head Unit, Mrs. Joan Phillip told the Communication’s Unit of the Prime Minister’s Office.
Mrs. Phillip said registration for courses in basic mathematics, college mathematics, computer literacy and Literacy/NEC classes will end on March 23rd. Classes start on March 8th. Registration for the computer literacy classes can be made with the respective computer tutors in the various districts.
She said Basic Mathematics and College Maths will cost EC$100 per term and will take place on Monday’s and Wednesday’s respectively.
Registration also began last Monday for the 12-week Personal Development Courses in Social Psychology, Interpersonal Communication, Sign Language, Introduction to Desktop Publishing, Power Point Presentation and Food Preparation. These courses will cost EC$200 each.
Courses in Electrical Principles & Practices, Introduction to Auto CAD (Computer Aided Drawing) and Dress Making and Design will cost EC$300.
According to Mrs. Phillip, courses leading to associated degrees in Culinary Arts, Business Studies and Hospitality Studies, are scheduled to start in September.
The programme has the full support of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Denzil L. Douglas. Dr. Douglas recently stated that his administration wants to ensure that persons develop new skills so that they can be better able to market themselves and go into the new job opportunities being made available.
A Rural Adult Education Programme (RAEP) introduced by the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party Government in 2001 is aimed at providing persons from the rural areas with lifelong skills so that they can become employable or self-employed. The aim is to raise the standard of living of Kittitians and Nevisians and reduce the level of poverty.
The programme is also geared towards finding alterative employment as a result of the serious challenges faced in the sugar industry and to make workers more competitive.
Since its inception, scores of young, adult and even elderly persons have been awarded certificates for successfully completing courses in basic and intermediate computer literacy, hotel-related fields, hair dressing, construction trades, disaster preparedness, responsible parenting and small business management. |
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