| After three months of training, staff of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) and the University of Guyana (UG) School of Education and Humanities completed a programme in management and leadership hosted by a Canadian university.For 12 weeks, one dozen administrators from the two institutions engaged in online courses,Cheap Jerseys From China, facilitated by the University of New Brunswick (UNB), Canada.After the three months, the administrators were then privy to three days of face-to-face interactions with UNB officials including the university’s Dean of the Faculty of Education,Cheap Jerseys, Dr. Ann Sherman.The entire programme fell under the Ministry of Education’s Guyana Improving Teacher Education Project’s (GITEP) subcomponent 2 which focuses on building human resources and capacity.During the programme’s closing ceremony at CPCE’s Turkeyen Campus, it was noted that the course had provided the perfect opportunity to make the operations of both the CPCE and UG much better.Viola Rowe,Cheap Jerseys Free, Principal of CPCE, expressed hope in her brief remarks that the partnership among CPCE,Soccer Jerseys China, UG, UNB and the Education Ministry would continue in the years to come.She indicated that the programme was a rich one which started in 2013 with the first batch being exposed to similar training. She said, too, that CPCE has seen the benefits of the training. “It is reflected in our administration and the improvement we have seen in our administration,” she stressed. She added that the value of the programme has been transferred to the students.Further,Cheap NFL Jerseys, she said,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, it was important that CPCE and UG received international help to avoid “inbreeding”. “We tried to as far as possible minimize inbreeding. It’s more prosperous to our nation if our local institutions work with institutions abroad,” she said.“As we move forward with improving teacher education and training, we are looking forward to taking things abroad; we’re looking for expansion in our partnerships and building relations with other universities outside of our country.”According to GITEP Coordinator, Tota Mangar,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, the UNB was awarded the consultancy under international competitive bidding. He further said that the overall course objective had been to enhance the management of CPCE and UG and to ensure that innovative and proven leadership and management techniques are implemented.He said, too, that the goal was to improve the productivity of teaching staff and ultimately teacher education delivery in Guyana.Among the topics covered were communication skills, creative leadership, assessment in the classroom, empowerment and productivity and human resources management.He further said that the programme was a convenient one for the participants who were able to utilize their times in any way desired.All of the participants have full-time schedules at the CPCE and UG, he said.“Congratulations to all the administrators who successfully completed this management course. You are now rejuvenated and well prepared to face the challenges that lie ahead,” he said.while local professionals lauded UNB officials for their work during the programme, Dr. Sherman expressed thanks for the learning experience she received from Guyana.According to her, the programme had presented her with the opportunity to compare the systems of Guyana and Canada and to learn what works and what does not work for each country.These learning experiences were present for the two years that UNB has been partnering with Guyana.UNB began partnering with Education Ministry after its application was received following advertisements for firms and institutions for consultancy for intensive coaching of teacher educators. The university was chosen after it ranked highest in terms of qualification, experience and relevance. |
