| While congratulations were in order for this year’s graduating class of the Kuru Kuru Cooperative College (KKCC), there are plans by the Board of Directors to develop the institution’s curricula. The aim is to extend its education delivery across the country’s ten administrative regions.KKCC’s 10 outstanding students flank Chairman of the Board, John SeeramThe 30th batch of students graduated on Saturday at the College’s main building in D’Urban Backlands Georgetown. The event saw the attendance of family members and well wishers, including officials from the school.According to Chairman of the Board of Directors, John Seeram, the role of the 40-year-old institution remains to equip its students with the fundamentals that will allow them to develop skills necessary to contribute to the country’s national development.He said that the Board is embarking on a partnership with NCC Education in the United Kingdom, an internationally recognized provider of British education, to increase the courses offered at the tertiary level at the institution; in turn, increasing the number of students graduating from the college annually.He said that the Board recently completed initial talks with the organisation which is gearing to offer undergraduate degree courses in the field of Business Studies and Information Technology. It will also offer the Diploma in Business at Levels Four and Five and Diploma in Computing and Business Information Technology also at Levels Four and Five.The diplomas, he said, will be taught “face-to-face” by current staff of the College, using materials provided by NCC. Additionally, he said that online tutorials will be done to allow students to complete the courses. The plans are to be implemented during the coming year.The Chairman, Mr Seeram, said that in the coming year, the College will be involved in conducting workshops and seminars on topics related to the work environment for working staff in the public, private and cooperative sectors.“In effect, this is staff development training and is aimed at increasing their skills and knowledge respectively, hence to the benefit of the staff and the organisation. It will also embark on internship training of students so that their skills will be enhanced, allowing them to be in a more advantageous position when seeking employment,” he pronounced.While the achievement of the goals remains at the forefront, Seeram said that the Board will be focusing its attention on areas where improvement is needed. Of these he mentioned staff development, noting that the present lecturing staff and those to be hired will need to update their academic qualifications and skills, either at local institutions or overseas.He added that there may be need to obtain lecturers from overseas to deliver lectures and to train staff locally.Seeram encouraged that those interested “will need to come on board in making their contributions towards its [the College’s] success by sending their employees for training.”He urged too that donors are approached to provide technical assistance to train overseas staff.Administrator of the KKCC, Myrtle Richards, said that there are plans at the local level to integrate new courses into the current curricula. She noted that this plan was to have been implemented during the last academic year but due a “major setback” it was not possible.Nevertheless, the plans would be implemented from the start of the New Year. Richards said that through the collaboration with a number of independent agencies, the College will be taking on courses in the field of Business Management & Accounting, Project Planning & Preparation, Marketing and Adobe Photoshop, among others.This year marks 40 years since the existence of the Kuru Kururu Cooperative College. Of 66 students who wrote the Caribbean Secondary Education Council (CSEC) exams,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, ten were awarded for outstanding performances.There were 12 distinctions, 14 Grade One passes, 19 Grade Two passes, 18 Grade Three passes, two were grades Four and one student received a Grade Five. |
