TRANSFER OF ENERGY INFORMATION TO TEACHERS
St. George’s, May 22, 2009 -- The Energy Unit of the Ministry of Finance will host a Workshop to Transfer Energy Information to Teachers of Energy in the CXC and CAPE examinations, as well as Lecturers in Training Colleges, from May 28 – 29, 2009, at the Grenada National Stadium Media Centre (Level 2).
The workshop will be conducted in collaboration with the Caribbean
Energy Information System (CEIS)/ the Caribbean Renewable Energy
Development /GTZ Program (German Technical Assistance Program), and
forms part of a regional initiative which is underway in selected
countries. (Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and St. Kitts/Nevis,
St Vincent & the Grenadines, Antigua).
The objectives of the Workshop are:
To educate teachers of Energy and energy related subjects in
schools and Training Colleges on matters relating to the high cost of
energy and the socio-economic impact.
To provide teachers of Energy and energy-related subjects with the
basic information, knowledge and skills required, to effectively
institute and strengthen energy conservation and efficiency, as part of
the curriculum.
To, in turn, have trained teachers mount further training sessions
in their schools and for their students, and also to sensitize their
colleagues as part of a “Train the Trainer” Programme using the CD-ROM
tool which will be left with those persons attending the workshop .
The training team will be lead by Mrs. Mona Whyte, Team Leader, CEIS,
of the Scientific Research Council of Jamaica. Over forty (40) teachers
are expected to participate in the training.
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