AS the Carnegie School of Home Economics (CSHE) continues to make training teachers a priority, the first batch of teaching staff on Friday completed a staff development workshop in the Implementation and Delivery of Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET).
The second batch of teachers, according to CSHE Principal Sharmaine Marshall, will be trained in this area as well over the next two weeks.
“The CSHE has a rich track record of academic excellence and high quality of learning for all. Strides are made to maintain this tradition through continuous staff development,” Marshall told this publication on Saturday.
According to her, the CBET training has equipped the teaching staff to deliver competency-based education, hence, preparing their students to satisfy the needs of the related industries.
Addressing the graduates, Director of the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), Floyd Scott underlined the significance of competency-based education, and emphasised that CBET makes teaching relevant and responsive to the country’s need, and industry requirements.
This training, Scott affirmed, equips CSHE teachers to help others excel so that competition can be created. “Speaking with the teachers, President of Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana, Mitra Ramkumar said that tourism creates the opportunity for students to employ their skills garnered from Carnegie,” Marshall related.
“Ramkumar further stated that many hotels, bars, resorts, and lodges currently employ students from Carnegie, and that the hands-on practical training achieved through the Carnegie Hibiscus Restaurant makes students more attractive to operations within the tourism industry,” she added.
Also present at the ceremony was chairperson of the CSHE Board of Governors, Patricia David, who was happy that the administration and staff took the step to look into the training.
“She said CBET is a proven methodology to deliver technical and vocational education and training as it focuses on what the learner should be able to do after a learning activity. She also urged the lecturers here to bear in mind the fundamental components of CBET,” Marshall informed.
Facilitator Krishn Sharma expounded on the need for CBET at CSHE, and pledged his support to the continued advancement of CBET at the institution.
Marshall, in her closing remarks, thanked the enthusiastic participants for their active and positive participation in the training, and encouraged the staff to put into practice what was learnt.
“CBET is an effective mode to deliver technical and vocational education and training. Its flexible modular-based system allows learners to obtain as many modules as they wish to lead to the certification they need,” she said.
–Adapted from Guyana Chronicle: https://guyanachronicle.com/2020/09/27/carnegie-teachers-receive-cbet-training/?fbclid=IwAR11nAonC-_KC8Y1P7_vWr_-4q5OpJZ84O5Ef48BAouDCUT1OA-n_HdI1O0
