CARIBBEAN FISHERIES TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Training Administration MARiTIME TRAINING PROGRAMME Tel: (868) 634-4528/163 ext. 3028, 3030 Fax: (868) 634-1635 nd E-mail: [email protected] 2 Semester 2016 FB: Caribbean Fisheries Training and Development Institute COURSE DURATION JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 4 13 Basic Training 9 days 18 17 4 16 3 13 7 16 18 27 Basic Training 3 5 7 9 19 21 16 18 3 days 11 13 7 9 Revalidation 24 26 14 16 26 28 23 25 Boat Master III 10 days 18 29 17 28 Boat Master II 10 days 5 16 Advanced Firefi ghting 5 days 15 19 14 18 Medical First Aid 5 days 12 16 21 25 Seaman Class II 10 days 8 19 Profi ency in 5 days 10 14 Survival Class Coastal Navigation 8 weeks 5 28 Outboard Engine 5 days 3 7 Maintenance & Repairs Engineering Rating 8 weeks 5 28 Catergory II Tanker Familiarization 10 days 7 18 THE PROVIDER NEWS THE PROVIDER Published by the Caribbean Training and Fisheries Development Institute T course —Net Mending in July, targets young people who peoplewho young targets course —Net MendinginJuly, rst completed its fi OpenSchool,which Community Innovative TheMatelot Trinidad. students inMatelot, for skillstraining onpractical willfocus School that monwealth ofmonwealth Learning( Participants of Big Picture Workshop—See story on page 4 storypage on Picture Workshop—See Big of Participants and Development Institute ( and Development ment ofManage- Board Education he Catholic ( cebm ), Caribbean Fisheries Training Fisheries Training ), Caribbean col ) have launchedanOpen ) have cftdi ) andCom- Government as a way to help diversify thelocaleconomy. to helpdiversify asaway Government Tobago Trinidad and by the sherieshas been indentied fi growth of The fi shingindustry. tothe related elds in fi interest showed who residents withMatelot sultations ing, andNetMending. FishHandlingandProcess- EngineRepairs, in Outboard cation dropped have out of andcertifi training school for Courses and training were developed following con- following developed were Courses andtraining Continued on Page 2 Page on Continued Vol 2Issue12 Vol August 2016 August August 2016 THE PROVIDER NEWS 3 CONTENTS CFTDI VENTURES INTO OPEN August, 2016 Vol 2 Issue 12 schooling cont’d WHAT IS OPEN SCHOOLING? marriages can learn at home and attend tutorials when Seeing the Big Picture—cftdi Hosts Open School Aspiring to Aspire — cftdi Welcomes Derek Archer Open schooling has been introduced successfully in necessary; working adults can study while continuing to Worshops 4 and Judson Farray 10 Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific to comple- earn a living. People of all ages can acquire new skills ment, or as an alternative to, the conventional school and knowledge to improve their livelihoods (col Open system. col defines it as “the physical separation of the Schooling, 2008). So that with the Matelot project, Recent Visits to cftdi 6 Training and the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytech- nic in Barbados 11 school learner from the teacher, and the use of unconven- cftdi is bringing relevant skills and certification to a tional teaching methodologies and information and com- fishing community. Crfm Workshop on Value Chain to Fisheries 6 Tribute to The Hon. Patrick Manning—A Tireless munications technologies.” Open Schooling meets the The Commonwealth of Learning (col) was estab- Servant of the Soil 14 needs of a broad range of learners: children who cannot lished to help governments expand the scale, efficiency The Bloodsucking Truth About Purchasing Facility access school due to shortage of schools and learning and quality of learning by using appropriate technology, Assets 7 Celebrating Emancipation in Style 15 resources can learn at a distance; young people who particularly that which supports Open and Distance missed out on schooling in their childhood, or who left Learning (col, 2012). Col has introduced new mod- Career Day at cftdi 8 school early, can pursue a secondary education without els that can address the most burning challenges and having to attend classes with much younger children; accelerate the provision of education at all levels, for young mothers and girls who left school due to early example, the Virtual University for Small States of the Caribbean (vussc). Cftdi contributed to the develop- Net Mending class at Matelot community school ment of a vussc course. Through col’s work in the past decade, Open Schools are increasingly being recog- nized as a solution to the growing demand for secondary school education and vocational training in developing countries. OPEN SCHOOLING CFTDI STYLE In this local example of an Open School, Matelot students will follow the cftdi curriculum that has been tailored to meet their specific learning needs. This re-purposing of the curriculum and the course content was facilitated by col. The Open School has the sup- port of the local community with local fishers acting as student mentors with the support of cftdi Instructors. The Net-Mending instructor from cftdi met with the course participants one day each week, while the men- tor facilitated practice sessions between classes. These sessions were conducted both at the Matelot community school, at the fishing facility and on the beach. Tutorial sessions were delivered in the traditional in- structor led and facilitated classroom style. However, the newly developed course manual includes online videos, presentations and directed learners to online websites where they explored different net-mending skills. In the follow-up article, we will hear from the gradu- ates of the Net Mending course and take a look into at the Outboard Engine Repair course. Contributed by Lystra Sampson-Ovid ELearning Consultant 4 THE PROVIDER NEWS August 2016 August 2016 THE PROVIDER NEWS 5 seeing the Big picture—CFTDI HOSTS OPEN SCHOOL WORKSHOPS n april, three facilitators from big picture to suit the Matelot community. Education New Zealand conducted two workshops The second workshop from April 11–14, 2016 was Ion establishing and managing a Big Picture inspired held at cftdi at Chaguaramas. The Institute’s Instruc- model of Open School. tors, it and av personnel were the major participants. They were Mr. Mike Hollings, Ms. Jen McCutcheon As a result of the keen interest shown by Instruc- and Ms. Gael Donaghy. tors in the Open School model, the Commonwealth of The fi rst workshop held at the Matelot Community Learning followewd up with a course in Instructional RC College from April 4–8, 2016 attracted representa- Design for the Institute’s Instructors. tives from eight village organisations and agencies such Programs selected for re-purposing were First Aid, as the MIC Institute of Technology and the Culinary Firefi ghting, Navigation and Personal Survival Tech- Federation of Trinidad and Tobago who are already niques. Soon, these will be available in a blended format, involved in Open School systems. with some parts of the programs available online and the Participants at the workshop were able to identify competency areas to be done face to face. aspects of the Big Picture model that could be adapted From left , Mrs Sharon Mangroo, CEO of Catholic Training Offi cer presents a token to Mike Hollings.ELearning Consultant, Lystra Sampson-Ovid makes a point. Education Board of Management; Ms. Nekeisha Mar- celle, Principal of Matelot Community RC College, Net Mending class. Ms Fadwa Wadi, Coordinator of Matelot Open School Project, Mr Mike Hollings, Facilitator from Big Picture Education, New Zealand. Jen McCutcheon explains about the Learning Advisor. Participants at the Matelot Workshop. Front left is Ms Alicia Franklin, Fisheries Assistant for the area. Participants work on their circle of infl uence. Cftdi Principal, Ms. Tullia Ible ad- dresses opening session of workshop. 6 THE PROVIDER NEWS August 2016 August 2016 THE PROVIDER NEWS 7 RECENT VISITS TO CFTDI D I K, P Emerita at Chuo University in Japan visited the Institute as part of her research on Japan Overseas Development Assistance in the Caribbean. Through Technical Cooperation Projects between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Govern- ment of Japan, eff ected through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (jica), the Institute has received substantial assistance in the development of its fi sheries department. Dr. Kunimoto was interested in hearing about jica’s intervention in the area of fi sheries in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean. She plans to write a book about the subject. Foreground: Dr. Kunimoto; background: Technical Instructor Ms. Muriel Quamina and Mr. Atsushi Sugiura who accompanied the Professor. Dr. Johan Hendrikz, Senior Advisor for Open Schooling at the Commonwealth of Learning Reprinted with the kind permission of the author. First published August 1, 2016 visited the Institute as part of his tour of Institutions in Trinidad and Tobago with Open School operations. Dr. Hendrikz expressed the intention to support cftdi’s Open School initiative by providing train- haun the facility manager was having one of those days... ing in the Management of Open Schools, Policy Content Development and Staff Development. Shaun has muttered this quote under his breath thousands of times since day one. Yet still he feels an internal struggle about this career On June 22, 2016 nine students insight into the training courses and other fi sheries-relat- move being the right choice. As the new Director of Premises, he’s of the Victoria Learning Enhance- ed services off ered at the Institute. Sconstantly faced clashes when making facility management decisions. Senior ment Centre accompanied by four Fifteen students and their lecturer from utt’s eciaf executives, experienced personnel, long tenured contractors, know-it-all Guidance Offi cers and two Social Campus visited on July 13, 2016. These students are consultants, take your pick. They’ve continually undermined his authority Workers toured the Institute as they pursuing the Diploma in Animal Health, Production and decision making, and he’s only been hired for two months.