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“This month is just a snapshot of what is happening at the college, and we look forward to the support of students and the general public”.

Williams said the expansion of the college underscores that significant changes are ahead as the broadening of offers will continue, and the robust TVET programme will aid in building human capital in TCI.

Dr Barbara Ambrister, chair of the Board of Governors, also spoke of the Board’s support of College Month.

Dr Ambrister pledged the Board of Governors’ full support in helping TCICC achieve its vision of becoming the institution of first choice for education and training in the Turks and Caicos Islands and beyond.

“We are collaborating with industry personnel and forming lasting connections with various communities while increasing access to quality education and training programmes, placing this vision within reach,” she noted.

Month Of Activities

Quan, who debuted as a child actor in 1984’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” went nearly two decades between roles during the 2000s. He also won Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice honors this year.

She said the Board recognises that the success of the college depends on the collaborative efforts of the Ministry of Education, the Board of Governors, the Executive leadership team, and the staff of the TCI Community College.

An important part of the month of activities is increasing the positive visibility of the college to becoming the institution of first choice for education and training in the TCI.

To this end, the college will be increasing access to tertiary education for residents in the sister islands as it opens its first of two satellite campus sites. The first site will open in South Caicos, with a second site in North Caicos in the coming months.

The TCI Community College will host a Maritime Stakeholder Engagement session to build human capital in the Blue Economy. This is scheduled for March 21, at the Blue Haven Conference Room from 6 to 8pm.

Tour and excursion operators, hoteliers, boat captains, shipping companies, and others within the Maritime industry are advised to register to attend to learn about the various training opportunities (STCW, Boat Captain Licenses among others).

An open house event will be held at the Grand Turk and Providenciales campuses that will showcase the various programme offerings of each faculty. TCICC will then take the road with its first campus tour, which will be held on each island.

The public is encouraged to attend these events to learn about the various training and programme offerings, how they qualify for free tuition and pre-apply for the upcoming academic year.

During this month, the faculty of education and training will host its trash to treasure competition which will give teachers, parents, and students the opportunity to be innovative in using recyclable materials and re-imagining them to design a creative space for learning for students.

While this competition is for the primary grades, high school students can participate in the open day and campus tour events to learn about the sustainability projects that will be undertaken by TCICC.

Several other events are planned for the month, details of which can be found on the college’s website: www.tcicc.edutc or via social media, Facebook – OfficialTCICC and Instagram and Twitter @tcicc_ official.

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