Burrowes School of Art instructors receive ICT equipment to complete studies

Two instructors attached to the ER Burrowes School of Art are now equipped with Information and Communications Technology (ICT) equipment to complete their Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design and Fine Arts at the Barbados Community College.
One of the recipients received a professional digital camera, two HP laptops complete with graphic design software, and a tablet built for graphic designing at the Education Ministry, Brickdam office on Tuesday.

The scholarship awardees and recipients of the ICT equipment are Renella Hamlet and Herchelle Pellew. They have already completed the Associate’s Degree in Graphic Design and Fine Arts and are currently pursuing the Bachelor’s Degree.
Upon completion of their studies, they will serve as lecturers at the ER Burrowes School of Art.
Their scholarship, as well as the equipment, are part of the Guyana Skills Development and Employability Project (GSDEP) which is funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in the form of a loan and grant agreement.
Under the Enhanced Capacity for Instructional Effectiveness component of the loan, the project caters for professional development and diploma and degree level training for 188 teachers and instructors. The items handed over today value over eight hundred thousand dollars.
Permanent Secretary of the Education Ministry, Alfred King said that through the CDB-funded project, the learning experience of the scholarship awardees will be enhanced in Barbados. He said that this will lead to enhanced competence and skills.
Deputy Chief Education Officer, Dr Ritesh Tularam explained that the intention of issuing the equipment to the scholarship awardees is to ensure that it is utilised in a manner that will provide the new cutting-edge technology and applied research which would ultimately propel the recipients to make a tangible and significant contribution to the Graphic Design and Photography Occupational areas in Guyana.
Dr Tularam wished both of the recipients all the best on their academic journey and said that he is anticipating their timely return so that they can make a transformative, significant and meaningful contribution to the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector.
Also present at Tuesday’s handing over ceremony was GSDEP Project Coordinator Theron Siebs, and Education Officer on the GSDEP Project, Leon Greaves.