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PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Although the I.T. for Dominica project is relatively young, to date it
has accomplished several milestones:
Teaching: Professional and
technical staff have traveled to
Dominica to offer courses on several occasions. To date, over one
hundred teachers and principals have received Certificates of
Achievement signed the Minister of Education for the Commonwealth of
Dominica and the course instructor. These certificates recognize one
week of instruction on using information technologies in their
classrooms.
The most recent program is the IT Leadership Institute for all
principals on the island. Over seventy percent of the school
administrators in the country have attended the Institute and have
warmly welcomed the knowledge shared.
Participant comments include:
"I was really impressed with this course and
felt that it should have gone on for another week"
"The instructor has been an inspiration to
me."
"I am now convinced and very enthusiastic
about introducing IT in my school."
Technologies & Site Installations:
One hundred computers, ten
networks, and associated peripherals were shipped from Canada and
installed in eleven Dominican schools. Network installation has been
supported through joint work of the Dominican Ministry of Education and
Palliser Regional Schools technical support staff. Future
technology installations are planned.
Planning: Meetings
have been held with key government officials including the Minister
Education, the Minister of Communications, Permanent Secretary of
Education, Chief Education Officer, Director of the Education Planning
Unit, Telecommunications Advisor and Telecommunications Engineer.
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