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Nov 05, 2012 News
The Curriculum Assessment Report of the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) was officially handed over to Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony on Friday, at the institution in Anna Regina, Region Two.
A GINA release said that the curriculum that was done in 2010, with the support of UNICEF, was tested and under which, the first batch of students graduated. This curriculum was assessed by Jamaican volunteer, Dr. Rohan Williams in July and found some shortcomings due to the environment from which the students would have come.
Speaking at the handing over of the report to Minister Anthony, Dr. Williams pointed to his findings. “The curriculum seemed male centric because the programmes offered tend to attract more males than females. Females need soft skills like cosmetology,” he said.
As a result, catering and home management will be immediately introduced at the NOC through the support of Eerepami, a charitable, non-profit foundation whose work encompasses supporting remote area development, biodiversity conservation, as well as the exchange of science, culture and education between Germany and Guyana.
Agriculture theory will also be added to the curriculum, as the students are already involved in the practical aspect, as well as more training programmes to address life skills.
The NOC is an institution that provides for youths and children between the ages of 10 and 18, to develop both educationally and socially, thereby empowering them to function as well rounded individuals and contribute to national development.
Minister Anthony said that he is very grateful for the work that is being done at the institution, noting that the children are given a second chance to correct their mistakes and educate themselves. He added that the NOC is considered a special institution because some of the students at the institution would have passed through the court system.
There have also been remedial programmes designed because some of the students have literacy and numeracy issues and these have proven very successful.
One of the things that was emphasised in the curriculum is there must be understanding of the individuals whom the teachers are serving because these are special children with special needs.
There are several courses which the students are exposed to at the NOC including joinery, masonry, carpentry, welding, handicraft and construction. The institution has a modern computer laboratory as well.
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