2011/2012 Annual Report - Open Campus - Uwi.edu

Partnershipsthe Open campus continued to build relationshipswith private, public and non-governmental(ngO) organizations to develop and deliver qualityprogrammes to facilitate workforce training atthe local level. in this regard the following partnershipswere established.• A one-year certificate Programme in nongovernmentalOrganisation (ngO) Managementis scheduled for development andimplementation. this is a collaborative effortwith the Open campus barbados and theeuropean delegation to barbados and theeastern caribbean, the government ofbarbados, through the Ministry of Financeand economic Affairs, and the non StateActors Panel.• the establishment of a business relationshipwith the grand Palladium Hotel in Sandybay Hanover resulted in the Open campusoffering training in selected Open campuscourses over three terms.• A partnership was established with theAirports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ). theaim of the collaboration was to promoteprofessional development and continuingeducation courses and programmes to thenorman Manley international Airport communityand the surrounding communitiesof Harbour View, Port royal, rockfort andSt. thomas.extensive marketing was done by the camproad team to sensitize prospective studentsabout the courses offered, with the first of manyactivities being a learning and developmentexpo held on May 31, 2012 under the theme“the Power of 50”. based on feedback received,the first intake would commence on October 2,2012 with the offering of the 10 weeks SupervisoryManagement course.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E43