Clarence Fitzroy Bryant Faculty (CFBC) and Inexperienced Options Worldwide SKN Integrated (GSI) proudly announce a transformative partnership to ascertain the Caribbean Centre of Excellence in Analysis, Innovation, and Workforce Coaching. This pioneering initiative shall be unveiled on ninth April 2024 and goals to place St. Kitts and the broader Caribbean area on the forefront of sustainable innovation and expert workforce growth. The Centre, which can give attention to photo voltaic photovoltaic (PV) set up and electrical autos (EV) upkeep and repairs, shall be housed inside the Faculty’s Technical Vocational Training and Administration Research (TVEMS) Division.
The mission will start with a six-week “Prepare-the-Coach” workshop, that includes 5 weeks of on-line, self-paced instruction and a one-week face-to-face, hands-on sensible element. Because the regional hub for coaching in photo voltaic PV set up and EV upkeep and repairs, the Centre will fill a big hole within the Japanese Caribbean, the place comparable complete PV and EV coaching and companies are scarce.
Funded by the GEF (International Atmosphere Facility) Small Grants Programme at an estimated value of US$116,900, the coaching shall be provided free the primary time round for CFBC to construct its capability to maintain the mission. The partnership between CFBC and GSI was formalised by means of a Memorandum of Settlement (MoA) signed on 20th November 2023.
The Centre and its related initiatives symbolize a serious stride in direction of realising a sustainable vitality future for the Caribbean area. By equipping native and regional professionals with the data and abilities wanted to innovate and implement sustainable vitality options, the Centre goals to drive financial progress, improve environmental safety, and enhance the standard of life throughout the area.
A Sustainable Future for the Caribbean
In March 2023, GSI entered into an unique worldwide partnership settlement with the North American Board of Licensed Power Practitioners® (NABCEP®) to ascertain NABCEP Caribbean, the primary regional photo voltaic vitality coaching and growth hub. Notably, NABCEP’s PV Set up Skilled (PVIP®) Certification is accredited to the internationally recognised ISO/IEC 17024 by the American Nationwide Requirements Institute (ANSI).
Commenting on the launch of the Centre, Dr Wayne E. Archibald, Govt Director, GSI, stated, “I’m thrilled to announce the institution of the Caribbean Centre of Excellence in Analysis, Innovation and Workforce Coaching with our valued accomplice, the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant Faculty. This initiative represents a collaborative effort to drive innovation, foster analysis excellence, and empower the Caribbean workforce sustainably. The Centre will increase the usual for photo voltaic installations and upkeep and enhance employability alternatives for proficient, certified Caribbean nationals in one of many fastest-growing industries, regionally and internationally. This pivotal step has the potential to unlock the area’s full renewable vitality capability.”
“The programmes provided on the Centre shall be licensed by esteemed our bodies comparable to NABCEP and the Institute of the Motor Trade. Earlier this yr, GSI partnered with EINTAC, an IMI coaching supplier in the UK, to introduce internationally recognised electrical automobile coaching to the Caribbean.
As a good authority within the international electrical and hybrid automobile market, we’re happy to welcome them as collaborators on this mission,” remarked Dr Archibald.
Key aims of the Caribbean Centre of Excellence in Analysis, Innovation and Workforce Coaching embody:
- Selling Innovation: The Centre will present a platform for professionals, entrepreneurs, startups, and established companies to collaborate and innovate to handle regional challenges.
- Advancing Analysis: Recognising the significance of analysis in driving progress and informing policymaking, the Centre will help analysis initiatives targeted on sustainability.
- Strengthening the Workforce: The Centre will give attention to bridging the abilities hole and fostering lifelong studying within the renewable vitality business. It’s going to supply a variety of workforce growth programmes designed to equip people with the abilities and competencies wanted to create a sustainable area. These vocational coaching programs will assist present pathways to empower the Caribbean workforce and improve employability within the ‘inexperienced economic system’.
Dr Tamu Petra Browne, Chair of the CFBC Board of Administrators, emphasised the importance of this initiative to the Faculty, stating, “Very early in my tenure as Board Chair in 2023, I superior two initiatives, a Inexperienced Campus initiative and a Blue Ocean initiative, the latter within the context of one of many Pillars of the Board of Governors of the establishment – 21st Century Aggressive Tutorial Programmes match for Context and Neighborhood. The MOU with GSI sits properly on the intersection. We count on to be a frontrunner in constructing regional capability for the sustainability thrust within the Caribbean. Our positioning as a hub for renewable vitality coaching gives the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant Faculty with a aggressive benefit within the tutorial house.”
She continued, “The partnership with GSI is one step on the pathway of regionalisation harmonisation of tertiary training on the group faculty degree, which the Board of Governors anticipates as an crucial subsequent step for fostering economies of scale and exponential progress of rising abilities coaching within the OECS area in order that we aren’t lagging behind our developed nation counterparts. We need to equip our nationals with abilities to enhance their way of life masterfully and, by extension, present sustainable financial progress in our island states.”
About Clarence Fitzroy Bryant Faculty
Clarence Fitzroy Bryant Faculty is a number one establishment in St. Kitts devoted to offering high-quality tutorial, skilled, and vocational programs and programmes. Specializing in innovation, analysis, and workforce growth, the school performs a pivotal position in shaping the way forward for the Caribbean by means of sustainable growth and capability constructing.
About Inexperienced Options Worldwide SKN Inc
Inexperienced Options Worldwide SKN Integrated is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to serving to nations within the Caribbean obtain sustainability. Via capability constructing, mission growth, training and coaching, the organisation helps the area’s transition to renewable vitality sources, selling environmental sustainability and resilience towards local weather change.