College offers more for less in adult courses
Education's game for courses beginning in September.
And in these recessionary times, with rising unemployment and declining incomes, the news is especially welcome.
In a society where education is the passport to better jobs and income, the Bermuda College's part-time studies programme has lowered its prices, greatly increased the number of courses available, introduced instalment-plan payment schemes, and allowed selective participation in multi-part courses -- all in a bid to make further education attainable by all.
"For this Island to recover we have got to train,'' Mr. Peter Doyles, Dean of the Adult and Continuing Education programme, said. "If the recovery starts and we don't have the trained personnel to fill those positions left vacant by non-Bermudians, employers are either going to have to fill them with untrained personnel, which will slow down the recovery while they train on the job, or employers are going to have to bring in people from abroad again, which means money will once more go back out of the Island.'' To the previously established courses covering everything from business administration to navigation, computer information systems and gourmet cooking, 31 new courses have been added, including such subjects as 15th century art in northern Europe, computer programming in C, effective communication and keys to job success.
Basic skills courses are now offered in the evenings, with basic writing, reading and mathematics among the new additions.
Beginners' Spanish and Basic German join French in the foreign languages section.
New among personal development courses are African Tribal Art, and Reading Efficiency. To help save on repairs, Beginner's Carpentry has been added.
Free prospectuses giving full details of all courses are now available at the Bermuda College administration building on Stonington Campus, all post offices, and at some hardware stores. Registration begins on August 22, and evening lectures commence on September 14.
For further registration information, see page 32 of the prospectus or telephone 236-9000 ext. 274.