Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the UWI, Cave Hill Campus, Professor Eudine Barriteau (third from left); accompanied by Professor Winston Moore (fourth left), Director of the School for Graduate Studies and Research; Senator Dr. Romel Springer (left), Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Technological
and Vocational Training; and Chairman of Williams Industries Inc., Ralph ‘Bizzy’ Williams as they visited booths displaying various aspects of research during Research Week 2018.
GIVING BACK
The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus will soon bring on stream an Entrepreneurship Clinic, which will aid retrenched workers in setting up their own businesses.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the UWI, Cave Hill Campus, Professor Eudine Barriteau, revealed this yesterday as she spoke during the opening ceremony for Research Week 2018 and the presentation of Research Week Awards, which formed part of the university’s activities in celebration of its 70th anniversary.
“I am very pleased to inform you that one of the ways in which this university is responding to the retrenchment exercise currently taking place as a result of the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme, is the provision of an Entrepreneurship Clinic on Saturday that will offer free, professional advice to would-be and budding entrepreneurs,” Professor Eudine Barriteau told attendees gathered under the “Big Tent” on campus.
“Yes, the Cave Hill Campus will assist persons who have been retrenched and who have a business concept and wish some advice as to how they may proceed to implement it. Even if you have not been retrenched, but want to start your own businesses, a volunteer team of professionals from our Faculty of Social Sciences will provide free guidance on starting your own businesses. And I thank them for this selfless act of giving back to the community,” she added.
“Accounting experts and others in our Department of Management Studies, our Department of Economics and the Student Economic and Empowerment Development (SEED) Programme will assist you in reviewing your projects and offering some of the best technical advice available,” she further revealed.
The UWI Principal also pointed to another beneficial opportunity for retrenched workers, noting that on November 22nd at 10:00 a.m., Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management, Dr. Justin Robinson, accompanied by Head of the Department of Management Studies and Coordinator of the Centre for Professional Development and Life Long Learning (CPDELL), Dr. Deon Greenidge, will host a press conference to outline a suite of initiatives targeting persons seeking to retool or start new businesses.
Barriteau meanwhile stated, “Because of rapid changes in domestic and regional job markets and the general tightening of the national economy we are witnessing daily, these programmes are particularly relevant. However, I must add, life-long learning is now a required feature of 21st century societies. Gone are the days when one could study or train for a career or job and pursue that occupation from 18 years to retirement.”
“Many occupations are becoming redundant and new ones are emerging. Everyone at every level of the educational system and at every age cohort must think of life-long learning,” she stressed.