Voices Magazine Vol2 Issue 5-6

25 October - December 2018 | VOICES Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica C lose to 600 young people received certificates and special awards after completing the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Internship Programme, which exposed them to tertiary-level training at the University of Technology, Jamaica during the months of May to July 2018. The internship programme ended with a closing ceremony on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium, UTech, Jamaica Papine Campus. Participants enrolled in courses specifically designed by UTech, Jamaica in partnership with the PCJ for the execution of the programme. The goal of the initiative was to provide the opportunity for persons to access pre-university training while being involved in activities to assist them in developing critical life skills. For the duration of the programme, participants resided on the Papine Campus where they also attended classes. Subject areas taught included animation, basic construction technology, electromechanical technology and chemical technology, robotics, baking technology, food preparation, and land surveying. Other elements of the programme included field trips, workshops, academic counselling, physical education, and interaction with experts in specialised fields. U N Day is the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations and is devoted to making known to the people of the world, the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gain their support for our work. UN Day at UTech, Jamaica Almost 600 Complete UTech, Jamaica - PCJ Internship Programme State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Floyd Green (second right) listens to a point being made by upper sixth-form student at Vere Technical High and president of the school’s United Nations (UN) Club, Shanee Sewell (right) while UN Resident Coordinator Bruno Pouezat (left) and grade 10 Ardenne High School student Accalia Plummer look on at a UN Day 2018 event on Wednesday at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica in St Andrew on October 24, 2019. L-R Kelecian Stone, outstanding leadership awardee for the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Internship Programme; PCJ Chairman Russell Hadeed; participant in the PCJ Internship Programme; Lindsay Harley; Professor Nilza Aples, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computing, University of Technology, Jamaica; and Dr Siddier Chambers, acting director, community liaison, Bureau of Gender Affairs, pose for a photo after the PCJ Internship Programme closing ceremony at UTech, Jamaica Papine campus on October 21, 2018.