Eight students of the T. A. Marryshow Community College enrolled in the two-year Associate Degree programme in Environmental Technology have journeyed to Canada to complete a study tour at the Marine Institute in Newfoundland.
The students, accompanied by three members of faculty and staff, will be in Canada from September 14 to 22. They will be engaged in environmental field work, tech support classes and training in small vessel handling and operation.
This the third year the Environmental Technology programme is being offered at the College and the second cohort of students doing the study tour. The programme, developed by the Marine Institute, Nova Scotia Community College and the TAMCC, integrates society, economy and environment and equips students with the skills to understand and solve problems relating to local and regional environmental problems with a specific focus on the coastal zone and ocean.
The trip is a part of the Skills to Access the Green Economy (SAGE) project, sponsored by the Government of Canada and executed by Colleges and Institutes- Canada. Five other Caribbean Colleges are also involved with the project.
TAMCC wishes the students the best and urges them to take advantage of this opportunity which will equip them with skills needed to contribute to solving the environmental problems faced by Grenada and the wider Caribbean region.