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=CAPE PHYSICS-ELECTRONICS WORKSHOP, APRIL 2009=  The University of the West Indies in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago presented a Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinationworkshop on ELECTRONICS for Physics teachers.This course represents one strategy of the University reaching out to its stakeholders and in so doing contributing to nation building.It also represents a strategy of the Ministry of Education to maintain high quality in teachers in its drive to achieve Excellence in Education.

This event took place from April 2nd to 23rd on all Thursdays at the Physics Department of the University at the St Augustine campus.The main objective of the workshop was to train teachers in the delivery of the  specialised module of electronics, a UNIT 2 Module in the CAPE PHYSICS as offered by the Caribbean Examination Council,CXC.

Twenty teachers were selected by the university and because of the demand for this course, another offering of the course is to be planned. The selected teachers were as follows:

TOBAGO Mr Darryl  Waldron        Goodwood Sec   [mailto:darrelwaldron@yahoo.com email]  Mr Urvan   Wilson         Signal Hill Sec  [mailto:urvwill@gmail.com email]

PORT OF SPAIN  Mr Sanjeev Maharaj       Fatima College   [mailto:singlecricketguy@yahoo.co.uk email]  Mr Neavonne Perryman     Bishop Anstey High   [mailto:perryman512@msn.com email]  Mr Khaaliq Razac         Bishop Anstey High   [mailto:Khaaliqrazac@hotmail.com email] Ms Naila   Singh         St Anthony's College   [mailto:nylaks@hotmail.com email]

St GEORGE EAST Ms Larrisa Mohammed      Hillview College [mailto:larrysa2003@hotmail.com   email] Ms Aarti   Dowlath       St Augustine Girls'High [mailto:rtmodow1785@hotmail.com   email] Mr Mark    Seeram        Swaha Educ Institute  [mailto:badmax1505@hotmail.com   email] Mr Vishal  Mohan         St Augustine Sec  [mailto:vishal.mohan@gmail.com   email]

NORTH EASTERN Mr Glenford Dottin        North Eastern College  [mailto:great1decent@yahoo.com   email] Ms Krystal Ramsawak       North Eastern College  [mailto:queen-krys@yahoo.com   email]  Mr Alister Gonzales       Toco Composite  [mailto:tococomposite@yahoo.com   email]

VICTORIA Ms Anna    Singh          San F'do Central Sec  [mailto:indarjit_singh@yahoo.com   email] Ms Vishalli Tancoo        Naparima Girls' High  [mailto:vishalli.persad@gmail.com   email] Ms Andaleeb Ibraham       ASJA Boys' College  [mailto:andaleebibrahim@hotmail.com   email] Ms Nisha   Ramlal         St Joseph's Convent San F'do  [mailto:ponpause@yahoo.com   email]

ST PATRICK Ms Nirmala Ramnarine      Shiva Boys' Hindu College  [mailto:nirmala25@hotmail.com   email] Mr Suraj  Gopaul          Shiva Boys' Hindu College  [mailto:surajgopaul@gmail.com   email]

SOUTH EASTERN Ms Shivani Narinesingh    Cowen Hamilton Baptist Sec  [mailto:svanie@hotmail.com   email]

The course was delivered by : Dr Harinder Pal Singh Missan,Lecturer in Materials Science,[mailto:harinder.missan@sta.uwi.edu email] and Dr Davinder Sharma, Lecturer in Electronics,[mailto:davinder.singh@sta.uwi.edu email] There was good support in the laboratory sessions from a team headed by Mr Noel Charles ,[mailto:noel.charles@sta.uwi.edu email].

The Ministry of Education has shown its support for this activity with the successful facilitation through the efforts of the Chief Education Officer-Ms Yvonne Lewis, the Director, Curriculum Planning and Development, Ms Dipwatee Maharaj [mailto:dip385@hotmail.com   email] and Mr Hollis Sankar, Curriculum Coordinator(Ag)-Science  [mailto:hcsankar@gmail.com   email].

The following was the schedule: DAY     DATE/April               TOPIC 1       2nd                    Opening Ceremony/Doides. 2       9th                    Transistors. 3       16th                   Operational-Amplifiers. 4       23rd                   Digital Electronics. Cocktail Party/Closing Ceremony.

The course ended in a grand style with addresses by Professor Dyer Narinesingh-Dean, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Mr Hollis Sankar-Ministry of Education, and Mr Sanjeev Maharaj-Representative of the Teachers. Dr S Haque, Head,Physics Department, UWI chaired the function.Photos show the true spirit of the workshop.The workshop is expected to be highlighted in the local press and on the UWI website.

=GALLERY-UWI/MOE CAPE ELECTRONICS Workshop, APRIL 2009.=