BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 11, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Understanding that tertiary level education makes one of the greatest contributions to the Federation’s overall growth and development, the Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris-led Team Unity administration remains resolute in its commitment to assist its citizens and residents to pursue and achieve a higher education.
Prime Minister Harris gave this reassurance when he addressed the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, February 10. At that ceremony, students of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) and the Nevis Sixth Form College were presented with scholarships to continue their educational journey.
“Education is empowerment. The ability of a good education to lift people up and inspire those around them should not be underestimated,” said Prime Minister Harris in his remarks.
The prime minister stated that everyone, regardless of their circumstances, should be able to access a high-quality education.
“For this reason, my Government has directly supported hundreds of students with their economic costs and other fees payable to Universities such as UWI, UVI, Monroe and other institutions around the world. These beneficiaries include national scholars and runners-up, teachers, and other civil servants and persons drawn from both the private and public sector,” Prime Minister Harris said.
Over the last 5 years, the Team Unity administration invested over $50 million in the tertiary level education of hundreds of persons, including 50 teachers pursuing their master’s degree.
$10 million was budgeted for 2021 to help defray economic and other costs of students’ participation in tertiary level training at the University of the West Indies (UWI), University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), Monroe College, and others.
Prime Minister Harris said this has been the strongest and most consistent support at the tertiary level ever provided, but noted that the Government cannot do it alone.
“An all-of-society approach is required. The private sector too must support education and training. We must continue to find other good and caring corporate and non-governmental citizens, in the same vein as Ross University. It is not just the wish, but a determined goal of my government, that the new legacy for successive generations of St. Kitts and Nevis, is that every child who has the capacity and the desire for tertiary education, is afforded the means or mechanism to achieve this. Let it be that none in St. Kitts and Nevis shall be denied,” the prime minister said.
]]>“My Government has always held the view that education is the master key to meaningful development in our society, and the best foundation for nation-building” stated Education Minister the Honorable Sidney Morris during his address to officially launch the College of Further Education,
The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, then the College of Further Education, was officially opened on September 26, 1988 with Ms. Dulcie Richardson as the first Principal.
The College started the 1988-89 academic year with three divisions. The Division of Teacher Education, the former Teachers Training College, had 58 students; the Division of Technical and Vocational Education and Management Studies replaced the St. Kitts-Nevis Technical College, and had 180 students; and the Division of Arts, Sciences and General Studies comprised of the Sixth Form at the Basseterre High School, and Adult and Continuing Education classes, and had 452 students. Since then, the College has opened an additional two divisions, the Division of Adult and Continuing Education and the Division of Health Sciences.
In 1997, the College Library was opened with Ms. Virginia Browne as its first Librarian and the UWI Level 1 Programme was introduced with 23 enrollees in September 1998. This franchised programme was delivered from the faculties of Education and Humanities, Science and Technology and Social Studies of the University of the West Indies.
In 2000 the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations replaced the GCE Advanced Level programme and the National Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) scholarship for top performance in technical education was introduced. The CFBC issued Associate Degree Certification for the first time in 2000. Students who pursued the General Nursing Education programme were the first recipients.
The following affiliation and articulation arrangements with other tertiary institutions and professional organizations developed over the years.
⦁ University of Technology, Jamaica which offers special tuition rates to CFBC graduates.
⦁ The delivery of the Barbados Community College (BCC) Associate Degree in Office Administration and Management Programme
⦁ Caribbean Tourism Association (CTO) Associate Degrees in Hospitality Studies and Culinary Arts.
⦁ Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
⦁ University of the Virgin Islands (UVI)
⦁ City and Guilds of London which offers special tuition rates for CFBC graduates.
As we celebrate this momentous occasion, the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College would like to say thank you to the citizens and residents of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis for their continued support over the years!
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