Education and Training
Currently the main focus of the CEEC is to
enhance the human resource skills of the industrial and commercial sectors
by education and training courses. As part of a deliberate strategy to have
students exposed to experienced personnel, the CEEC targets key industry
partners whose staff has the appropriate experience and technical skills to
enable them to work along with CEEC staff on part-time contracts to deliver
specific courses. Areas in which courses are offered include:
Computing Courses
- Basic Computing
- Computer Programming
- Web Development
- Computer Networks Technology
- Microcomputer Technology
- Digital Computer Technology
Engineering Courses
- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
- AutoCAD
- Industrial Hydraulics
- Building Services Technologies
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Industrial Electronic Technologies
- Electrical Installation & Regulation
- Instrumentation and Control
- Terotechnolology (Engineering
Maintenance)
- Occupational Safety and Health
- Project Management
- Facilities Management
These courses are, however, scheduled based
on demand.
The Centre also responds to requests from
companies for specialized training. These courses may be offered either at
UTech or at the client’s premises. The CEEC has offered company specific
training to:
- Alumina Partners of Jamaica
- Kaiser Bauxite Company
- Sandals Resorts
- J. Wray & Nephew
- Desnoes and Geddes
- Ministry of Local Government
- Cable and Wireless
- APM Terminals
Participants who successfully complete a
course are offered a “CERTIFICATE” certifying competency for that course. If
such a participant is accepted into one of the traditional programmes in the
Faculty of Engineering & Computing he/she may, upon request, be granted
exemption, by the respective Programme Directive, from equivalent courses
depending on the content and standard of the course.
Other Services
- Research/Consultation
- Laboratory Analysis
- Materials Testing
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