This course will provide the foundation information for promoting health, safety and nutrition for our young children. Health, safety and nutrition are fundamental issues for early childhood development and as such every early childhood practitioner should know the factors that influence the wellbeing of the child. It explores the provision of healthy practices, the value of a balanced nutrition to enhance children’s growth, development and learning; and the need for a safe environment for children to learn. The course introduces some of the approaches and activities for creating healthy environments for children to work, play and rest and identifies some of the local health, nutrition and safety entities which can be contacted for guidance and assistance.
The course will provide an overview of how the early childhood practitioner works with families and the communities in the education, care and development of the child. Community resources and advocacy for children will be explored. This course will explore school, parent and community working relationship. The course will also introduce participants to the family unit and the parents’ role in being the primary educator. The importance of the contribution of the parents and the wider community, and the home/school relationship will be highlighted.
This practicum is for two days and the participant will look at roles and responsibilities of early childhood administrators in the management of early childhood institutions by shadowing a Principal of such institution. Participants will be exposed to the principles and practices related to the management of the financial, human and physical resources.
This course is designed to develop in students the capability to use Standard English structures to express themselves clearly, precisely and fluently in writing and speech. The focus is placed on producing different types of business documents from memoranda to reports and the development of presentation skills to maximize effective communication in the contemporary business environment.
This coursed is designed to develop an awareness of the main process of cultural development in Caribbean societies, highlighting the factors, the problematic and the creative output that have fed the emergence of Caribbean identities. It seeks to develop a perception of the Caribbean as wider than island nations or linguistic blocs as well as to stimulate students’ interest in, and commitment to Caribbean civilization and to further their self-determination.
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the role of Banking and Finance in an economy, and the unique managerial issues that confront financial institutions. Specific topics to be covered include: Organisational Structure of Financial Institutions, The Legal Framework and the Legal Constraints within which Financial Institutions operate, An Introduction to the Services provided by banks to both Retail and Business Sectors, The risks to which Financial Institutions are exposed, Why Monetary Policy includes Regulation of the banking Systems and the means employed.
Essential Readings–Electronic copies of essential ‘Readings’ will be provided in the course. Students are not required to purchase a text but in the event that you can get a copy please do so.
This course covers the elements of investments, the construction of optimal investment portfolio using common stocks, bonds, etc. that suit the objectives of different types of investors. Methods of measuring portfolio performance, the risk of return trade off and the efficient diversification of risk are also examined. The course also highlights the issues surrounding investment of large pools of institutional funds such as pension funds, mutual funds, endowments, and capital holdings of insurance companies.
