 ug completes phase one of train the trainers programme for police academy as part of a larger project of improving police operations ug completes phase one of train the trainers programme for police academy as part of a larger project of improving police operations andydindial mon 4042022 1451 the university of guyana through its centre of excellence for teaching and learning coetal under a guyana police force university of guyana multiyear agreement completed phase 1 of a train the trainers programme for the retooling of the police academy the programme which was chaired by ug s director of events conferences and communication mr jainarine deonauth was launched on february 28 2022 the programme saw 75 police training officers being equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge in pedagogy and andragogy the train the trainers course commenced on wednesday march 2 2022 and ran for two weeks the course consisted of 13 modules each module provided trainers with a range of knowledge skills and competencies related to instructional design instructional delivery and assessment both facetoface and online the course aimed to increase the teaching repertoire and to build the teaching capacity of the gpf trainers providing them with strategies concepts knowledge and skills that they can implement in the classroom at the launch of the programme vicechancellor of the university of guyana professor paloma mohamed martin expressed profound gratitude to the gpf for entrusting ug with conducting such training with its officers our growing partnership marks the beginning of many of the training programmes we will work with for the force this is a training programme we ve taken very very seriously the role that has been given to us as the nation s state university and also looking at the entire state of the art of what guyana is likely to have to deal with in the future and understanding that security safety and resilience are the center of anything that we have to do for securing our future the vicechancellor posited further the vicechancellor gave kudos to the gpf for pushing and piloting this initiative professor mohamed martin said when we work to train human beings and to give them the skills attitudes belief systems structures and other tools and techniques that they need to grow we are really making a huge investment not only in our lifetime for ourselves but also in the nation s future so i really wish to commend the senior administration of the police force deputy commissioner administration ag of the gpf calvin brutus who is in charge of training and development at the gpf noted it is imperative that we have a cadre of trained instructors to deliver the modules to our policemen and women we are working on improving our training as we have recently gotten the approval to recruit and train 700 new members for the guyana police force providing an overview of why the course is fundamental to the development of the gpf the deputy commissioner ag said training is critical because it drives the direction of the force it improves the security for the members of the country and it improves our working relationship with each other but more importantly at the end of it we expect that members of the force who depart the organisation will have life skills that they can use beyond the guyana police force and be productive citizens to build our country deputy vicechancellor academic engagement of the university of guyana professor emanuel cummings noted that it was an excellent initiative for the university and gpf to collaborate on the project professor cummings noted our institution is not here just to provide four or fiveyear programmes in degrees but also to offer shortterm courses that are relevant that will create an opportunity for the gpf and security forces in general deputy commissioner i applaud you that you were able to have discussions with the wider university community that has brought us to this juncture this course will certainly help your trainers to develop and to deliver quality education and quality training programmes to your recruits and by extension help them to be better prepared to deliver effective services in the security system dvc cummings said the development and design team was led by ug s director of coetal dr charmaine bissessar she led other experts from the university of guyana dr tamashwar budhoo mrs bonita hunter dr troy brown ms phoenix and professor stafford griffith in designing and delivering the training course instructional delivery topics included instructional strategies policing in a culturally diverse background in the guyanese setting reflexive praxis bloom s taxonomy and teaching adult learners among other things the course consisted of 3 levels and this is the beginners level participants for this course were selected by the guyana police force based on the university of guyana s criteria    ug in brief the university of guyana is the 59thyear state university of guyana it offers 150 programmes in over 60 disciplines online and facetoface on 8 campuses across guyana with a student population of now 10000 ug has provided education learning and research for over 50000 alumni the mission of the university is to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical inquiry ug s forwardthinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana  contact   ms krest cummings public relations officer department of events conferences and communications decc 5926235104 ug completes phase one of train the trainers programme for police academy as part of a larger project of improving police operations  