Computer Training Centre
Co-ordinator: Carmelita Petersen
Achievements during April 2007 and March 2008
After much deliberation, we have employed a part-time trainer and IT specialist, Mr Kenneth Dunbar-Curran.
We have restructured our courses and completed a roster for the whole year, starting in February and the last class will be in November.
Classes for the unemployed, classes for students attending school, evening classes and Saturday classes broken up into 8 classes for the year.
| Class 1 |
4 Feb – 5 Mar |
| Class 2 |
10 Mar – 16 Ap |
| Class 3 |
5 May – 4 Jun |
| Class 4 |
9 Jun – 9 Jul |
| Class 5 |
14 Jul – 14 Aug |
| Class 6 |
18 Aug – 17Sep |
| Class 7 |
22 Sep – 22Oct |
| Class 8 |
27 Oct – 26 Nov |
We were approached by concerned parents of school students currently in grade 10, 11 and 12, as part of Life Orientation at school (a compulsory subject) students had to become computer literate.
We currently have students attending the Computer Course from the following schools -Heathfield Senior Secondary School, Grassy Park High School and Lotus River High School.
We received R50,000.00 donation from the Ackerman Family Foundation (Mrs M Ackerman) as a “start-up” for the Computer Centre.
We bought two much needed Pentium IV computers for the centre. We also had all the current computers cleaned, serviced and reloaded.
Mr Kenneth Dunbar-Curran also received a much needed Canon Colour printer as a donation to the Computer centre from the American Internal School of Cape Town.
Class 1
Class 1 (4 Feb – 5Mar) had 26 students enrolled and all the students passed their final exam.
10 Students attended class at 09:00 (Mon & Wed)
10 Students attended class at 14:00 (Mon & Wed)
6 Students attended class at 19:00 (Mon & Wed)
Graduation took place on Friday 7 March and was attended by 21 students.
A few comments made by the students:
“I wish to continue with this course as it gave me confidence to start somewhere, with the knowledge gained in computer literacy” Margaret Heynes
“I enjoyed learning to use the computer” Emily Galant
Class 2
Class 2 (10 Mar – 16 Apr) is currently under way. This course has 36 students enrolled and going through the course.
10 Students currently attending class at 09:00 (Mon & Wed)
10 Students attending class at 11:00 (Mon & Wed)
10 School students attend class at 15:30 (Mon only)
6 School students attend class at 15:30 (Wed Only)
We at the Computer Centre can only stress that empowering as many individuals as possible is of the utmost importance to reaping monetary rewards. Our motto will remain to stimulate as many minds as possible by empowering them with knowledge, because “Knowledge is power”.
For further information call Carmelita Petersen 021 706 2050
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