AN APPEAL FOR HFLE TEACHER TO APPLY FOR DIPLOMA COURSE

St. George’s Grenada, Friday 22^nd February, 2013, MOEPRU – An appeal is being made for at least one teacher at every school across the island to apply for entry into the Health and Family Life Education Diploma Course, being offered by the University of the West Indies.

Semester 2 of the HFLE Diploma Course had to be cancelled and deferred to August of year 2013-2014 because of low enrollment.

As a result, the Ministry is encouraging at least one teacher on every staff to apply for entry into the programme, as the experience will enhance the applicants’ personal development, capability and effectiveness in delivering the Health and Family Life Education and the Social and Life Skills Curricular, these being areas taught throughout the school system.

Permanent Secretary with responsibility for Education Eunice Sandy-Davis notes “the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development recognizes Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) as an important subject on the schools’ curriculum.  Its life-skills focus is in harmony with the Ministry’s initiative of refocusing the schools’ curriculum and placing emphasis on the importance of life skills and values”. 

 Instructors are also reminded that the teaching of HFLE is a compulsory component of the Child Friendly Schools Initiative and as a result, teachers of the pilot schools of the Child Friendly School Initiative are especially encouraged to apply.  HFLE Subject Leaders and teachers at the secondary level are also encouraged to apply for this academic programme.

Interested persons are advised that they can re-apply for the course for Semester 1, (August), 2013.  Applicants should visit the link, http://apply.open.uwi.edu. to apply online and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the application process.  Applicants are also required to have an email account to begin the process. 

Additional information can be accessed by speaking with Mrs. Claudia Halley, UWI Open Campus, St. George’s, on telephone No. 440-2451.

Officials of the Ministry anticipate that academic pursuit in this area will both build teacher capacity and effectiveness in the delivery of both the Health and Family Life Education and Social and Life Skills curricula.