Kicukiro College of Technology (KCT), yesterday, emerged winner of
this year’s ICT Skills Competition, beating Tumba College of
Technology, in the finals held in Kigali.
Five institutions,
including the National University of Rwanda (NUR), Kigali Institute of
Science and Technology (KIST) and Umutara Polytechnic took part in the
competition which focused on ‘Reprogramming of Robots.’
Each institution was represented by nine students in teams of three.
Each
member of the winning team walked away with a potable digital DVD
player while each member of the first runners-up team received a
digital multimedia radio.
Members of the second run-up team from KIST received an IPod.
All the participants received certificates.
The
competition, organized by the Workforce Development Authority (WDA), in
collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),
is part of the government effort to reinforce human resource
development in science and technology.
It is an opportunity for
learning the importance of practical lessons to Technical and
Vocational Education and Training (TVET) since many of them still focus
on theory-oriented education.
Pascal Gatabazi, the Principle TCT, appealed to the students to use the skills to advance their profession.
“This
should not end here; you have been inspired and you now believe that
you can do more,” Gatabazi noted, commending the organizers and JICA in
particular for supporting the country’s ICT sector.
Hiroyiki
Kobayashi, the JICA-Rwanda Resident Representative, observed that the
Japanese gigantic manufacturing enterprises, Toyota and Sony also
started from such small-family scale initiatives.
“What they
had was only motivation of achievement and confidence in skills and
techniques of their own,” Kobayashi explained, adding “this is the
beginning of your next step.”
New Times
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