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The UPP City South Candidate, Franz deFreitas is building on his agenda to empower and develop citizens and residents of St John\u2019s City South and Antigua and Barbuda. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

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On Saturday 14th<\/sup> May the first of a series of trade skill courses was launched in the City South community.<\/p>\n

The Basic Solar Technician Course<\/strong> seeks to equip participants with the skills and principles necessary to understand solar panel installation and electronics.<\/p>

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The three-month course is being presented by notable solar panel and electronics expert Alex Spencer and assisted by master technician Winston \u201cStan\u201d Roberts.<\/p>

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The course which has been oversubscribed includes participants ranging in age from 12 to 45.<\/p>\n

deFreitas has indicated that there will not only be a continuation of this solar panel short course but a number of other trade skills will be offered to the community to skill and upskill the young people and interested residents so that they can have more options for economic parity.<\/p>

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As with the exiting classes being offered, City South youth and residents are provided with scholarships to attend while participants from outside the community contribute a small fee to participate.<\/p>\n

Franz and team of technical professionals are seeking to equip their community and the nation by providing an avenue for participants across academic, trade skills, crafts and entrepreneurship, allowing persons to get better jobs, get the qualifications to go on to college or start their own business.<\/p>

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Our current education system is too narrow and focuses primarily on academics. Our current education system does not support life-long learning and is not responsive to the needs of those who depart from the traditional track of education.<\/p>

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In this modern era of learning, education must be inclusive of more than academics. Students learn in different ways and have varying interests over the course of their lives and our education system must recognize this and adjust to effectively satisfy the needs of our nation.\u00a0 Franz is moving his community in this direction.<\/p>\n

Through the efforts of this amazing trade skills venture the hope that seemed lost could become a triumphant victory in building knowledgeable minds and creating wealth for residents in Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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