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The Engineering Training Centre (ETC) evolved from the Telecommunications
and Electronics Training Centre. Its primary role was to provide training in
telecommunications to Telecommunications of Jamaica (TOJ) technicians. By
1994, the Telecommunication Centre had become part of the Department of
Engineering and, along with other stand-alone modules, began offering two
Certificate level programmes in a modular format - Microcomputer Technology
Practice (720 contact hours) and Digital Computer Technology Practice (570
contact hours). Although designed for TOJ technicians, other utility
companies also took advantage of the training.
The response to these two course offerings
alerted the Engineering administration to the possibility of the Centre
becoming a vehicle for providing training to other industries. Such a
venture would enhance the image of the Engineering Department, improve the
technological capabilities of both instructors and course participants and
generate additional income for the Faculty. The name of the Centre was
changed to the Engineering Training Centre. Since its inception, the ETC has
provided hundreds of participants with the knowledge and skills required for
improving their ability to function effectively in their chosen occupations.
In recent times, ETC
staff had been approached to provide consulting services in both training
and problem solving. The Faculty of Engineering & Computing, eager to take
advantage of these opportunities, restructured the Centre to achieve “Other
Body” status under the University of Technology Jamaica Act 1999 and
Ordinance for the Establishment and Review of Other Bodies (ordinance
1999/5). The Centre was renamed the Computing & Engineering Extension
Centre (CEEC) in 2001 to reflect this broadening of its range of
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