Police recruits complete training at UGBC

Aug 28, 2011 News

Thirty-six (36) police recruits from the Felix Austin Police College (FAPC) “B” Division at Adventure in Berbice recently benefited from a four-day workshop organized and facilitated by the University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC).
The initiative, started in 2009, is the brainchild of the Director of UGBC, Professor Daizal Samad.
The workshop which was held recently, was the fourth such event held at the campus. Training of police recruits is only one of the many community outreach programmes conducted by the Berbice campus. Members of the Community Policing Group and the New Amsterdam Scouts Association have also benefited from similar programmes.
According to Professor Samad, at the launching of the workshop, all expenditure for these events are absorbed by the campus, because he feels it is the civic responsibility of the university. The facilitators for these sessions are usually staff of the campus with support from members of the private sector.
The workshop focused on capacity building of new police recruits in the areas of communication, information technology and ethics.
Sessions comprised of written communication, report writing, oral communication and mannerly conduct, ethics and ethical behaviour, first aid and fundamentals of computer usage.

The police recruits at one of the training sessions

A Senior Superintendent, who was present at the opening ceremony, was very appreciative of the efforts of the Berbice campus and indicated that “this is a good opportunity for police trainees” to develop their skills in fundamental areas of their daily work.
He suggested that the effects of the programme may not be immediate but will be long-lasting. He lauded the initiative of Professor Samad, highlighting the fact that the Berbice campus and the Felix Austin Police College share a close relationship.
In his brief remarks, Professor Daizal Samad offered advice to the young officers of the law, and pleaded with them to execute the law without fear or favour and not to succumb to forces of bribery and corruption. He concluded by claiming that “law enforcement is our concern” and it is part of the vision of the campus to see well educated policemen on the country’s roads.
“Because of this kind of UGBC initiative, for the very first time in Guyana we have IT-literate police on our roads and in our communities,” he remarked.
The workshop ended on a high note with an evaluation session and closing ceremony at which dozens of books were donated to the FAPC “B’ Division Library.

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