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Overview

:: Introduction
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The mandate given to the Caribbean Examinations Council in 1972 by participating governments includes a requirement that the Council provides secondary school leaving examinations that would prepare graduates from the educational system for further study as well as for entry into the world of work. In keeping with the remit, the Council developed and introduced during the 1980’s Industrial Arts syllabuses in Technical Drawing, Woods, Metals and Electricity/Electronics as part of the general education curriculum in the secondary school.
However, in the 1990’s as Caribbean territories responded to global economic changes, there was an urgent need for innovative school programmes that would more adequately prepare school leavers for occupations in industry and its related service fields in addition to satisfying the prerequisite for further training as technicians in specific areas.
To give support to these developmental trends in the region, the Council formulated the Industrial Technology syllabuses in Electrical and Electronic Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology and Building Technology (Woods: Construction) to supersede its Industrial Arts offerings in the secondary schools. (Technical Drawing is being offered by the Council as separate syllabus under its own cover). These innovative Industrial Technology offerings are intended to:

Respond to the/vocational education and training needs of the region by providing school courses which focus on the use of both traditional and new materials, systems and processes related to industry;
Provide the region with the potential benefit of a reduction in the cost of training by including within the secondary school curriculum more responsive technical training programmes;
Provide legitimate alternatives for students who aspire to technical and vocation careers in industry and thus increase the number of school leavers who possess entry level qualifications for the world of work.

:: Objectives
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The student should:

To help students acquire the knowledge, skill and attitude needed for employment at the entry level and as prerequisites for tertiary education and training in the Engineering, Building and related service fields;
To help students acquire practical experiences which will enable them to develop skills in the use of tools, materials and processes associated with the Electrical and Electronic, Engineering or Building area;
To help students development of skills in planning and design, through appropriate problem solving activities;
To help students adopt good safety, health and environment practices;
To help students appreciate the importance of codes and specifications related to the Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical Engineering or Building field;
To inculcate in students an appreciations of Industrial Technology in the socio-economic development of their country.
To provide students with the fundamentals of the computer and its application as it relates to the Industrial Technology programme.

:: Content
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The syllabus is divided into three units:

Unit 1: Electrical and Electronic Technology
Unit 2: Mechanical Engineering Technology
Unit 3: Building Technology-y ((i) Woods, (ii) Construction)

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