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COSTAATT College of Science, Technology and

Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago 

Presentation to 2nd Annual Conference of

 Association of Caribbean Higher Education Administrators

(ACHEA)

Trinidad and Tobago, July 2002

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 TECHNOLOGY… Key to Organizational Transformation

and Global Competitiveness 

Presenters:

DR. GILLIAN PAUL – 

COSTAATT Academic Affairs

MS. JUDY WHILBY  – COSTAATT Library Services

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE… 

• Defining the Problem… 

– WHY COSTAATT? 

• Understanding the Context… 

– WHAT DOES HIGHER EDUCATION LOOK

LIKE TODAY? 

• Understanding the Task… 

– WHERE ARE OUR INSTITUTIONS NOW? 

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• Choosing a Technology Solution… 

– HOW TO DECIDE? 

• Technology as Strategic Advantage

– WILL THIS ROAD LEAD TO THE COLLEGE? 

• Exploring Solutions and Strategies… 

– ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO THE GOAL 

PRESENTATION OUTLINE… 

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE… 

• Implementing the Solution… 

– ARE WE ALL ON THE SAME ROAD? 

• Planning for Sustainability… 

– WHERE ARE THE ROAD BLOCKS? 

• Technology and the Future of the College… 

– MANY PATHS TO A COMMON GOAL… 

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State of Education and Development

Low level of participation in tertiary education

 for middle-level developing economy 

 Approximately 8% of 18-25 cohort with 3% accessing university education… 

High failure rates at secondary school with large

numbers of students, excluded from college level training and education opportunities

Each year, only about 35% of secondary level 

students obtain the 5 CXC passes… 

LOW PARTICIPATION RATES…. 

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State of Education and Development

Programmes serve a very traditional student

population relying on traditional modes

Limited vertical or horizontal articulation among

public and private tertiary institutions 

LIMITED ACCESS… 

Needs of adult working students, physically 

disabled students, academic under-prepared 

students, geographically remote students not 

adequately addressed 

Duplication of efforts and wastage of 

students’ time and resources  

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State of Education and Development

Skills mismatch between outputs of training

institutions and labour market needs 

Chronic unemployment and underemployment…  Concentration of higher education and training

programmes in very limited areas

Limits economic diversification possibilities… 

WEAK IMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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 WHY COSTAATT… 

• What is COSTAATT?– The College of Science, Technology

and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago 

• COSTAATT was legally established in

October 2000 as a multi-campus college,

empowered to award certificates,

diplomas and bachelor’s degrees in

academic and technical-vocational

studies 

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 WHY COSTAATT… 

• COSTAATT comprises the followinginstitutions:

San Fernando Technical Institute

 John S. Donaldson Technical Institute

Government Vocation Centre

Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture

and Forestry   Joint Services Staff College

 The Metal Industries Company Ltd… 

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 WHY COSTAATT… 

• COSTAATT comprises the followinginstitutions: 

 THE NIHERST TEACHING DIVISIONS… 

College of Health Sciences

College of Nursing

Information Technology College

School of Languages Business Management Department

General Education Division 

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 WHY COSTAATT… 

• The Government mandated COSTAATT to:  Contribute to increasing the participation rate

in tertiary education to 15% by 2005 as

recommended by CARICOM Ministers of Education in 1995

Improve the quality and relevance of 

 tertiary level education and training

Broaden access to higher education to

previously under-served groups

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WHY COSTAATT?… 

• COSTAATT will offer more diversifiedoptions for quality tertiary education

producing qualified, skilled persons,to meet the demands of

economic growth, andhelp bridge the gap

between the global

economy and Trinidadand Tobago’s labourforce.

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 THE HIGHER EDUCATION

MARKET SPACE… 

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 THE HIGHER EDUCATION

MARKET SPACE… 

• Basic Library Services in 2-year

College Learning Resources Program

• Acquisitions, cataloging, maintenance,preservation, and/or circulation of various

 types of resources

• Computer systems management and

maintenance• Equipment services

• Instructional services

• Production services

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 THE HIGHER EDUCATION

MARKET SPACE… 

• Additional Services Components in 2-year

College Learning Resources Program

• Community Services

• Curriculum

• Faculty Development

• Government Documents Depository Joint- Use

• Laboratories 

• Resource sharing services

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 THE HIGHER EDUCATION

MARKET SPACE… 

• Additional Services Components in 2-year

College Learning Resources Program

• Laboratories 

• Student ID Service

• Printing

• Television/Radio

• Resource-sharing Services

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UNDERSTANDING THE TASK… 

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UNDERSTANDING THE TASK… 

 THE STATE OF LIBRARY SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES

• Outdated collections

• Available resources cannot support

teaching/learning activities of the college• Limited access to periodical literature

• Inadequate staffing

• Staff not trained to operate in automatedenvironment

• In some campuses/centres there were no

libraries

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 ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS… 

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 ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS… 

•Develop libraries individually and establish

libraries in campuses/centres where none existed

•

Establish staff development program to trainstaff to operate at the required levels

•Duplicate collections in campuses where there are

similar program offerings

•Increase staffing levels

TECHNOLOGY AS

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 TECHNOLOGY AS

STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE… 

PRODUCT ADVANTAGES

• Access from home and office and ability to

download text on demand

• Users are provided with infinite information

with finite resources

• Ability to access remote databases

• Access for External Users on the Internet to

OPACs

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 TECHNOLOGY AS

STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE… 

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Student InformationModule

COSTAATT’s

MAIN CAMPUS

Finance Module 

The NIHERSTColleges

Library Module  Human ResourceModule

John DonaldsonTechnical Institute

San FernandoTechnical Institute

Government

 Vocational Center

Joint Services

Staff College

Metal IndustriesCompany

Eastern Caribbean

Institute of Agricultureand Forestry

Tobago

Learning Centre

Dial-UpUsers

The COSTAATT Wide Area Network

Firewall

INTERNET

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CHOOSING A TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION… 

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CHOOSING A TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION… 

1. Development of a library profile

•Collect basic statistical information on the libraries

and their operations

•Take stock of any existing automation

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CHOOSING A TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION… 

2. Set service priorities

•Determine which functions are to be automated and

in what order of priority

•Take stock of any existing automation

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CHOOSING A TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION… 

3. Look at cost elements

•Elements involved in the installation and operation

of an automated system

•Telecommunications

•

Planning and Consulting Costs•Purchase of the system

•

Conversion costs•Ongoing Operating costs

•Additions to the System

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CHOOSING A TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION… 

4. Develop Functional Specifications

•What you want the system to do for you

•Telecommunications

•

Planning and Consulting Costs•Purchase of the system

•

Conversion costs•Ongoing Operating costs

•Additions to the System

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IMPLEMENTING THE SOLUTION… 

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PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY… 

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 TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE

OF THE COLLEGE… 

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Taking Learning HIGHER