Re-establishment of Post-Secondary Education and Training in Montserrat: FINAL REPORT

Montserrat's only post-secondary technical and vocational education and training institution, the Montserrat Technical College, had its buildings destroyed during the summerof 1997 by the activities of the Soufriere Hills Volcano. Plans made prior to the onset of the volcanic activity in 1995 to upgrade the then Montserrat Technical College into a multidisciplinary Community College were therefore affected. Montserrat's participation in a regional project, the OECS/EDF Human Resource Development Tertiary Level Programme, geared to improve the infrastructure, delivery and overall effectiveness of OECS Tertiary Level multidisciplinary institutions including the Montserrat Community College, was also affected by the volcanic crisis. These problems were further exacerbated in 1997 by the evacuation of almost two thirds of the island's population, resulting in the closure of the Montserrat Technical College and the cessation of the 'A' Level programme at the Montserrat Secondary School.

Montserrat's only post-secondary technical and vocational education and training institution, the Montserrat Technical College, had its buildings destroyed during the summerof 1997 by the activities of the Soufriere Hills Volcano. Plans made prior to the onset of the volcanic activity in 1995 to upgrade the then Montserrat Technical College into a multidisciplinary Community College were therefore affected. Montserrat's participation in a regional project, the OECS/EDF Human Resource Development Tertiary Level Programme, geared to improve the infrastructure, delivery and overall effectiveness of OECS Tertiary Level multidisciplinary institutions including the Montserrat Community College, was also affected by the volcanic crisis. These problems were further exacerbated in 1997 by the evacuation of almost two thirds of the island's population, resulting in the closure of the Montserrat Technical College and the cessation of the 'A' Level programme at the Montserrat Secondary School.