Advanced Technology Education

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The objective of this project is to develop and deliver a series of robotics, artificial intelligence and algorithm courses through the Polytechnic College of Suriname. This will include development of course content, forging partnerships for quality assurance, teacher training and establishing a network specialization and a robotic automation lab. The solution is innovative in the context of Suriname in the sense that this will be the first formal advanced technology education offering available locally at the tertiary level. The introduction of advanced technology training programs will provide an avenue for further development and certification of young people in Suriname in skills of the future.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Latin America & Caribbean

Suriname

Activity URL

https://www.iadb.org/en/project/SU-T1129

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2019 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Post-secondary

Other skills

  • Vocational training

Skills

  • STEM

Cross-cutting areas

  • Digital literacy
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Tertiary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Educational Technology

  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
  • Digital learning materials/programs
  • Digital skills/literacy (including coding)

Learning while working

  • Vocational training

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • STEM - in the classroom
  • STEM - outside the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Increased employment/job-related skills
  • Reduced poverty/increase household well-being