The workshop was staged through partnership with Canada’s National Defence Directorate of Military Training and Cooperation Program (DMTCP), as well as the Barbados Defence Force, and was conducted at St. Ann’s Fort, Barbados.

The course was an intense ten weeks of theory and practical learning in IT systems fundamentals to provide participants with a strong foundation as IT Service Providers. Course Instructors from the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics trained the participants on the internal workings and trouble shooting of personal computers; design of scalable network operating systems; system security; and software installation in conjunction with the setup of an IT Service Centre.

Sixteen participants from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica Republic, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago took part in the workshop. While in Barbados, members of the group were able to learn from the coursework as well as exchange ideas and experiences on how to better their respective organisations.