The Government Technical Institute (GTI) recently held its annual open day with a unique twist. Coining the day ‘Jill of all Trades’ the institute showcased its many female students who ensured their skills were on display.
Principal of the institute, Dr Renita Crandon-Duncan, told me that it was a day to remember and listening to her I felt I was talking to a proud mother as she spoke about the smart farm, solar cooker, beauty products made from scratch, natural juices, and various phone apps with which her female students wowed the many who were in attendance. “The idea was to showcase the females in technical education. There is this perception out there that women are not involved in technical education or they don’t want to pursue it…,” Dr Crandon-Duncan told me in a recent conservation.