00:00450 students from primary and secondary schools across Trinidad and Tobago will benefit from UTT's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project.
00:10The project was conceptualized to address the need for capacity building in the field of sustainable energy.
00:16Speaking at the event, Professor Prakash Passad, Minister of Territory Education and Skills Training,
00:23praised the university for its innovative approach and effective use of local materials.
00:28It's a great pleasure to join today in this event through the UTT's Renewable Energy Project and Energy Efficiency Project.
00:38It's wonderful. I see this initiative going far beyond the mayor's ceremonial exchange, and the ceremonial exchange is very important also.
00:47In fact, it marks a significant step in bridging the divide between the classroom, learning, and innovation that directly serves the communities and industries.
00:57While universities provide spaces for theory, lectures, and examinations, they also serve as testing grounds where innovation takes shape and research evolves into practical solutions.
01:09He said initiatives like these are very important as they teach young people about energy and climate change from a tender age.
01:17In the Caribbean, studies showed that 60% of new jobs would be green jobs, or the new green jobs would require advanced technical and vocational trading.
01:29And this ties directly to what UTT is about.
01:32And this is why the Honourable Prime Minister, in the wisdom, said we need to have a Ministry of Territory Education and Skills Training,
01:41because we need to skill people and trade them as we go forward.
01:44And importantly, as we go forward worldwide, people are recognizing that the skill and component of education has become a lot more important.
01:54Yes, we need to think, and these are all things.
01:57But if you have no food, it's difficult to think, eh?
02:00So we have to, you know, skill ourselves to create jobs, to maintain jobs, to sustain jobs.
02:05So the Prime Minister understands this very clearly, and this is why she is pushing this agenda of skills training.
02:12Also speaking at the ceremony was Professor Steven Joseph, President of the University of Trinidad and Tobago,
02:19who emphasized the importance of strategic partnerships.
02:22He noted that the project demonstrates the strength of collective collaboration
02:27and acknowledged the project's success in uniting key national stakeholders
02:32to design and implement a cohesive and impactful program.
02:36Charlotte Histo, TV6 News.
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