West Coast International Institute

ADMISSION IS ON!

Rush now and register for:
- Foundation Certificate in Management
- PD & APD Human Resource Management
- PD & APD in Business Management
- PD & APD in Accounting and Finance

ADMISSION IS ON!

Rush now and register for:
- Foundation Certificate in Management
- PD & APD Human Resource Management
- PD & APD in Business Management
- PD & APD in Accounting and Finance

Admission in progress!

Admission is in progress!

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OUR NEW CAMPUS

OUR COURSES

OUR COURSES

OUR COURSES

West Coast International Institute is an educational establishment registered in the Gambia and accredited by (NAQAA) National Accreditation & Quality Assurance Authority under the ministry of Higher Education. WCII has been a centre of excellence since its establishment, offering Foundation Certificate, Professional Diploma and Advanced Professional Diploma programs accredited by (NAQAA). These programs are further accredited by QUALIFI and EduQual in United Kingdom.

WCII recently moved to its multi-million dalasi campus at Old Yundum, West Coast Region. The overarching goal is to strive to provide education of the highest quality and to liberate individuals from the constraints imposed by ignorance or complacency and prepare them broadly to lead rewarding, creative, and valuable lives. The College is consistently ranked as one of the best tertiary institutions in the Gambia.

The new campus will facilitate smooth running of our programmes and will help create a conducive learning environment, interactive teaching space, space for students and faculty research, and appropriate faculty offices and infrastructure.

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West Coast International Institute offers quality education in various courses such as Business Management, Human Resources Management, and Accounting and Finance.

Enrollment is going on. Interested applicants can rush now to the college and buy the form. For more info visit www.wcii.gm or dial 3011373
7811667
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7138432

Home - International Community College International Community College is a not-for-profit educational establishment offering innovative and higher education programmes with excellent academics.

WCII has been a centre of excellence since its establishment, offering Certificate, Professional Diploma and Advanced in Business Management, Human Resource Management and Accounting and Finance. All our courses are accredited by NAQAA. Due to the covid19 pandemic, we have introduced online classes through our student portal in our website. For more information visit our website at www.wcii.gm

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The dark side of our education system: What remedy?

By Ebou Jobe

Education is confined to theoretical learning. It is the development of knowledge, values and understanding required in all aspects of life. The purpose of education is to provide the conditions essential to young people and adults to develop an in-depth understanding of the practice, traditions, and ideas influencing the society in which they live and to enable them to make a vital contribution to it.

There is a big difference in development between countries with similar resources due to the differences in the quality of people. The level of development in a country depends on the knowledge, skills, attitudes & values of its people. Thus, effective and quality education aids in the socio-economic growth of a country, thereby leading to better employment and a higher standard of living.

Concern about the standard and quality of education is on the rise in The Gambia. In recent years, we have registered many complaints from employers both in the public and private sector complaining that graduates are poorly prepared to face workplace challenges. Some graduates are facing deficiency in academic knowledge, skills and understanding, couple with poor language background, i.e. reading, writing and speaking. Our education system is facing huge challenges, and unless we acknowledge, identify causes and work out solutions, we will never overcome these challenges.

It is absolutely necessary and essential to organizational success that the right calibre of people with the right skills, knowledge and attitude are identified and put in the right place at the right time. Employers are now strategising their recruitment and selection, and thus, those who cannot defend their qualifications theoretically and practically may not have the opportunity to secure or stay on employment.

Educational institutions should take the right steps to prepare, groom and nurture students to secure quality education. If not, students will find it difficult to fit themselves into the labour market after graduation. Let us stop fooling students with mere certificates and attractive transcripts. The education which the students receive at a formal institution provides the foundation of the physical, mental, emotional, intellectual and social development. These would tell you how sensitive education is. Education has long been recognized as the central element in the development of human personality. Education enables individuals to make the transition to new social orders by providing self-understanding and better knowledge of the choices available.

Debatably, the best way of enabling all students to succeed in education is the design and delivery of interesting, creative and academically rigorous programmes that stimulate students to learn and, where necessary, to reach out for the study and academic skills and practices that will enable them to survive in any given situation. There are multiple factors affecting the quality, standard and delivery of education in our country. Among these factors are: lack of updated and genuine learning resources; poor quality teaching; unqualified teachers; poor learning environment; obsolete and unstructured curriculums; poor assessment methods; ineffective monitoring system; lack of transparency, accountability and integrity; poor teaching methodology; etc.

It is obvious that today our challenges are greater than ever before, and the only way to deal with these challenges is to develop the intellect, talent, capability, critical thinking and attitude of our people. It is very important to note that one cannot and should not put the economic gains of one or few individuals above those of the society or the people at large.

Many schools are not taking the responsibility to educate students but only to take money from them and issue them certificates. Some don’t even care about creating a learning environment, providing genuine learning materials or hiring qualified and quality teachers. Genuine inspection without compromising quality is a necessity. To compromise quality and standard means comprising the lives of our young ones who are said to be the future leaders of our country. Schools at all levels should take the responsibility to provide effective learning environment. The creations of learning environment should be governed by uncompromised principles for effective learning and development to take place. We have to be serious and take care of the future of our people, particularly the young ones.

Arguably, most students are not education-oriented or maybe ignorant about the value of education in this 21st century. Most of them prioritize the certificate and high scores and disregard personal growth and development. They can enrolled for a course and never attend lectures until days before exams when they turn up to sit the exams. These students never realize that one day they will become a victim of their own.

The world is changing, institutions are changing and jobs are changing. So, why not adapt to changes? Many organizations have currently introduced probation (a period of testing someone’s suitability), and performance appraisal (the assessment of an employee’s effectiveness), usually undertaken at regular intervals. Many people are working with unjustifiable qualifications and unfortunately in the absence of proper vetting, employers will not be able to avoid hiring wrong people who will come and destroy their institutions with too much of guesswork and haphazard decision making.

Students should take the responsibility and become fully committed to personal growth and development, moral, virtue and ethics, rather than acquiring mere certificates. They should bear in mind that certificates can only give them access to jobs but what allow them to stay on the jobs are their technical knowhow and competency.

The authority, schools and parents should take important steps in addressing issues affecting our education and society. Take as an example the Grade 12 results of last year. Out of more than 10,000 students, less than 1000 got above 5 credits. Evidently, something is wrong somewhere and an investigation must be carried out to identify the factors responsible for the massive failure.

Students should take their education as top priority. Even if you have a dream to become a footballer you still have to value and respect your education. We have seen many young men who have neglected their education and cannot succeed in football. We have to tell the young ones the truth and show them the reality of life.

Reading and research, the culture of reading and research has not been created by our institutions. So, how can students acquire knowledge, skills and understanding? How can the search for new facts in any branch of knowledge be possible without reading and research? How can we move from the known to the unknown, especially when the unknown confronts us without reading and research? Due to the dynamics and complication of this world today, we need sound-minded people for better tomorrow. We need critical thinkers and creative minds to effectively govern and direct our institutions to the right path.

Teachers/lecturers behaviours are vital with regard to students’ success. Ethical principles and moral values should be considered as important factors in nurturing and grooming our young ones. Teachers can rescue a student from a life of misery. Help students learn to handle conflict and inspire them to accomplish things they never dreamed would be possible. On the other hand, a careless action by a teacher can make a student hate a subject or education in general.

Whatever teachers do often affects students’ lives in significant ways. Students’ learning should be the major focus of our educational system. The main factor which could affect the students’ learning is teaching. Teachers can encourage students to participate in the learning activities and expose them to different learning styles.

Teachers, parents and society at large should do more to fundamentally change students’ moral prospects. It is believed that moral development of students does not depend primarily on explicit character education efforts but on the maturity and ethical capacities of the adults with whom they interact, especially parents, teachers and other community adults.

Teachers’ and students’ relationships shape students’ moral development in another sense through their influence on students’ emotional development. Most of the talk about moral development in school assumes that we can teach students to behave morally by instilling in them virtues and standards, and a clear sense of right and wrong.

Education- for-all should focus on everything, from the creation of learning society to instilling virtues in students, building good habits of students and developing students’ capacity for moral reasoning. We need to rethink the nature of education, learning and development and understand that without taking on the complex task of developing adults’ maturity and ethical capabilities, we will never greatly improve students’ moral development in school and society.

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West Coast International Institute has signed MOU with (IAM) Institut Africain de Management in Dakar for Bachelors Degree top up. As part of the deal, students who have completed our 2 years Advanced Professional Diploma will be able to join the 3rd year (final Year) at IAM in Dakar depending on their areas of specialization.

WCII has also been approved as official representative of IAM in the Gambia for any enquire in relation to Graduate and Undergraduate degree programs.

IAM is proud to be in the top ten Business Schools in Western and Central Africa that match all of these excellence and international standards:

• Member of European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
• Member of the EFMD Deans Across Frontiers (EDAF) development programme
• Labelled WAEMU (UEMOA) Excellence Center
• Founding member of the Association of African Business Schools (AABS)
• Member of the Global Business School Network (GBSN)
• Ranked among the top 10 Business Schools Western francophone Africa since 2008
• Ranked among the best Business Schools of the world by EDUNIVERSAL since 2008

For more information please contact:
http://www.groupeiam.com
00220 9134093 / 7205589 / 3159432
[email protected]
[email protected]

The Cyprus Institute of Marketing (BVI)

Collaboration for internationally recognized Bachelors Degree Top Up

Cyprus Institute of Marketing (CIM BVI)

International Community College has been approved by Cyprus Institute of Marketing (CIM BVI) as one of their tuition centers for offering one year six months Bachelors degree top up for all ICC HND holders. CIM will provide all learning materials and will give students access to their online resources. Recruitment for students will be conducted by CIM to ensure students eligibility.
Cost: £1500
www.cimabvi.com

Edinburgh Napier University

For those looking for British Degree, International Community has now become an approved official representative for (SEI) Edinburgh Napier University for student recruitment. All ICC HND holders can go for only one year degree top up with ENU online. Students can stretch it to 2 years depending on their financial situations.

Edinburgh Napier University has the status of a Royal Charter University, a Top 10 UK University for Graduate Employability (UK HESA) and is listed as a degree awarding body by the UK Government’s Department of Business, Innovation and Skills with the approval of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.
Cost: $4200 or £2900

All academic support is provided directly by Edinburgh Napier University. Degree conferred solely by the University, same as on-campus students.
www.napier.ac.uk

London School of Commerce (LSC) UK and Westminster International College (WIC) Malaysia

LSC London, those who want to study UK
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
£6,950, 1 Year

BA (Hons) Business Studies
£15,950, 2 Years
www.lsclondon.co.uk


Westminster International College (WIC) those who want to study in Malaysia

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
£4,390, 1 Year

BA (Hons) Business Studies
£6,950, 2 Years

Westminster International College is fully recognized as an institution of higher learning by Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia (MOHE) and the National Accreditation Board in Malaysia (MQA).

The degree is awarded by Cardiff Metropolitan University and internationally recognized. Final Certificates and Transcripts are provided by Cardiff Metropolitan University and Convocation held at Cardiff, in UK.
www.westminster.edu.my

Enroll now for any of our courses and end up with an internationally recognized degree.

For more information please contact:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Tel: 9134093 / 9300333

The Cyprus Institute of Marketing (BVI)

Excursion

ICC has taken the initiative to enthusiastically leverage students’ education and leadership abilities to make significant contributions to the labor market and our society at large. As a result, ICC has decided to embark on this trip specifically for educational purpose to meet the Director General of Farafeni Hospital.

The purpose of the trip was to help students gain wider perspective of some theoretical concepts and how they could be translated into practice.

New Development

International Community College has on Thursday 12th February 2015 wrapped up two days splendid meeting in the college campus with HZ University in Netherlands (Holland). HZ University has agreed to give two years exemption for our HND students which means, they can go to Holland and complete 1 to 2 years degree top up.

HZ University has applauded International Community College for its excellent academic environment, quality teaching, excellent learning resources and quality assurance.

A similar visit took place last year June 2014 at the college campus with Ghana Technology University College.

Please visit: www.hz.nl/en

West Coast International Institute

West Coast International Institute Education

The Ghana Technology University College (GTUC), ranked eighth best in that West African nation, has explored educational partnership with the International Community College (ICC) of The Gambia following a visit to the country on Friday by a two-member delegation.

The International Community College of (ICC) The Gambia over the weekend sealed a deal with the Ghana Technology University College (GTUC). As part of the deal, GTUC has certified ICC to serve as the recruitment agency for students wishing to undergo studies in its campuses in Ghana. Students can complete two years HNC/HND programmes at International Community College and then go to Ghana for only one year Bachelor degree top up with GTUC.