Village Walk Event: Seven Teams Confirm Participation

Seven teams have so far confirmed their participation in the upcoming Village Walk quiz. According to the organizers, the quiz league will take off on Saturday, 4th August 2012 at 2pm and will involve all the seven teams who will face individual as well as team questions.

Speaking to the contestants at the East Coast College last Saturday, ECC Director, Mohamedarif Suleman, detailed the processes that will be used during the contests.

Teams, all girls, also introduced themselves as follows:
Team One: Zainab Versi, Zainab Sadikali, Aaliya Mawji and Aaliya Panjwani
Team DS: Mubarekah Dharamsi, Shabnam Hemani, Sayyada Master and Sayyada Rajani
Team Two: Zainab Walji, Mehreen Mushtak, Maham Mushtak and Zainab Walji
Team Believe: Ahlam Ibrahim, Halima Tahir, Fatema Zehra Rajpar and Masmuha Ally
Team Three: Nadiya Kadri, Mahjubah Esmail, Ayman Sachu and Aisha Iqbal
Team Four:  Nayaab Parmar, Zahra Tejani, Fatema Dewji and Sausan Karim.
Team Dar Stars: Ridha Ibrahim, Zameena Jalali, Farheen Ibrahim and Aqsa Ahmed.

The InterSchools League (ISL) Committee Chair, Saleha Suleman, has announced a significant climb in the number of participants who have joined the ISL Online Quiz since it was revamped and reintroduced late June this year.

Speaking to a group of SAC members, she reported that from 16 students competing in June, the participation has risen to over 25 in July, with more expected to join in during the August-September period, as some international curriculum schools prepare to reopen.

Students from several leading private schools are amongst the contestants, but Saleha is trying to spread this across to many more schools - both private and public and hopefully those outside Dar es Salaam.  The first two registrations from outside the country - from Madagascar, were received in July.

Reasons for this interest is attributed to the low cost of joining (TShs. 2,000/- per month) and a highly convenient web interface where students can log in at any time of their convenience for any 30 days in a month.  Individual points that are collected are also credited to school accounts.

East Coast joins world's largest journal library

East Coast College joined some of the larger private and public colleges and universities in Tanzania to register with the world's largest virtual journal and publication library JStor.  According to the Academic Coordinator Mujeeb Kanji, registering with this facility, will provide open access to all students at the college to access useful reference material and knowledge sources.

As of now, all ECC students and teachers enjoy access to a large store of information to help them in their assignments and the general understanding of their subject material.  JSTOR (short for Journal Storage) is an online system for archiving academic journal, founded in 1995. It provides its member institutions full-text searches of digitized back issues of several hundred well-known journals, dating back to 1665 in the case of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Membership in JSTOR is held by 7,000 institutions in 159 countries.

Travelstart honours ISL Winners

Official representatives of Travelstart pose for a group picture with winners in the InterSchool Quiz League (ISL) and former Student Affairs Council President Zamena Manekia-Manji at a recent function held at the College.

GREAT WEEKENDS at the Village Walk

The Students Affairs Council (SAC) President Mohamedabbas Jessa has announced the start of GREAT WEEKENDS in collaboration with Cliffton Plaza's Village Walk during three weekends in Ramadhan.  According to Jessa, the event will focus on a public quiz competition as well as a fun treasure hunt, but will also be spiced up with some fun fair and Iftaar Food Sales to help raise funds for lucky families who will receive a surprise smile on the faces on 'Idd Day.

Village Walk is a relatively new shopping centre, located opposite Sea Cliff Village in Masaki area.  The mall  is a great place to hang out and is also a very ideal place to shop in reputable shops stocking brand items.

ECC Director graces AIPS Graduation

Academic International Primary School Graduation Ceremony

ECC Director Mohamedarif Suleman addressing a gathering of parents, teachers and students at the recent graduation ceremony of the Graduation of Grade 7 students at the Academic International Primary School (AIPS).

Suleman, acting as the chief guest, stressed on the importance of modern ways of learning as the only way in which the nation can produce an outstanding and a high performing workforce of the future, before sharing some light moments of advice to the graduands on what awaited them ahead.

East Coast moves to the QCF System

Dr Naji Al Mahdi from the UAE seen here in a light moment with members of the Academic Team at East Coast College, led by the Director and Lead Internal Verifier Mohamedarif Suleman, during the recently held QCF and Portfolio Building Training organised by Edexcel.  Looking on are Mr Deogratius, Mr Omari and Mr Chitenje.

The Qualifications Credit Framework (QCF), is a credit-based system of learning, which makes BTECs more portable and transferrable across a range of exam and certification systems globally.  Edexcel, currently a leader in vocational and applied training, is committed to provided centres with the most contemporary systems of learning.  East Coast College, one of only two centres in the country, has benefitted immensely from this profound change, which offers much convenience to learners.

East Coast College at the Education Fair

East Coast College at the Education Fair

Senior Business Diploma students took centre stage at an Education Fair organised by the Ismailia Community in Dar es Salaam recently.  The fair, which was one of the events organised under the Unity Games at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam, saw a good number of students visitng the ECC pavillion, making it one of the busiest around.

Pictured above are Academic Coordinator Mujeeb Kanji and BTEC Business learner Ally Abbas, talking to visitors (standing), while in the background, Events Coordinator Gamdad Khalid, flanked by another student, is providing details to a potential student.

Visitors to the stand were drawn by the College's simple but effective space managed arrangement, as well as well as an impromptu contest to solve Edexcel's Rubik's cube.  A great day indeed, especially for students learning the Unit on Managing Business Events.

BTECs - Widespread recognition

• Edexcel's qualifications are internationally recognized by employers and professional organizations. The recognition of BTEC Higher National Diplomas (HNDs) and BTEC Higher National Certificates (HNCs) is a way for students to prepare for jobs and careers in their chosen field through membership of relevant professional bodies and industry associations.
  
  
  Edexcel students and graduates may be offered exemptions by professional bodies, which are UK based associations, from parts of their own qualifications in relation to membership.
  
  
  The following professional bodies and industry associations recognize BTECs:
  ·                     Association of Accounting Technicolor (AAT)
  ·                     Association of Certified Bookkeepers 
  ·                     Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
  ·                     Association of Financial Controllers and Administrators
  ·                     Association of International Accountants (AIA)
  ·                     British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP)
  ·                     Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB)
  ·                     Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
  ·                     Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
  ·                     Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
  ·                     Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
  ·                     Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
  ·                     Chartered Management Institute
  ·                     Communication, Advertising and Marketing Education Foundation (CAM)
  ·                     Institute of Administrative Management (INSTAM)
  ·                     Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants (ICEA)
  ·                     Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)
  ·                     Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)
  ·                     Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX)
  ·                     Institute of Personnel and Development
  ·                     Institute of Transport Administration (IoTA)
  ·                     The Institute of Financial Serivces (IFS)