A PROFILE

The Centre for the Human Sciences is an agency which provides services to the nation in the areas of Training, Research and Publication. It began its operations in July, 1994 and functioned until 1997 when it went into dormancy. During the period, the Centre offered consulting services in training, survey research and programme/ project evaluation. The Centre also offered 'A' level and XC/'O' level programmes. 'A' level subjects such as Law, Management of Business and Psychology were offered for the first time in St. Vincent and the Grenadines by the Centre.

The establishment of the Centre was motivated by an awareness of the weakness of our knowledge and information system as well as the absence of those values which relate to the conversion of knowledge into productive action. The effects of those weaknesses could be seen in the following:

• Our failure to diversify our economy.
• The slow pace of the development of our entrepreneurial sector.
• Our failure to benefit from technology that is readily available.
• Our seemingly intractable social problems - violence, unemployment, etc.
• The shortage of managerial and leadership capabilities in the important areas of social life.

Thus the Centre was intended to contribute to the address of these problems by getting the public interested in the generation, dissemination and use of knowledge toward the solution of our many socioeconomic problems. This intent was expressed in the following programmes

• To provide programmes for the completion of secondary education.
• To provide post-secondary and advanced study programmes.
• To provide training and sensitisation for all aspects of Human Resource Development.
• To stimulate public discussion on important social/cultural issues and problems.
• To conduct research matters of national interest for public dissemination.