JAMIA
TRAINING INSTITUTE GRADUATION CEREMONY 2009
Jamia
Training Institute- reviving the ummah's lost glory
Two
years ago during the first graduation ceremony for Jamia Training
Institute (JTI), there was a promise for the top performing student
in the Tailoring Department: After completing your studies, the
sewing machine will be yours for keeps.
On Sunday, Mwanaisha Saidi Mwacharo walked pensively to the graduation
podium where she was handed a Singer sewing machine by the Tourism
minister Najib Balala.
“The promise motivated me to work harder so that I could be
the first student to win the machine,” an excited Mwanaisha
told The Friday Bulletin. She expressed hopes that the prize would
be a valuable tool to help her fulfill her expectations to be self
reliant.
Mwanaisha
urged the students at JTI to take advantage of the opportunities
to excel so as to be able to achieve a similar fete. She lauded
the institute for living to its pledge and said this would motivate
other students to take up the challenge.
The institution came up with the proposition to encourage students
to excel in their studies and also provide them with an economic
tool to economically empower themselves on completing their studies.
Founded in 2005 from a humble beginning after inheriting the operations
of the former WAMY Vocational College (WAVCO), JTI, has in the last
four years established itself as an important educational facility
for Muslims providing academic programmes which are certified with
local and international examination bodies.
The institution was established by Jamia Mosque committee to provide
more educational opportunities for Muslim students to study in a
conducive Islamic environment where apart from acquiring academic
skills, they get an added advantage of being in a Muslim surrounding
giving them an opportunity to acquire religious and moral teachings.
From a capacity of less than 80 students at its formation, the training
institute has grown at a phenomenon rate now handling more than
200 students. Plans have been on the table to relocate the college
to more spacious facilities due to the high number of students at
the college.
Students are able to acquire various skills in information technology,
dress making, fashion and design, interior design Arabic language,
Islamic studies and Sign Language. JTI is also among the few institutions
where special studies like Sign Language are offered. Through the
college, Jamia Mosque came to pioneer the conveying of the Friday
Khutbah in sign language to enable those with hearing impairment
to follow and better understand the sermon.
The college last week introduced Islamic studies for the deaf and
in the near future, blind students will be also able to receive
training which will help them receive basic knowledge in Islamic
knowledge.
The institute though is primarily aimed at addressing the educational
needs of Muslims; it nevertheless also welcomes non-Muslim students
in its various programmes.
The college principal, Fatmah Khamis Ali said expansion programmes
which involved equipping with the computer lab and the introduction
of additional courses will further spur the growth of the institution.
The Chairman of Jamia Mosque Committee Sheikh Muhammad Osman Warfa,
said the committee is committed to fulfill the education expectation
of Muslims particularly the youth. “We are committed to continue
striving to ensure the growth of the institute and we will diversify
its programmes so as to cater for the needs of Muslims and society
at large,” he said in his speech during the graduation ceremony.
He said the institute was a source of pride for Jamia mosque as
those graduating not only acquire academic and technical skills
but also have an additional advantage of gaining ethical and religious
values.
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