 The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, NTRC's Universal Service Fund Office, recently concluded its first of three face-to-face coding courses as part of its annual summer tech training. Jesse Leo shares scenes from the National ICT Office, where on the final day, participants will recognize for their performance that week. The annual summer tech training hosted by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, NTRC, this year introduces participants aged of 15 to 19 years old to the high-level programming language Python. Python can be used for several purposes, from web development to data science, machine learning and robotics. Course facilitator Keegan Patrick says the first training held in castries was successful as all participants were able to utilize the language by the end of the week long engagement. They've really been very receptive. The group of students that I've had, they've been really interested, they've always been on time and they've really tried to grasp as much as they can within the short space of time that they've been given. It's actually been really difficult for me, I have to choose who's the best student and I find everybody's been at such a high level that it's difficult for me even to choose who's first, second and third right now. Student Tristan Haynes is a 17-year-old information technology student at the Saothalewis Community College. He appreciates the NTRC training and says Python is much easier than the programming language he used previously. And so I say I'll provide it as well, me, not just me, but like those other students who have the opportunity to learn something new, learn different Korean languages and get familiar with the whole Python language. So I think that that will help me with my career choices much easier and it will benefit me as a student and benefit me as a learning student of Python and programming so I can be better at it. We move from something called QBASIC, I think it's Lawercy to Python and the change is not that drastic, it's a little bit easier so I think it's better for me. Our tech training is in its fifth year funded through the NTRC's Universal Service Fund. Fund Administrator Sandra Jones says this year's program will continue with face-to-face courses for 15- to 19-year-olds at the Viewfort ICT office and the Suffer Community Access Centre in the coming weeks. In addition, she says anyone can participate in the online version of the course. Apart from the face-to-face engagement, we are also conducting this course online, so it's also available to persons throughout the month of August online and the age range does not, it is open, whereas the face-to-face is 15- to 19-years, it's open to all persons online. But there is a registration process online as well, our website, the NTRC's website, where they can go on and log in and register to participate in the online and it's all free. The deadline for registration for the online version is 23rd July 2021. The Castry's leg of training held at the National ICT Office concluded with a brief award ceremony where certificates of participation were issued as well as prizes for outstanding participants. For the Government Information Service, I am Jessie Leance reporting.