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Education Ministry hands over safety equipment to TVET Dept of 10 Secondary Schools

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January 21, 2023
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Deputy Chief Education Officer (Technical), Dr. Ritesh Tularam handing-over the items to teachers of the schools today

Deputy Chief Education Officer (Technical), Dr. Ritesh Tularam handing-over the items to teachers of the schools today

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The Ministry of Education through the office of the Deputy Chief Education Officer (Technical), Dr. Ritesh Tularam, handed over safety equipment to 10 secondary schools that offer the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs. This was done in the boardroom of the Ministry’s 26 Brickdam Office.

The schools that received over 40 items each today were the Bygeval Secondary School, Hope Secondary School, Bladen Hall Secondary School, the Fellowship Practical Instruction Centre, Vreed-en-Hoop Secondary School, Annandale Secondary School, Richard Ishmael Secondary School, New Amsterdam Secondary School, Canje Secondary School and the Dolphin Secondary School.

The items received were helmets, safety vests, safety goggles and safety gloves.

The gloves, safety vests, goggle and helmets that each school will receive

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Present at Thursday’s handing-over ceremony was Chief Education Officer, Mr. Saddam Hussain who said that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) must take its rightful place in the education system. He said to do this, schools must be given the tools to ensure that their students are protected and can work in a safe environment.

Chief Education Officer, Mr. Saddam Hussain and Deputy Chief Education Officer (Technical), Dr. Ritesh Tularam during today’s engagement

He said that at this juncture of the country’s developmental agenda, TVET can take the education system to the next level. Mr. Hussain that for the remainder of 2023 more emphasis will be placed by the Ministry of Education on promoting and increasing access to TVET education.

Chief Education Officer, Mr. Saddam Hussain

He added the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand also recognises the importance of TVET education. He said the education minister is aiming to have each secondary school child graduate from school with five main things. “We want them to leave with a foreign language, the ability to play at least one sport, the ability to play a musical instrument, a TVET subject and to leave with a spirit of volunteerism,” Mr. Hussain noted.

According to the CEO, all secondary schools offer TVET subjects from Grades seven to nine, but he noted that the number of students writing the subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level has to increase in addition to the number of students pursuing the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) and the Secondary Competency Certificate Programme (SCCP).

Deputy Chief Education Officer (Technical), Dr. Ritesh Tularam

He encouraged the teachers to ensure that the items are used appropriately and that they are cared for and stored properly.

Deputy Chief Education Officer (Technical), Dr. Ritesh Tularam said that Occupational Safety and Health and the Environment (OSHE) is very critical to the delivery of competency-based training.

Teachers engaging with the Education Officers during today’s handing-over exercise

He said with that in mind, the use of these items in schools is important. According to Dr. Tularam the schools that have been selected so far are schools that are offering the TVET and the CVQ programs. He said, “With that focus in mind, the Ministry recognized that we need to ensure that our teachers, our students that are engaging in these occupational programs are taking safety as paramount”.

Further, Dr. Tularam noted that recently during the national budget presentation, $2.5B will be channeled towards TVET education for 2023. He added that there are plans to reconstruct, retool and retrofit schools and departments at the Practical Instruction Centres and Departments to improve the delivery of the TVET program across Guyana.

He urged the teachers today to ensure that the items are used by the students correctly.



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