New CPCE facility commissioned in Region Three
-Manickchand announces duty-free concession for 100 teachers
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Friday commissioned a new Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) building at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara.
According to a Ministry of Education press release, the new facility is located at the Regional Department of Education Region Three and will cater to the needs of some 300 teachers.
The commissioning of the new facility forms part of the ministry’s plan to achieve 100 per cent trained teachers in the classroom.
Delivering the feature address at the commissioning, Manickchand stated that teachers are important assets to the development of a country. She noted that being cognisant of this, the government through the Ministry of Education has taken several steps to ensure teachers are provided with training opportunities as well as being provided with other benefits to compensate them for their work.
Against this background, Manickchand announced that some 100 teachers across the country will be receiving duty-free concessions while 50 will be receiving scholarships to the University of Guyana.
Additionally, Manickchand told the ceremony that from January 2023, “every teacher even as you train, will be receiving a salary as an in-service teacher.”
Also delivering remarks was Chief Education Officer, Dr Marcel Hutson, who urged teachers to view themselves as an integral part of transforming Guyana’s education sector. He stated that teachers hold the responsibility to mould students.
CPCE Principal Noella Joseph noted that previously training for teachers in Region Three was facilitated at Vreed-enHoop
Primary School. However, due to the increase in the student population at the college, the new facility was constructed to provide better training opportunities.
Regional Chairman of Region Three Inshan Ayube was also present and encouraged the teachers to take full advantage of the opportunities presented.