Consultation on transforming Education in Guyana sees participation from students

Several students from Secondary Schools in the Region Four and Georgetown Education Districts participated in a consultation forum held at the St. Stanislaus College. The consultation focused on the transformation of the education sector in Guyana.

Tuesday’s exercise is one of many scheduled to take place over the next two weeks. It was noted that the Education Ministry will engage all stakeholders in Education to assess where the Ministry is in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The ministry disclosed that the exercise will reflect on all that has happened over the last two and a half years of school closure. This, they said include, measures to ensure school continuity, plans to transform education as stated in the Ministry’s Sector Plan and relevant policy documents.

Further, while at Tuesday afternoon’s engagement, Education Minister, Priya Manickchand informed the students that the activity is aimed at hearing from them how the education system can be improved to better serve them and those learners who will come after them.

Manickchand informed the students that they should also see the event as a lesson in good governance, since as budding leaders, they should understand that consulting with the persons they will serve is important.

“Whenever you’re in a leadership position, you must listen to what the people you are making decision for want, what they think you can do and how they think you can improve,” the minister said.

Manickchand promised that the consultations will continue during this week and the following held at various locations across Guyana to meet with as many stakeholders as possible. She reiterated that they are striving to build a world-class education system for all Guyanese.

Meanwhile, Chief Education Officer, Dr. Marcel Hutson, Director of the National Centre for Educational Resource Development, Mrs. Quenita Walrond-Lewis, Chief Planning Officer, Mrs. Nicola Johnson, Deputy Chief Education Officer (AHED), Mr. Marti DeSouza and Assistant Chief Education Officer (Secondary), Ms. Tiffany Harvey were also present at the consultation.