Trained teachers to receive their permanent certificate

The Education Ministry wishes to advise that the Education Minister, Priya Manickchand has
given directives to the Chief Education Officer to grant a waiver for the issuance of permanent
certificates to all teachers who have completed five (5) years of post-training.
It has become increasingly difficult to use the normal procedure to issue permanent certificates
due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rotation system employed by schools and the bureaucracy
involved in teachers applying and then being issued with the certificates.
These hindrances have resulted in an untold number of teachers not being issued with their
permanent certificates.  The Education Ministry sees this waiver as another step in simplifying
access to its services. Further, the Education Ministry has initiated discussions in having the
process to attain the permanent trained teachers’ certificate simplified.
It is expected that this waiver will benefit more than 400 teachers. Headteachers are advised to
prepare a list of all teachers who have completed 5 years after training at the Cyril Potter College
of Education (CPCE) and have not been issued with their permanent certificates. The Chief
Education Officer will issue a memo during this week to give further clarity to this process.