Minister Baksh disappointed over UG standards

Minister of Education Shaik Baksh has voiced his disappointment over the quality of education provided and the way Guyana’s main tertiary educational institution; the University of Guyana is being managed.
            His comments came while delivering the feature address at the 14th National Award ceremony for outstanding student performance held at the National Cultural Centre on Wednesday where he also noted that Government will be working closely with the University to improve in their standards.
            According to the Education Minister issues such as the sloth in the registration process, absences of lecturers, delay in marking papers and the external examination system are some of the areas that will be given keen attention.
            This, he said, is to ensure that Guyana’s educational system offered is improved so that persons can benefit.
            He noted that to further build on the impetus of President Bharrat Jagdeo’s vision of having maximum use of Information and Communication Technology in Guyana (ICT), the subject will be added to the school curriculum for offer at the Caribbean Examinations Council exam.
            The Ministry of Education is also looking to establish a sixth form educational institution for students early next year.
            “Government will also be establishing a dedicated learning channel so that all the people in Guyana can benefit while a multi-media centre was also established at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD),” Minister Baksh said.