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Dec 04, 2008 News
In order to ensure that students are able to reach their full potential, the Ministry of Education has introduced a Basic Competency Certificate Programme (BCCP), which is being offered at the secondary level.
And according to Minister within the Education Ministry, Dr Desrey Fox, for too long edification of students has only been viewed from the traditional standpoint of academic subjects.
“We have for too long looked on the side of traditional education that would educate our children to either further their studies up to university level and beyond and that is it.
We have not focused on our children and groups of adults who are interested and have talents in other ways. In this sense I am talking about Technical and Vocational education,” the Minister said.
She pointed out that in the 21st century the world has moved on and has changed a lot, adding that because of the globalisation process there seems to be all sorts of impacts and influences that relate to the education of people.
She said that in 2000 at the Dakar Education forum, more than 174 Governments made special commitments to be able to look again and to review their curriculum as it relates to education for all.
“This means that no one must be left behind as it relates to children, adults, those with special needs, vulnerable children, and indigenous people…”
The Minister said, “We have to have a holistic approach to education.”
This approach to education, the Minister added, is in fact a paradigm shift in Guyana and has caused the Ministry to look at specific skills based on certain kinds of programmes for students.
She further revealed that there has been much debate about what skills should be prioritised, adding that as it relates to policy, the government through the Ministry of Education has been able to address the curriculum in schools.
“Because we want to be able to give our students the option as it relates to academia and as it relates to technical/vocational education, we are ensuring that every child must be given the opportunity to reach their full potential as it relates to their education.”
She said that the BCCP was created to have an alternative pathway that could benefit students.
She noted that often is the case that parents become nervous when their children opt for technical programmes because of the traditional notion that only children who cannot perform well academically venture in such fields.
“If we are to think of inclusive education then the whole argument about technical/vocational education which suggests that only students who cannot make it in academia do those programmes cannot be true,” the Minister posited.
She further said that the intent of the Ministry is to ensure that every child, whether in academia or otherwise, must be able to access the same kind of education.
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