GPF rolls out theoretical drivers’ exams

Owing to a backlog of candidates, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Thursday rolled out its online theoretical driving examinations at the Felix Austin Police College, Eve Leary. The examinations were done in two batches of 30 each.
This new method of conducting the theoretical driving examination virtually at Police Computer Centres across the country is expected to enhance the system by making the entire process transparent. Consequently, it is also expected to eliminate lengthy delays in accessing examination results and complaints of corruption, while simplifying the process for candidates and examiners.
After the candidates submit the completed examination script, the preliminary results are available within five seconds. The online examination is currently focused on dealing with the backlog of candidates who would have purchased their driving packages for the year 2022.

The online examination will be expanded to candidates who purchased packages at Brickdam Police Station and are scheduled to write the examination at the St Stanislaus Secondary School and at Central Police Station in Regional Division #6 on April 21.
Moreover, the online examination is slated to commence in Police Regional Division #10 and Police Regional Division #4C on April 28.
The new method of administering the driving examination will also be available at Police Regional Division 4B headquarters at Diamond, East Bank Demerara and in Police Regional Division #2 sometime in July of this year.
The candidates who wrote the virtual examination on Thursday expressed their satisfaction with the new methodology, indicating that it was simple and something that they were accustomed to because of the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic.