MoE hosts consultations with PWD on transforming Guyana’s education sector

The Ministry of Education (MoE) on Wednesday continued a series of consultations with stakeholders in the education sector to assess the development of the sector and conceptualise recommendations to enhance its transformation.
At the Umana Yana, Education Minister Priya Manickchand engaged representatives of persons living with disabilities (PWD) organisations to determine short-, medium-, and long-term measures to provide quality education to all learners.

She explained that engagements were being held with various groups to determine what initiatives were needed to enhance education delivery, particularly for vulnerable groups.
“We want to make sure that whatever measures we are taking, have taken, or intend to take, are measures that you believe are for your specific community. We want to make sure that whatever we do, is informed by your needs, and what would be responsive to your needs,” Minister Manickchand said.

Wednesday’s exercise was one of many scheduled to take place over the next two weeks as the Education Ministry engaged all stakeholders in education to assess where the Ministry was in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The exercise will reflect on all that has happened over the last two-and-a-half years, including schools’ closure, measures to ensure school continuity, and plans to transform education as stated in the Ministry’s Sector Plan and relevant policy documents.