In a serious instructional improvement, Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali has introduced that beginning this yr, the federal government will cowl the total value for as much as eight topics for college students in each personal and public colleges sitting the Caribbean Secondary Training Certificates (CSEC) examinations.
The announcement was made throughout a public tackle on the West Demerara Secondary Faculty, the place President Ali emphasised that the transfer is a part of his administration’s ongoing efforts to strengthen and develop the nation’s training sector.
The price for as much as eight CXC topics can quantity to roughly EC$46,500. Nonetheless, the price is commonly backed primarily based on the mother and father’ revenue. With this new measure, households throughout the board will profit from vital monetary aid.
“Starting this yr, as I converse to you, mother and father are making ready to pay for his or her youngsters’s CXC charges. I’ve excellent news for you, with impact from this yr CXC, the federal government pays in full the price for a minimum of eight topics for each single little one in the private and non-private colleges,” the President introduced.
“These are the insurance policies that we’re embracing. That is the longer term that we’re creating. We don’t want an occasion to put money into the individuals and their future. We’re not a seasonal presence in your lives. Give it some thought and be truthful,” the president said.
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Ali additional highlighted that the Folks’s Progressive Social gathering Civic (PPP/C) authorities stays dedicated to representing the pursuits of residents throughout all sectors, notably in training.
The president additionally underscored the federal government’s vital investments within the training sector, noting that billions of {dollars} are being directed towards upgrading and constructing new instructional amenities nationwide.
This initiative goals to make training extra accessible for all college students, making certain that monetary boundaries don’t hinder their educational progress.
