| ….can re- apply next year By Leon Suseran“We want the kind of cream of the crop, so if people are not psychologically, intellectually and socially ready for the programme, I think it’s fair for them to take some time and sort themselves out and come back,” said a senior official.The future training of more than 80 teacher- trainees of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) is therefore now in jeopardy after they have been asked to leave the college due to poor attendance and poor grades.The trainees, who hail from almost all of the training centre branches across Guyana, have made less than the required 80 per cent attendance, thus they have been barred from writing the final exams. Others have had unacceptable exam results over the time spent at the college, and thus have been asked to leave.Nineteen teachers from CPCE Johns centre have been asked to leave.They all have the option of taking ‘leave’ from the college and re- applying next year; but one thing is certain, they will not be accepted back into the college during the ongoing academic year.Kaieteur News was reliably informed that some of the trainees sought an audience with the CPCE Board as well as other senior officials within the Ministry of Education (MoE) but the college has stood its ground—the trainees cannot continue under their present underperformance.CPCE has several satellite centres across Guyana including at Johns, Port Mourant; Linden; Anna Regina; Vreed-en-Hoop; Georgetown; New Amsterdam and the main campus at Turkeyen.An official at the college confirmed the situation and mentioned that the college has a Handbook which states these rules. The official went on to say that there are rules and regulations in any institution of learning.“In any institution,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, there are rules or regulations and students have to make the criteria for certification…number of courses pass or fail…”The official added that the college has upgraded its entry requirements and standards since starting the very intense Associate Degree in Education (ADE) two-year Programme. After completing this programme, trained teachers will only have to spend another two years completing their Bachelor of Education Degree at the University of Guyana (UG).However, teachers are not obligated to proceed to UG immediately after completing the ADE. In the past, trainee teachers had to pursue 3other Teachers’ Certificate programme at CPCE then return to their respective schools to work for two years, then proceed to UG to do the one-year Certificate in Education programme before moving on to a four-year B.Ed programme.At the 78th Convocation at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) last December at which a total of 862 educators (759 female and 103 male) graduated,Cheap Jerseys, among them the first batch of teachers (197 in total) under its Associated Degree in Education (ADE) programme.The other 665 completed the Trained Teacher’s Certificate Programme (TTC). The TTC programme was discontinued to make way for the more recognized and accredited ADE Programme.“If you fail more than what is according to the standard you have to take leave and return,NFL Jerseys Wholesale,” the official said yesterday.When asked what the teachers’ next steps are, the official said, “They need to re- apply next year…but the fact of the matter,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, you need some time to sort yourself out and come back.”The official added, “We are not debarring anyone from teacher training; the college is opened for anyone who is qualified for entry.”“We want the kind of cream of the crop,Bayern München Trikot 2019, so if people are not psychologically, intellectually and socially ready for the programme, I think it’s fair for them to take some time and sort themselves out and come back.”When this newspaper contacted the Chairman of the CPCE Board,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, Mr. Roopnarine Tiwari, for a comment, he stated that the issue falls under Professional issues and it [a comment] will have to come from the Chief Education Officer (CEO) himself.Several attempts to contact Mr. Olato Sam, the CEO of the MoE, on Wednesday proved futile. |
