Govt. to use portion of US$44M World Bank loan for workforce, skills gap audit

Guyanese authorities recommendations of the sectors of the economy environmental stewardship recently disclosed that part of study will be available including climate-resilient and climate change, the US$44M World Bank within four months of the agriculture, low-carbon integrated into social studies loan will be used to hire a commencement of contract technology, and digital and science for grades 7 and consultanttocarryoutarapid to be awarded by the development Activities 9 The project will also assessment of the nation’s EducationMinistry under the project are finance textbooks for grades current work force as well as K a i e t e u r N e w s expected to benefit at least 7-11 to support the rollout of an analysis of inherent skills understands that the World 60,744 students and 2,128 the new curriculum and the gaps and any potential Bank loan will fund a range teachersandprincipalsatthe urgent need for learning migrantlabourneeds of activities for the Guyana secondary level At the recovery following the principals. vocational training, which

The consultancy will be Strengthening Human TVET level, a minimum of pandemic. In light of the learning will include transferrable carriedoutbasedondeskand Capital Through Education 600 students and 140 Increased support for losses caused by the skills to equip students for a field research, primary data Project. That initiative will secondary and post- teachers and principals is COVID-19 pandemic, changing labor force, through interviews, and focusonexpandingaccessto secondary TVET trainers also envisioned under the projectactivitieswillinclude i n c l u d i n g d i g i t a l consultations with key quality education at the w i l l b e n e f i t f r o m project This includes establishing an early competency skills. It will Guyana authorities, private secondary level, as well as professional development training teachers on the new warning system to help also strengthen the enabling sector representatives, improving technical and activities. curriculum and how to teach teachers and principals environment for TVET and academia, and civil society. vocational training (TVET) Furthermore, the project students with different needs identifyandsupportstudents improve the quality and The consultancy is expected to meet the needs of the will support the piloting and - including students with at risk of dropping out. relevance of training to be completed within six labour market. The funding national rollout of a new d i s a b i l i t i e s . O t h e r General secondary schools options.Theprojectincludes months. The preliminary aims to prepare Guyanese curriculum for grades 7-9, interventions include the will also be built or encouraging apprenticeship, c o n c l u s i o n s a n d citizens to excel in emerging w h i c h e m p h a s i z e s coaching and mentoring of rehabilitated to improve the a digital platform providing teachers to support learning environment for information on training continuous professional students, as well as opportunities, and the development and the improving infrastructure, preparation of a new TVET d e v e l o p m e n t a n d climateresilienceandaccess policy that will set the implementation of an toeducationforallstudents. direction for the sector’s instructional leadership and The project will also medium- to long-term managerial program for support technical and development.