{"id":15686,"date":"2024-01-19T16:30:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T16:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15686"},"modified":"2024-01-19T16:30:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T16:30:19","slug":"government-allocates-four-billion-for-goal-scholarships-in-budget-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-allocates-four-billion-for-goal-scholarships-in-budget-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Allocates Four Billion for GOAL Scholarships in Budget 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Guyanese government continues its commitment to the GOAL scholarship program, with an allocation of four billion dollars to support an additional six thousand students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outgoing Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag, highlighted the significance of investing in Guyana&#8217;s human resources as a crucial foundation for the country&#8217;s transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially launched when the PPP returned to office, the GOAL scholarship program aimed to provide 20,000 online scholarships within five years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this target was surpassed in just three years, benefiting over 21,000 individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Radha-Budget-Panel-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent analysis of Budget 2024, Minister Parag expressed her satisfaction with the increased allocation for GOAL scholarships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new goal is to provide over 30,000 scholarships over the next five years, reflecting the government&#8217;s ongoing commitment to education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside the focus on scholarships, Minister Parag emphasized the government&#8217;s dedication to investing in the training of public servants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Radha-Budget-Panel-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizing the importance of continuous training for the workforce, she stated that it is crucial for shaping the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The allocated four billion dollars for GOAL will support 6,000 new students and 3,967 continuing students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh highlighted that GOAL will introduce 160 new programs, covering general and vocational education, as well as bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This substantial investment in education and human capital development underscores the government&#8217;s commitment to empowering its citizens and fostering national growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guyanese government continues its commitment to the GOAL scholarship program, with an allocation of four billion dollars to support an additional six thousand students. Outgoing Minister of Public Service,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15686"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15690,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15686\/revisions\/15690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}