{"id":20142,"date":"2024-06-04T12:26:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T12:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20142"},"modified":"2024-06-04T12:26:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T12:26:21","slug":"over-1700-guyanese-graduate-from-goal-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/over-1700-guyanese-graduate-from-goal-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,700 Guyanese Graduate from GOAL Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Samuel Sukhnandan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, more than 1,700 Guyanese students celebrated their graduation from various programs under the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) initiative, offered in collaboration with 11 universities worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This milestone marks a significant boost for Guyana&#8217;s economy, thanks to the efforts of the 1,712 graduates who successfully completed their studies under the government-funded initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his address at the second GOAL graduation ceremony, President Irfaan Ali emphasized the government&#8217;s ongoing commitment to investing in education to enhance Guyana&#8217;s competitiveness on the global stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He encouraged the graduates to use their newfound knowledge and skills to contribute positively to society and the nation&#8217;s development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President also spoke of the importance of post-secondary education and how the world will become more competitive, including Guyana, highlighting the rapid advancements across various sectors of the local economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He praised the graduates for their perseverance and dedication, reaffirming the government&#8217;s dedication to supporting higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, President Ali also cautioned against viewing educational credentials as a shortcut to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GOAL initiative offers Guyanese citizens free postsecondary education from recognized universities around the globe, providing them with the qualifications needed to seize numerous job opportunities across diverse industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program is part of the government&#8217;s broader efforts to foster national development and equip the workforce with the necessary skills for a thriving economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Mark Phillips, Senior Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand were among the notable attendees at the graduation ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samuel Sukhnandan On Friday, more than 1,700 Guyanese students celebrated their graduation from various programs under the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) initiative, offered in collaboration with 11 universities&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20142","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=20142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20144,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20142\/revisions\/20144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}