{"id":26290,"date":"2025-02-08T22:59:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T22:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26290"},"modified":"2025-02-08T22:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T22:59:52","slug":"significant-rise-in-interest-in-teaching-education-minister-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/significant-rise-in-interest-in-teaching-education-minister-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Significant Rise in Interest in Teaching, Education Minister Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Nakasia Logan | January 11, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education Minister Priya Manickchand has highlighted a positive trend in Guyana&#8217;s education sector, with a noticeable increase in the number of individuals aspiring to become teachers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a 2024 review of the education system, the Minister shared that this rise is a result of several key factors, including improved incentives and the growing appeal of the teaching profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Manickchand confirmed that the number of teachers in Guyana has increased significantly, from fewer than 10,000 teachers when she assumed office to nearly 15,000 today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also pointed out that there has been no significant movement of teachers leaving the profession, with fewer than 100 non-graduate teachers resigning last year, a figure that is consistent with previous years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A major factor contributing to the rise in interest is the substantial increase in stipends for trainee teachers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, trainees received under $10,000 per month; however, they now earn a starting teacher&#8217;s salary, which is more than $100,000, making the profession more attractive to aspiring educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Minister Manickchand noted that many teachers from private schools have expressed interest in moving to the public school system, citing better working conditions, improved salaries, and greater job security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussein, also mentioned that several schools along the coast are currently overstaffed, which reflects the increased demand for teachers in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This surge in interest is a hopeful sign for the future of Guyana&#8217;s education system, as more individuals are drawn to the profession thanks to enhanced incentives, better pay, and a positive outlook for education in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4o mini<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan | January 11, 2025 Education Minister Priya Manickchand has highlighted a positive trend in Guyana&#8217;s education sector, with a noticeable increase in the number of individuals aspiring&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22900,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26290","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\/26290","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=26290"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26291,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26290\/revisions\/26291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}