– new teachers to be trained

THE Ministry of Education will be launching its Portuguese Training Programme for teachers, today. The ministry, last year, introduced the new modern/foreign language programme in six schools in Guyana. The Portuguese Curriculum guides, which were developed by local Modern Language Teachers, were launched on

October 17, 2013. The ministry is now seeking to expand the programme by introducing the Portuguese Curriculum to an additional 15 schools in 2014. To this end, the ministry will be conducting training to equip teachers with the necessary skills to deliver same.
Minister of Education, Hon. Priya Manickchand and Ministry Officials will be in attendance at today’s event.