PUBLIC Service Minister Sonia Parag said a decision has not been made as yet on the way forward for the Bertram Collins College for Public Service (BCCPS), which was established in November 2016 as a learning institute for public servants.
The College, named after an international scholar and writer, Guyanese-born Dr. Bertram Collins, facilitates a one-year training programme for the students, and was established following the Harold Lutchman report on the Commission of Inquiry into Guyana’s Public Service.

Over the years, the College has been accused of skewed bias in the intake of students.
“It is something we are examining as well; we have not made a decision in relations to that as yet, so the public and media will be informed, if and when we do as it relates to any decision,” Minister Parag said on Monday.

The Bertram Collins College of the Public Service was established at Ogle, East Coast Demerara, where the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) was once headquartered.

A permanent, state-of-the-art structure was scheduled to be erected to house the institution at Ogle, and was to have been funded by a US$10M grant from the People’s Republic of China.

The College, the brainchild of then President David Granger, was expected to provide training for current public servants, as well as catering to school-leavers who are interested in pursuing a career in the Public Service.