EDUCATION Minister Priya Manickchand on Thursday met with the principal and senior staff members of the Cyril Potter College of Education to discuss the institution’s readiness to accommodate pre-service teachers in the dorms.

According to a release, from Sunday some 92 first-year students from Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine will be staying at the Turkeyen Campus.
During the meeting, it was noted that all systems are in place to accommodate the students over the next few months.

Also discussed was expansion of the college’s capacity to train more teachers from the next academic year which starts in September.

Present at the meeting were Chief Education Officer, Dr Marcel Hutson; Education Specialist, Dr Olato Sam; Deputy Chief Education Officer (Development), Volika Jaikishun; Director of School Boards, Deonarine Hardat and Chief Inspectorate, Saadam Hussain.