MoE represented at UNESCO International forum

Senior Technical Officer in the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Brigette Hinds, represented Guyana at the recently concluded "Round Table for Experience Sharing between Latin American and Caribbean Countries and Turkey in UNESCO Fields” from September 28 through October 1.

MoE Senior Officers engaged in inception workshop aimed at strengthening education system

(October 25, 2022) – Guyana has been granted the System Capacity Grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). This is to strengthen gender-responsive planning and policy development for systemwide impact.

Monitoring and evaluation tactic to address gaps in teacher training – Principal

Moves are apace for the establishment of a Teachers’ Upgrading Programme [TUP] Centre in the North Pakaraimas in Region Eight. The TUP is intended to prepare in-service teachers from riverain and hinterland areas to access the Trained Teacher’s Certificate [TTC] programme.

Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Day of Peace, 21 September 2018

“There will be no peace on this planet as long as human rights are violated somewhere in the world.”

Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, International Literacy Day “Literacy and Skills Development”

DG/ME/ID/2018/30 – Original: French
Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay,
Director-General of UNESCO,
on the occasion of International Literacy Day
“Literacy and Skills Development”
8 September 2018

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free”, wrote Frederick Douglass in the nineteenth century, an emancipated black American slave, champion of the abolitionist cause and author of several books. This call for emancipation through reading, and more generally by mastering basic skills – literacy and numeracy – has universal scope.

Literacy is the first step towards freedom, towards liberation from social and economic constraints. It is the prerequisite for development, both individual and collective. It reduces poverty and inequality, creates wealth, and helps to eradicate problems of nutrition and public health.

Since the times of Frederick Douglass, and particularly in recent decades,considerable progress has been made in all regions of the world, and millions of men and women have been lifted from ignorance and dependency through a broad-based movement of literacy and the democratization of access to education. However, the prospect of a world in which every individual has fundamental knowledge remains an ideal.

Today, worldwide, more than 260 million children and adolescents are not enrolled in school; six out of ten children and adolescents – around 617 million – do not acquire the minimum skills in literacy and numeracy; 750 million young people and adults still cannot read and write – and among them, two-thirds are women. These seriously debilitating shortcomings lead to a de facto exclusion from society and perpetuate a spiral of social inequalities and gender inequalities.

A new challenge is now being added to this: a world in flux, where the pace of technological innovation is continuously accelerating. In order to find a place in society, get a job, and respond to social, economic and environmental challenges,traditional literacy and numeracy skills are no longer enough; new skills, including in information and communication technology, are becoming increasingly necessary.

Preparing young people and adults for jobs, the majority of which have not yet been invented, is a challenge. Accessing lifelong learning, taking advantage of pathways between different forms of training, and benefiting from greater opportunities for mobility has thus become indispensable.

The theme of this year's International Day, "Literacy and Skills Development", focuses on this evolving approach to education. UNESCO is actively engaged in the redefinition of literacy policies and encourages innovative educational practices. It also supports various forms of public and private sector cooperation, since only a comprehensive understanding of the education cause can enable an appropriate response to the needs of a world that seems to be reinventing itself every day.

On this International Day, I call on all stakeholders in the world of education, and beyond, because it is a cause that concerns us all, to mobilize so that the ideal of a fully literate global society becomes more of a reality.

Parents reminded of role in educating their children

Parents were reminded of the role they play in educating their children and the nation during a national Education Day event held by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Poetry workshop highlights young Guyanese creative talent

In observance of World Poetry Day 2018, the Rights of The Child Commission (RCC) conducted a Child Rights and Poetry Workshop at the Herdmanston Lodge, today. Students and teachers from ten schools across Georgetown and Region Four participated.

Region 10 youth address issues that influence development -National Youth Week Youth Forum hosted in Linden

Day Two of the National Youth Week saw Linden youths addressing social, health, economic and educational issues that affect the development of youth in the region and the country at large.

The forum held at LICHAS Hall, featured addresses by Minister of Social Cohesion Dr. George Norton, child protection officers, educators, police, and youth and UNESCO representatives.

Save the Date Webinars: UNESCO with Microsoft 365 and Teams for remote learning

Dear
Education Partners,

You are invited!

The UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean in partnership with Microsoft in an alliance with Digital Koru offer three free webinars for the English-Speaking Caribbean to learn how to effectively use and maximize Microsoft 365 and Teams for remote learning.

In a bid to continue generating impact, Microsoft will be providing three sessions for different audiences and focus.

Please see details below and find the formal invitations attached with the registration links so you can share with schools, students, partners, communities, and relatives.

You are invited to register in advance for the sessions you are interested in at your earliest convenience. Please see links below for registration.

Any questions regarding the programme, please contact Lucet Montgomery This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

1.Audience: Teachers Webinar

Learn how to use Microsoft 365 and Teams to empower teaching in any modality: face-to-face, hybrid, and distance learning in the Caribbean.

Date, Time & Capacity: Monday, September 28th, from 5pm to 7pm AST / Capacity: 20,000 attendees

Digital KORU and Microsoft invite all K-12 and university faculty to a webinar on how to use Microsoft 365 and Teams to empower teaching in any modality: face-to-face, hybrid, and distance learning.

We will discuss how to build a virtual classroom using Microsoft Teams and how to integrate additional applications provided by Microsoft 365 and other developers into the virtual classroom. This topic will be discussed from the perspective of the opportunities and challenges of teaching and learning in the Caribbean.

Dr. Eliut Flores, CEO of Digital KORU and tenured professor at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technologies of the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras will be the webinar lecturer. All participants will be able to ask questions through the live chat and Dr. Flores and his team will answer them.

Join us on Monday, September 28th, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm AST.

Register here

2.Audience: Parents and Students Webinar

Help your children with Microsoft 365 and Teams

Learn how to help your kids use Microsoft 365 and Teams for learning in any modality: face-to-face, hybrid, and distance learning and join us for this webinar on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 6pm-7pm AST.

Register here

3.Audience: Caribbean Education Leaders

Date, Time & Capacity Tuesday, September 29th, from 10am to 12pm AST /Capacity: 250 attendees

Interactive workshop to discuss how to use Microsoft 365 and Teams to empower learning in any modality: face-to-face, hybrid, and distance learning.

Digital KORU and Microsoft invite leaders of K-12, higher education institutions, and government education leaders in the Caribbean to an online leadership workshop to discuss strategies to use Microsoft 365 and Teams to empower teaching and learning in any modality: face-to-face, hybrid, and distance learning.

Dr. Eliut Flores, CEO of Digital KORU and tenured professor at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technologies of the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras will be the webinar lecturer, in collaboration with Microsoft Education leads in the region. They will discuss how to incorporate Microsoft 365 and Teams in the ICT mix to build virtual classrooms that also integrate additional applications provided by Microsoft 365 and other developers into the educational process. This topic will be discussed from the perspective of the opportunities and challenges of teaching and learning in the Caribbean.
Participants will be able to ask spoken or written questions in the live meeting and chat. Dr. Flores and his team will reserve ample time to address these questions during the workshop. The seminar will be delivered in English.

Join us September 29th, from 10:00am to 12:00pm AST.

Register here

Spread the word & See you there!

Regards,
Catherina Schӧnhammer
Public Information
UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean

United Nations House,
3rd Floor 14-20 Port Royal Street Kingston, Jamaica
Tel.: +1 876 630-5304
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The Guyana National Commission for UNESCO - Call for Proposals under its Participation Programme for the 2018/2019 biennium.

The Guyana National Commission for UNESCO is making a Call for Proposals under its Participation Programme for the 2018/2019 biennium.

TOR - Individual Consultant for Comprehensive Sexuality Education for the Spotlight Initiative

The European Union and the United Nations in partnership with the Ministry of Education, under the Spotlight Initiative, invites suitably qualified candidates to fill the below individual consultancy:

Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) for the Spotlight Initiative (Nationals of Guyana only)

Purpose of the Assignment: Under the overall supervision of the Youth and Adolescent Officer of UNICEF, the Consultant will work in close collaboration with the UNICEF team and stakeholders [inclusive of the Ministry of Education and other relevant UN organizations with expertise and interest in CSE, such as UNESCO and UNFPA] and will:

1.Provide quantitative and qualitative information to selected Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) teachers in identified regions on a positive life-cycle approach to sexuality, gender equity norms/attitudes and behaviours, gender related violence, CSE and the root cause of violence in Regions 1,4,6,7.

2.Develop manuals to be used with 1) teachers and the Cyril Potter College of Education - CPCE , 2) FBOs and CSOs, as well as develop classroom sessions for children to address a positive life-cycle approach to sexuality, gender equity norms/attitudes and behaviours and, gender related violence

3.Build the capacity of teachers, CSOs and FBOs to apply a positive life-cycle approach to sexuality, gender equity norms/attitudes and behaviours and, gender related violence

4.Develop programme and community engagement manuals for in-school children and out-of-school adolescents and youth on gender equity norms/attitudes and behaviours and, gender related violence to address a positive life-cycle approach to sexuality, gender equity norms/attitudes and behaviours, gender related and root cause of violence in Regions 1,4,6,7.

How to apply: http://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/541456?lApplicationSubSourceID=

Closing date: October 29th, 2021

The United Nations has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the UN Mission, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Transformational education plan launched

“The five pillars of the plan, though not all completely new, effectively capture core areas demanding our sustained focus and attention over the ensuing years. They align to the Sustainable Development Goals and to the manifesto promises of the political party which was elected,” Minister of Education Priya Manickchand remarked as she delivered the feature address at Wednesday’s launch.

UG launches photographic and book exhibition – in observance of Dr. Cheddi B. Jagan’s 100th birth anniversary

As part of the series of commemorative activities to observe the 100th birth anniversary of Dr. Cheddi Jagan, the University of Guyana (UG) on Wednesday evening launched a photographic and book exhibition reflecting an academic perspective of the life and work of the late president.

UG, Merundoi receive UNESCO grants

January 12, 2023 – The Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand this morning handed over grants for the UNESCO participating programmes 2022/2023.

UNESCO Call for Applications to the Young Professionals Programme 2021.

UNESCO’s Call for Applications to the Young Professionals Programme 2021.

UNESCO Call for Proposal 2022-2023

The Guyana National Commission for UNESCO is making a Call for Proposals under its Participation Programme for the 2022/2023 biennium.

UNESCO Commission hosts end of year review

The Guyana National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held its End of Year Review and Reception yesterday at the Commission’s office in Queenstown, Georgetown.

UNESCO donates $US2000 Video Conferencing equipment to MOE Accreditation Council

Today the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) donated a video conferencing equipment to the Ministry of Education (MOE) National Accreditation Council (NAC) to assist that body in the execution of its mandate as it works to continuously improve the service offered.

UNESCO donates $US2000 Video Conferencing equipment to MOE Accreditation Council

Today the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) donated a video conferencing equipment to the Ministry of Education (MOE) National Accreditation Council (NAC) to assist that body in the execution of its mandate as it works to continuously improve the service offered.

UNESCO hands over new steel pans to St. John Bosco Orphanage

The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) donated new chrome plated steel pan instruments to the boys of the St. John Bosco Orphanage in Plaisance on the East Coast of Demerara.