Minister of Education Shaik Baksh says government intends to engage the TSC and the GTU on its plan to hire overseas teachers.
At a press briefing at his Brickdam office on Monday, the minister said the issue will be discussed with the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) though he made it clear that the ministry formulates, documents and reviews policies, in all its dimensions, not the TSC. According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release Baksh said that since Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon announced the initiative, President Bharrat Jagdeo has very explicitly stated that consultation will be held with the two bodies, rubbishing claims published in the media that a preliminary document prepared by the ministry will be put before Cabinet next week.
Regarding the recruitment of teachers, the minister said, “we must ask the question, is there a need in Guyana? This must be established foremost that there is a need for Mathematics and Science teachers to improve the results we have been getting and
