First batch of students registered for Caribbean Vocational Qualification programme

CVQ assessors (Ministry of Education photo)

The Ministry of Education has registered a total of 119 students from eight schools across Guyana as its first batch into the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) programme.

According to a release from the ministry, this was announced by Assistant Chief Education Officer (Technical), Marcia Paddy, at a three-day workshop that began on Tuesday for CVQ Assessors. The workshop is  being held at the Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC).

The Ministry’s release stated that this batch of secondary school students will be participating in the CVQ programme that targets four disciplines, crops and soil, commercial food preparation, fabric decoration and furniture making.