The Ministry of Education said it is set to surpass the 70% mark of trained teachers in the school system before the 2013 deadline set in the 2008-2013 Strategic Plan.
Minister of Education Shaik Baksh, speaking at a recent forum at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), was quoted as saying that 800 teachers would be graduating from this year and 900 are set to graduate next year. This acceleration has been made possible mainly through the Associate Degree in Education (ADE) programme, which replaced the Trained Teacher Certificate Programme. The new programme reduces the