The education system added 418 newly trained teachers to its ranks when the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) held its 84th graduation exercise yesterday at the National Cultural Centre.
According to The Ministry of Education (MoE) press release, of the 418 graduate teachers, 76 are Early Childhood trained, 115 are Primary trained, 223 are Secondary trained and 4 are trained to teach in Post-Secondary Institutions. The MoE release also stated that 13 graduates achieved passes with distinction, 403 passes with credit and 2 students achieved passes.
The programmes from which students graduated are the Associate Degree two-year programme, the Trained Teachers’ Certificate three-year programme for Hinterland and Riverine Centres and the Associate Degree in Education one year programme.