LABOUR will foster meaningful change and development in our education system to ensure that the education our children receive is one that makes them competitive in the regional and international spheres. LABOUR will ensure that our children and teachers operate in environments that foster learning and critical thinking.
In the first 6 months in office, a new LABOUR Administration will:
Identify suitable location(s) for a standalone Centre for Special Education and autism spectrum services.
Develop a “Graduate Refinance” Project in which all student loan holders will receive a $15,000 credit to service their loan at the Development Bank and other banks
Provide a grant of EC$25,000 to every student wishing to pursue undergraduate or graduate studies in a field immediately relevant to national development
Re-instate One-to-One Laptop programme
Provide tablets for Pre‐school and Primary school children
During our term in office, a new LABOUR Administration will:
Build a new Basseterre High School at its original site
Increase the number of scholarships available for university education, professional development and vocational training and apprenticeships
Strengthen Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to ensure that it becomes a certification centre
Enhance the operations of the Advanced Vocational Education Centre (AVEC)
Increase salaries for trained teachers, deputy principals and principals
Facilitate education and training of specialist teachers and professionals in speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, dyslexia and other ‘learning differences’ areas
Establish a dedicated unit to provide regular preventive maintenance of all public education facilities
Reintroduce the REACH programmes for our students
Move to drastically modify the fee system presently employed at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC)
Enhance the School Meals programme to include a breakfast option for disadvantaged children
Transform the CFBC into an accredited tertiary level educational institution
Begin STE(A)M (Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts, Math) program in primary schools
Offer education scholarships for special educational needs
A guidance counsellor for each primary school
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Vbrazier
on 07/28/2022 at 04:30 PM
I think the maintenance unit should be extended to all government buildings/facilities (offices, health centers, community centers, hospitals, airport, etc.) There have been too many instances with reports of government offices having mold. We can build all the state of the art buildings we want, but if they are not properly and regularly maintained we're just wasting money.
