Project Database
Project Overseas In- Service
| Country: | Guyana |
| Start Date: | 2000-04-01 |
| Deadline: | 2010-03-31 |
| Host organisations: |
Guyana Teachers' Union , GTU
(GTU)
|
| Co-operating organisations: |
Canadian Teachers' Federation, CTF
(CTF)
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Project Summary:
Aims:
• Professional Development
• HIV/AIDS awareness
• Gender Equality
• Increased qualifications for Amerindian teachers, recognized by the Ministry of Education
Expected Results:
• New teachers and union representatives will participate in professional development
• Improved teaching and learning in Amerindian regions
• Participants’ knowledge of and ability to offer instruction on HIV/AIDS and Gender issues improved
• Improved professionalism
• Increased loyalty to GTU
Working Methods:
In-service workshops for approximately 160 teachers each year in 2 remote regions with Canadian and local co-tutors
Number of Participants in this country: Approx. 800 teachers over 5 years
Target group: Members of GTU Gender Perspective: Integrated
Similar projects elsewhere in the region:
Dominica - Professional Development Dominica - Professional Development Grenada - Professional Development Grenada - Project Overseas In- Service Guyana - Professional Development Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Professional Development
