Georgetown: With an instant reflection on the goals that were set by the Government for the Ministry of Education, former Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand, assumed the role of Minister of Education earlier this month effectively replacing Shaik Baksh as the head of the Ministry.
Her vibrant strides have already started to transcend to the new Ministry despite the fact that some may say she is not qualified as an educator. The qualified Attorney-at-law during a recent interview alluded to the notion that some persons seems to think she is not equipped for the task at hand but her unbridled ambition has seen her already making an enormous impact in the sector. “I see that some people say that I am not qualified in education but the Minister is really a policy maker and a manager…so if you are a good policy maker or a good manager then you can really head up any ministry except for the very specialized ones maybe like Finance or the Attorney General,” she pointed out.
Since taking up the new Ministerial post Manickchand has met with the staff of her Ministry and according to her “they are incredibility talented and skilled people who are very experienced in the field of education and I think together with the political will we have to change the landscape of our country using the tool of education…” And this process, according to the Minister has already begun but with the full support of the expertise of the individuals within the sector. However, the renewed efforts that have been engaged are not limited to education officials and teachers as according to Manickchand “it involves listening to people because for me that is hugely important. It is not just what we want or what the experts believe that should happen but we have to take our policies on the ground and have people tell us how we can tweak these and see how it fits their lives and their children’s lives and in a way that would make sense.”
“I think we have the will in this governing party and that is reflected through me; we have the energy to do it and we want to do and I have a great expert skilled and talented staff who have been in this ministry for ages and we are going to be talking to people about the things we want to see happen.” In light of the supportive trend within the Ministry, Manickchand is confident that nothing will hinder reformation of the sector with a view of realizing improved performance, particularly in the subject areas of Mathematics and English. “I don’t see anything that we have set as unattainable at all,” the Minister confidently asserted.
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