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  1. 29 January 2025

    Guyana: Education union urges government to go public and fund education

    News

    On International Day of Education, January 24th, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) launched Education International's (EI) Go Public! Fund Education campaign in their country. They are calling on their government to guarantee labour rights and ensure good working conditions, as well as manageable workloads and competitive salaries for teachers and...

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  2. 12 January 2024

    Guyana and Canada: Teachers learning from and advocating for each other

    News

    “I feel strongly that, anytime teachers can join and learn from each other, we become stronger as a union.” That is how Hylin MacLaren, a Canadian primary teacher, summarised her experience participating in workshops in Guyana in the framework of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) Project Overseas .

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  3. 9 February 2022

    Privatisation Trends in Education in the Caribbean

    Steven J. Courtney Rinnelle Lee-Piggott

    Worlds of Education

    Privatisation has been a focus of education research for many years, particularly in western liberal democracies. However, the phenomenon is relatively under-researched within the Caribbean region. This matters.

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Cooperation Projects

  1. 2026

    Teaching Together Program

    Teaching Together is a annual joint endeavour of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) and its Member and Associate Organizations to support partners as they co-plan and co-deliver professional development workshops for local teachers. It involves over 50 Canadian teacher volunteers each year. Currently programs are offered in Africa and the...

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  2. 2025

    Go Public! campaign (Guyana)

    Through this campaign, GTU wants to address the following issues: Professional Development Sessions in developing collective bargaining skills among others; Awareness meetings in Branches in sharing information with members of the Go Public! Fund Education Campaign; Social Media campaign; and Training sessions for Union Ambassadors in research development.

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  3. 2022 - 2023

    Gender Equity Programming in the Caribbean Region

    The Capacity Development Component will be aimed at increasing the ability of leaders involved in Gender / Women's Committees of the C.U.T. and its affiliates. Some emphasis will be placed on developing/designing strategies for psychosocial coping for members battling with issues related to Gender. Contributions to National Affiliates / Member...

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