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TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF GUYANA – FIRST SESSION (2020-2021) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NOTICE PAPER NO.

107 Member Asking: Ms. Tabitha Sarabo-Halley, M.P.

Minister Answering: The Minister of the Public Service QUESTIONS GUYANA ONLINE ACADEMY OF LEARNING (GOAL) INITIATIVE 1.

The Ministry of the Public Service has opened the application process for scholarships under its GOAL initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.
Can the Honourable Minister of the Public Service state whether recipients under this programme will be contractually obligated to the Government of Guyana?

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Can the Honourable Minister of the Public Service state whether beneficiaries of this programme will be required to join the Public Service upon completing their studies?

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Can the Honourable Minister of the Public Service please state whether a formal needs assessment was completed to inform on the current and future skills needed for the Public Service and the country?

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Can the Honourable Minister of the Public Service provide this National Assembly with any document that establishes the number and break down of Public Servants by skillset as well as the current needs of the Public Service in particular and Guyana in general by sector?

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5.

Can the Honourable Minister of the Public Service furnish this National Assembly with any document that clearly outlines how the programmes being offered for scholarships were decided on and by whom?

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Can the Honourable Minister of the Public Service provide an outline of the process being used to ensure that there is equity and equality in the awarding of scholarships under the GOAL programme?

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Can the Honourable Minister of the Public Service explain the process and office holders that will determine who the recipients of the GOAL scholarships will be?

(Notice Paper No.

107 (Q81 Opp.81) published on 2021-05-06) Date Received: 2021-04-21 Date for Order Paper: 2021-05-28