During their fourth year in the schools, the students would be able to choose from the fields of science, technology, agriculture, home economics or commerce for major study. The Govern- ment provides programmes of study for children and adults who have special needs in the areas of the handicapped and mentally deficient. Some young children are taught job-related skills and helped to find suitable employment. Provision for this level of education is shared by both the government and the private sector. The government provides training programmes in several vocational fields including commerce, home economics, automotive mechanics, agro-studies, business, engineering, architecture and other technical fields.
Private schools provide programmes in business and commerical studies.
The schools under the administration of the government are the Government Technical Insitutes, Government Industrial Training Colleges, the Guyana School of Agriculture and the Carnegie School of Home Economics. Post-graduate diploma courses for teachers at both primary and secondary levels. A one-year Certificate in Education course for Trained Teachers. The University of Guyana offers courses of study which lead to the Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts, Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Education, Agriculture and Technology and Law. The University also offers a Master's Degree in History.