Attendance
All students
are to attend regularly and punctually at all College
activities:
- lectures,
- school practice,
- any other
activity which may form part of the course of Training
Inclement weather
and long distance are no excuse.
The College
hours are 09:00 hours to 15:50 hours Monday to Friday.
Registers will be marked for each subject and kept by
the lecturer.
Students who
are late for class must first obtain a late slip from
the Student Affairs desk in order to be allowed into the
classroom. A student who arrives more than ten minutes
after the class has started is considered to be late.
A student who arrives more than thirty minutes late for
a lecture will be considered absent for that lecture,
even though he/she may sit in the class. He/she must obtain
a late slip.
Attendance
at all classes is important. The criteria for certification
clearly states that a student who does not make an 85%
attendance in any particular subject will not be allowed
to write the end of year examination in that subject.
Such a student will be permitted to write the subject
at a re-sit at a later date, if he/she is a graduating
student and December of the same year if he/she is a continuing
student. The continuing student will thus have only one
other for a re-sit.
Attendance at Games and Physical Education is compulsory
and students are expected to play an active role in all
related extra-curricular activities. Excuses for absence
from these exercises are accepted only on medical or other
serious grounds.
Non-Resident
pre-service students may not remain on Campus later than
18:00 hours without permission unless there is a specially
approved activity being held.
All students
must be on campus for all lecture hours, whether they
have lectures or not. Students wishing to leave the premises
must obtain permission form the Senior Lecturer responsible
for Student Affairs or, in her absence, from any other
Senior Lecturer. Students must then sign the movement
book provided for this purpose and inform the subject
tutor(s) of their intended absence from lecture(s). A
gate pass must be issued by Student Affairs before any
student will be allowed to pass through the gate between
the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and
3:00 p.m.
Absence
A student who
has to be absent form lectures must inform the Principal,
through the Senior Lecturer Student Affairs in writing
either before, during or immediately on his/her return
to college.
Application
for leave of absences due to illness exceeding three consecutive
days must be accompanied by a medical certificate.
A student who
is absent from duty at Teaching Practice must inform the
Principal, the Headmaster/Headmistress of his practicing
school and his tutor, by letter.
Expect in cases
of emergency, application for leave must be submitted
at least (3) days before the leave is due to commence.
On retuning
to College after leave of absence of any kind a student
must first report to the Principal, though the Senior
Lecturer responsible for Student Affairs, and obtain a
slip seeking permission to enter the class. No student
will be admitted back into a class without a permission
slip from Student Affairs, which must be seen and signed
by all those tutors whose class the student missed. The
student then returns the slip to Student Affairs as early
as possible after his return.
An In-Service
student who is absent from school as well as lectures,
on a day of classes, is expected to make application for
leave to the Headmaster of his/her school. He/she must
also notify the Head-of-Centre in writing.
In the case
of Pre-Service Students, failure to comply with the rules
governing attendance and leave of absence can result in
non-payment of or deduction from the student’s monthly
grant.
Contract
Each student
entering the College is required to sign at the time of
Registration an agreement and a Bond which bind him/her
to serve the Government of Guyana for five (5) years beginning
immediately after the completion of the course. In the
case of In-Service students the agreement is for a period
of five (5) years after the completion of the course.
Detailed
Contract
Dress
All students
are expected to maintain a standard of personal appearance
in accordance with the requirements that may be laid down
from time to time by the Principal.
Females:
Skirt:
Light-grey with white pinstripes, mid or below the Knee
Skirts above the knee are unacceptable.
Blouse:
Plain white short-sleeve blouse. No lace.
Decorations:
A College scarf will be worn with the blouse.
The scarf will be provided by the College at a cost.
Shoes:
Black or navy blue whole shoes. Sandals and boots will
not be permitted.
Males:
Shirt:
White long sleeved shirt
Pants:
Light Grey with white pinstripes.
Decorations:
A College tie will be worn with shirt. The tie will
be provided by the College at a cost.
Shoes:
Black or navy blue whole shoes. Sandals and boots will
not be permitted.
Jewellery
and Hair Decorations
Only one pair
of small earrings will be permitted as well as one ring.
Black/Navy blue slides can be worn in the hair, other
colours will not be permitted. Braided hair styles should
be moderate. Elaborately styled
Braids will not be permitted.
Physical
Education
1. Students
are required to wear a College T-Shirt and a pair of Grey
short pants for Physical Education. These may be Purchased
from the College. Students are also permitted to wear
grey track pants.
Agriculture
2. Students
are required to wear plain, coloured T-Shirts, long
T rousers and a pair of whole shoes for practical Agriculture.
Students must
comply with the required uniform specification in relation
to pattern and colour.
Formal Occasions
For formal
occasions both male and female students will wear a navy
tailored jacket.
Students are reminded that they should be fully uniformed
to attend classes, to enter the library, office, staff-room
etc. Students not properly uniformed may be denied entry
into a class etc. during a normal working day. Please
be reminded that the T-Shirt is not a substitute for the
white shirt.
Accessories:
Males no earrings. Females may wear small earrings, in
keeping with the sobriety of the uniform. Hair accessories
e.g. slide and combs etc. if worn, must be black or brown.
Hair at all times should be well groomed and not elaborately
styled. Braided styles must be kept simple and well-groomed.
Students may
also wear a watch and wedding and/or engagement rings.
No other jewellery is permitted. No chains of any kind
will be permitted. All students must adhere to the rules
and regulations governing style and colour of uniform.
Library
All students
registered are automatically members of the College Library
and are subject to the regulations existing there from
time to time. Membership is valid for the period of training
only.
Students must be able to produce their ID card on demand,
by any of the library staff. Students are allowed to take
writing paper, pen or pencil into the library. No file
folders will be allowed into the library. Students are
advised that Security may check their bags or other property
at any time.
Requirements
for Registration
(a) Medical
Examination: Each student hoping to pursue studies on
any of the Pre-Service programmes will be required to
undergo a medical examination before registration. A report,
completed by a Government Medical officer certifying that
the prospective student is free from infectious or contagious
disease, and is in good physical and mental health necessary
to undertake training at this college, should be submitted
on the medical form issued by the college. Evidence that
he/she has had recent tetanus-toxoid immunizations, is
also required. Students who find themselves pregnant are
asked to inform the Principal at the time of Registration.
(b) Academic
Certificates: All CXC/GCE, Third or Fourth Year Teachers`
Examination, Teachers` Intermediate Certificates and any
other relevant academic certificates should be presented.
(c) Identification:
The student is required to produce some form of identification
e.g. I.D. Card or Passport, also Birth Certificates, Valid
Police Clearance and three (3) passport –sized photograph
if the latter were not submitted with application.
(d) Cautionary
Deposit: All new students are asked to pay fifty dollars
($50.00) (this is subjected to change) at registration.
A contingency fee of four thousand dollars ($4000.00)
for non-resident and In-Service students and Three thousand
dollars ($3000.00) for resident students are to be paid
during registration. Students are also asked to have ($100.00)
one hundred dollars for payment to the Notary Public and
$20.00 revenue stamp required for the contractual agreement.
(e) The Agreement:
Each student entering the College is required to sign
at the time of Registration an agreement and a Bond which
bind him/her to serve the Government of Guyana for five
(5) years beginning immediately after the completion of
the course. In the case of In-Service students the agreement
is for a period of five (5) years after the completion
of the course.
Residential
Students
All resident
students must obey the rules and regulations which govern
residential students. Matters pertaining to residence
must be forwarded to the appropriate authorities i.e.
Residential tutor, Administrative or the Matron.
Students are
required to comply with the rules and regulations as set
out here in this brochure. It is hoped that by doing so,
they will develop a sense of responsibility, and become
more disciplined individuals with a healthy respect for
the law and order. The rules and regulations of this College
should not be viewed as an attempt to make life difficult
for anyone, but should be perceived as a step towards
maintaining a disciplined and well-organised institution
worthy of being called a teachers’ training college.
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