Distance Education and Information Unit

The role of the Distance Education and Information Unit (DEIU) is to provide through the media of broadcasting and print formal and non-formal educational programmes geared to meet the needs of individuals. The DEIU:- 

• provides programmes along a continuum from enrichment through learning resource, meeting special needs to direct teaching and curriculum reform.
• initiates programmes that service national and developmental educational issues
• expands opportunities for in-service teacher education.

To discharge the above, the unit has three distinct sub-divisions: 

1. Broadcasts to Schools (formal) Radio
2. Talking about Education (non-formal) Radio
3. The Guyana In-Service Distance Education Project (formal) Print

1. Broadcasts To Schools

The Broadcasts to Schools section provides for five days - ten programmes per week - ten weeks per term, educational programmes to over 350 primary and all-age schools. These programmes provide enrichment and support the curriculum. The programmes are broadcast Mondays to Fridays from 13:30 - 14:00 hrs, Channel 11, Voice of Guyana. 

2. Talking About Education

Talking about Education provides 3 evenings per week at 20:00, Channel 11, Voice of Guyana programmes which disseminate information on developments and issues within the educational system. It also initiates programmes on innovations in education. 

3. The Guyana In Service Distance Education (GUIDE) Project

GUIDE is directed at improving the education levels of children in primary schools by upgrading the qualifications of untrained teachers in Regions 5 and 6.