As part of the Government of Grenadaโs efforts to increase access to post secondary and tertiary level institutions, namely the T.A. Marryshow Community College (TAMCC) and the New Life Organisation (NEWLO), eligible applicants to these institutions will not have to pay tuition fees for the upcoming Michaelmas term.
The Ministry of Education is currently developing the framework for full implementation of the ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ, which is expected to receive complete Cabinet approval in the coming weeks.
The first phase of the free tuition programme will be ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ. Please note that this tuition waiver ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
The Ministry has already engaged TAMCC and NEWLO to ensure a smooth transition period, as new applicants and returning students prepare for the commencent of the new school term.
Data is already being collected for those who meet the criteria for the waiver of tuition fees. The institutions have expressed their commitment to work with the Ministry of Education to inform students of the next steps as it relates to this policy.
The ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ comes amid other key initiatives such as:
โช the approval of the UNESCO-funded ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ, which features transformative elements such as:
โ the ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ in select primary schools [launched on May 9, 2023]
โ the ๐ซ๐-๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฑ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ in select schools/institutions
โ legislation to mandate the ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐
โช the reintroduction of ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
โช the ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ in the upper primary and lower secondary levels
The Ministry of Education continues its policy revisions and development, along with strategies to further the sustainability of the education sector in Grenada, making it more aligned to workforce needs and national development.
