All Hands on Deck for Recovery

The first step towards normalcy for the Ministry of Education was to establish a central base for communication and decision-making. The base was located in the Schools’ Inspectorate offices, which were converted to serve as a meeting place for other departments within the ministry.

Next came the decision to redeploy the staff of the Education Department and the Inspectorate to operate as part of a Ministry team focusing on the recovery effort. Each school was assigned a member of staff from each department to act as a Link Officer, to assist the principal and staff and act as a point of liaison with the ministry and others involved in the rebuilding process.

“ And this has worked very well,” said Permanent Secretary Joy Basdeo in a tribute to all envolved.