(Kaieteur News) – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is calling on the Ministry of Education (MoE) to urgently review its new promotion points system, arguing that academic qualifications should not be weighted so heavily that they diminish decades of classroom experience.

Responding to teachers’ concerns over the recently released preliminary promotions list, Member of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul said APNU supports teachers improving their academic qualifications. However, he argued that the new system unfairly reduces the value of long service and places experienced teachers, particularly those nearing retirement, at a serious disadvantage.

“When a newly implemented system deprives deserving teachers of opportunities for promotion, there is a lack of equity. Good public policy should not create winners and losers. It should produce fair outcomes for everyone, especially those who have devoted decades of service under a different set of expectations,” Mahipaul said.