BERTRAM COLLINS COLLEGE – Of The Public Service

The College

The concept of a Public Service Training College was first mooted by President Granger when he addressed public servants at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre on May 20, 2015.

Vision

The Bertram Collins College of the Public Service is an institution of excellence that will transform the public service to provide the highest quality of service to the citizens of Guyana.

Mission

To provide appropriate learning experiences for all members of the public service to equip them with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to perform their duties professionally.

The former Ogle Estate compound will soon house the Public Service Staff College, according to President David Granger. The establishment of the institution is part of government’s efforts to rein in corruption and improve efficiency in the Public Sector. The proposed Public Service College will have four faculties that will produce graduates with university level…

Dr. Bertram Collins

PEN PORTRAIT OF DR. BERTRAM A. N. COLLINS Bertram Aggrey Nathaniel Collins was born in Georgetown, Guyana on the 21st September, 1930. He attended Queen’s College and on winning the Guiana Scholarship proceeded to the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Jamaica. There he earned the Bachelor of Arts Degree, majoring in French. Bertram…

Development

After the President’s address, a team was put together to produce a concept paper for the establishment of the college. The concept paper endorsed the President’s idea to establish a modern college to train public servants at the entry level, junior management, middle management and senior management levels. The paper also outlined how the College…

Name of the College

The College was named in honor of Doctor Bertram Collins a Guyanese international scholar and writer in the field of public administration. In 1968 Dr. Bertram Collins was appointed to be the Chairman of the first Commission of Inquiry into the Public Service of Guyana.

Introduction of the College

The Bertram Collins College of the Public Service is the brainchild of H.E. the President, David Arthur Granger. In Outlining his vision for the College on May 21, 2015 to Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and all heads of Units in the Public Service at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, The President stated that the College would…

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