The implementation plan and broad-based monitoring and evaluation framework for the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report are completed. The Ministry of Education and Youth has also completed a multi-year budget to carry out the implementation, which will be submitted to Cabinet for review. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams and Chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee...

Schools establishing gardens throughout the 2022/23 academic year are being encouraged to forge partnerships to sustain these over the summer. This urging comes from Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, who said schools should look to partner with community members, parents, and groundsmen at institutions to help to sustain their gardens, “so that when they come back in...

The St. Catherine South Police Division is to help train and empower student leaders to be ‘Violence Interrupters’ within their schools, under the Safe Schools Programme. Commanding Officer for the Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Christopher Phillips, provided details during a recently held Voice of the Youth Student Leadership Symposium, held at the 100-Man Police Station, Portmore, in the...

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is accepting applications for the ‘BGLC Tertiary Education Grant’, for the 2023/2024 academic year. The grant is available to full-time first to fourth-year undergraduates, no older than 26 years, who are enrolled at an accredited local tertiary institution and have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.75. Manager, Corporate Affairs and...

The security procedures at public schools will be reviewed, particularly the protocols for collecting students. “I have asked the Minister of Education to immediately direct that the school safety and security policy be reviewed [especially] as it relates to the release of children at the closure of school, or if someone is coming to retrieve the child before school is...

Teachers at all levels of the academic system are being invited to attend The Mico University College’s International Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) conference, from July 5 to 7 at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston. The event, to be held under the theme ‘Transforming Jamaica Through Education’, will afford participants the opportunity to learn about the skills needed...

To reach more students across Jamaica, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) is doubling the number of participants in its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Ambassadorship Programme. The initiative, which was launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, aligns with the Government’s push to further develop the STEM sector. It allows industry experts to engage and encourage students to achieve academic and...

Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are to be installed at the entrances of primary schools as part of efforts by the Ministry of Education and Youth to strengthen safety and security measures at these institutions. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement while addressing stakeholders of Braeton Primary and Infant School in Portmore, St. Catherine, during a special devotion at...

The HEART/NSTA Trust has developed the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) in Cadetting (Infantry) Level 3 for the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF). The curriculum, which is presented in modules, is benchmarked against the Level 3 Cadetting (Infantry) competency standards for the security industry, developed by the Caribbean Association of the National Training Authorities (CANTA). A bulletin issued by the Ministry...