Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC) launches the Tertiary Education Enhancing Workforce Development through Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) programme. --- The Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC) is pleased to announce the launch of a tertiary education sector Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) programme aimed at advancing workforce development. The programme will recognize and certify learning, skills and knowledge...

All parish libraries, except for the main library in St. Elizabeth, are now open to the public, following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) has advised that of its 110 public libraries, one of the most heavily trafficked branches, the Greater Portmore Branch, has suffered severe damage. “The violent winds associated with Hurricane Beryl have stripped...

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) is calling on more upstanding Jamaicans to volunteer as mentors under the Advancing Secondary, Tertiary Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers (A-STREAM) programme. The initiative is geared towards empowering teen mothers to complete their education while acquiring valuable life and personal development skills. The three main components of the programme are mentorship, sponsorship and...

Primary schools in St. Elizabeth are celebrating significant improvements in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination results this year. There has been a notable increase in both the quality of scores and secondary school placements. Mountainside Primary School is among those revelling in the success of the 44 students who sat the PEP examination. Principal, Eric McLean, told JIS News...

The Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY) is closely monitoring Hurricane Beryl as it approaches the Caribbean. Following the Government of Jamaica's (GOJ) issuance of a Hurricane Watch for Jamaica, conditions indicative of a hurricane are possible within the next 48 hours. Hurricane Beryl, now in the eastern Caribbean, is anticipated to impact Jamaica on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. With...

The Government is progressing with plans to construct six Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Schools and one Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Academy. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says arrangements to build the STEAM school, being cited in Montego Bay, are “proceeding.” “The land is acquired and the budget is...

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting that all 129 initiatives now being undertaken to improve the sector are on track. The measures are among 365 recommendations contained in the 2021 Report of the Professor Orlando Patterson-chaired Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) to address gaps and issues identified in the country’s education system. These recommendations are being implemented over...

Two successful students in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations are urging adults to make school compounds free of unacceptable behaviours, as this can affect learning outcomes. Kellisya Charles, who is the Top Female student at the St. Catherine-based Crescent Primary School, told JIS News that adults who behave badly on school premises can influence students to respond to issues...

The Government, through the Broadcasting Commission, will be embarking on a social media literacy public education drive, to reduce misinformation in the digital space. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, at the June 26 Post Cabinet press...