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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon, Fayval Williams (centre), is surrounded by students at the 2023 staging of Jamaica Day on Friday (March 3), at the Dinthill Technical High School in St. Catherine.

Schools Mandated to Focus on Civics and Character Development

The Ministry of Education and Youth has mandated schools to use civics and character education as a means of shaping and instilling positive behaviour and attitudes in Jamaican students. Portfolio Minister, the Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure as she...

Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations (JamVac), Joy Roberts (second left), listens as Administrative/Procurement Coordinator at JamVac, Nadia White (left), discusses tourism careers with students from the Portmore Community College, at the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) inaugural Career Expo, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Friday (March 3).

Hundreds of Students Take Part in JCTI Career Expo

Principal of the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI), Dr. Tina Beale.

RETI to become a Higher Education Institution

National Mathematics Coordinator, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), looks on a brochure of The Mico University College with (from left) President of the institution, Dr. Asburn Pinnock and Dintill Technical High School students, Deputy Head Girl, Saheeda Manzoor and Zhaliya Anderson. Occasion was an open house event at the institution in Kingston on Thursday, (March 2).

Mico Hailed for Providing Quality Education Training

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams

Education Ministry to Launch Job Portal

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Kiwanis Club of St. Ann’s ‘Violence in Schools and its Impact on Society’ seminar, held recently at First Assembly of God in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

3 years ago Education

120,000 Parents Targeted for Support

Some 120,000 parents across Jamaica who need support with child-rearing are being targeted for intervention by the Ministry of Education and Youth. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that the objective is to promote positive behaviour change within the home, school and wider society. She explained that under the measure, to be implemented by the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC),...

Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey.

3 years ago Education

Three STEAM Academies to Facilitate Residential Accommodation

At least three of the seven Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Academies to be built in Jamaica will facilitate residential accommodation. Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey, disclosed the details during an interview with JIS News. “The aim is to have a mix. So, the schools are being proposed to be near urban centres...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), looks at the robot created by the team from the St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School in St. Ann, at the 2023 National Robotics Championship held at Jamaica College in St. Andrew on Saturday (February 25). The team members (from left) are Shekera Smith, Victoria Tan, Jenae Bantin, and Sheri-Ann Ashman.

3 years ago Education

Robotics Can Provide Solutions that Jamaica Needs – Minister Williams

Robotics can provide the problem-solving that Jamaica needs to boost productivity and economic growth, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. “The need for innovation and potential for application in our country is huge. We can apply robotics education in the agriculture, manufacturing, shipping, pharmaceutical, food packaging and welding industries right away. It will boost the gross domestic...

3 years ago Education

Study Tour of STEAM Academies in UK by Education Ministry Delegation

A study tour of Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Academies in the United Kingdom by a delegation from the Ministry of Education and Youth and the National Education Trust (NET) was conducted recently. The tour was done in partnership with the British Council as part of the Ministry’s efforts to establish Jamaica’s first STEAM Academy. Executive Director...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

3 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

$159 Million Allocated for Education Transformation Programme Phase II

Approximately $159 million has been allocated to complete phase II of the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Education System Transformation Programme in the new fiscal year. The sum is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme will be implemented by the National Education Trust (NET) and funded by the Government of Jamaica....

3 years ago Budget 2023/2024EducationFinance & Public Service

$305 Million Budgeted for Education Transformation Programme

A sum of $305 million has been allocated for the implementation of the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Education Transformation Programme in the upcoming fiscal year. The sum is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project’s main objective is to provide additional classrooms to alleviate the shift system and overcrowding in secondary...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 14.

3 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

$1.05 Billion Earmarked for Primary and Secondary Infrastructure Programme

Approximately $1.05 billion has been earmarked for the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Primary and Secondary Infrastructure Programme. The sum is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The main objectives of the project include the construction of classrooms and other amenities for the elimination of the shift system and overcrowding at 17 high...