Approximately 56,300 or 27 per cent of secondary-school students are benefiting from limited face-to-face learning, in preparation for external examinations. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the sitting of the House of Representatives, on November 30. She also informed that secondary schools reaching 65 per cent or more of their student population...

Another 383 primary schools have been approved for the next phase of face-to-face learning. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 30. “These schools are our larger primary schools, some with their enrolment above 630, while others are occupying 80 per cent or more...

Students from several rural schools across the island are to benefit from a donation of 100 tablets by the Toll Authority of Jamaica. The devices were provided under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative, which aims to facilitate equity in access to technologies needed for students to be integrated in virtual learning,...

The Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), can now boast that it is ISO 9001 2015 certified, having embarked on the journey in 2017. The CCCJ is a statutory agency under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI), formed by an Act of Parliament to supervise and coordinate the work of Community Colleges in Jamaica. Speaking with JIS...

Principal of the Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King, says the school’s farm will be further expanded. This expansion forms part of the school’s three-year plan to be a self-sufficient institution, the Principal told JIS News. What began as a small school garden containing mostly vegetables, now has chicken coops for the growing of chickens and...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has called on school leaders to make greater use of technology in order to ensure that students are not left behind amid the rapid technological changes. “Undoubtedly, some societies with more resources than we have will be ahead of us, but we must ensure our students are exposed to these new...

Some 5,000 public school educators could commence receiving electronic vouchers (evouchers) to purchase laptop computers in December, under the ‘Laptop for Teachers’ programme, being developed by e- Learning Jamaica Limited (e-Ljam). Project Manager for the ‘Own Your Own Device’ initiative at e-Ljam, Seymour Rhoden, told JIS News that the e-vouchers will enable teachers to visit an approved vendor location to...