Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, says that only pupils in possession of a student registration number will be eligible to participate in the ‘Own Your Own Device’ initiative. Dr. McLean, who was addressing a virtual Parenting Conference on March 31, said that the registration number is important in enabling students to...

The Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) has commenced the modification of its business model to ensure its sustainability and continued support from various stakeholders. The entity has embarked on this exercise against the background of the examination environment’s transitioning from paper-based to electronic (computer-based) testing. In this regard, the Commission will be looking to introduce an information communications technology (ICT) platform...

Over the past three years, the educational outcomes and future job prospects of more than 10,000 students from 15 schools islandwide have been greatly enhanced by their engagement in social enterprise awareness sessions under the British Council’s Social Enterprise in Secondary Schools Programme. This was disclosed by Acting Country Manager of the British Council, Damion Campbell, who noted that the...

The HEART/NSTA Trust is working to complete a civics curriculum to facilitate the introduction of the subject as part of its programme offerings. The competency standards have already been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Janet Dyer, told JIS News that the entity is looking to introduce the...

Deaf Community to Benefit from Training for the First Time A pivotal step was taken on Wednesday March 24, 2021 by the Mico University College Child Assessment & Research in Education (CARE) Centre when for the first time in its history, members of the deaf community were given an opportunity to be trained on its Mico Diagnostic Reading Test (MDRT)...

The Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (JTEC), in collaboration with the Youth Innovation Centres (YICs), will host a Scholarship and Financial Aid Webinar on Thursday, March 25, starting at 1:00 p.m. The event is a part of JTEC’s GoHiGHER! Webinar series, which, along with the Commission's GoHiGHER! initiative, was developed to support the matriculation of students into higher education and successful...

The Government has suspended all face-to-face classes as part of new measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “There should be no face-to-face instruction in all primary and secondary schools, both public schools and independent schools, until April 13, 2021,” said Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at a virtual press conference on Sunday (March 22). “Students...