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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, highlights a matter while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, highlights a matter while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).

Education Ministry To Establish Learning Management System

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is moving to establish a National Learning Management System (LMS) that will better allow schools to create, deliver and manage lessons and other training materials. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl...
Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Janet Dyer, speaks at the recent launch of the World Skills Jamaica Shanghai 2021 competition, at The Jamaica Pegasus.
Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Janet Dyer, speaks at the recent launch of the World Skills Jamaica Shanghai 2021 competition, at The Jamaica Pegasus.

HEART/NSTA Trust To Offer New Optoelectronics Programme
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, highlights a matter while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, highlights a matter while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).

Government Procuring Laptops And Tablets For PATH Students
Director of Juvenile Services at South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Claudette Hamilton (left); Technical Advisor to the Minister of National Security, Alexander Causwell (centre) and Superintendent in Charge of South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Maulette White, on their way to tour the new multipurpose classroom established at the South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Kingston, on Wednesday (July 29).
Director of Juvenile Services at South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Claudette Hamilton (left); Technical Advisor to the Minister of National Security, Alexander Causwell (centre) and Superintendent in Charge of South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Maulette White, on their way to tour the new multipurpose classroom established at the South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Kingston, on Wednesday (July 29).

Wards Benefit From New Multipurpose Classroom
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), emphasises a point while speaking at Wednesday
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), emphasises a point while speaking at Wednesday's (July 29) virtual launch of the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Scholarship Programme, at the Ministry's offices in Kingston. With the Minister is Jamaica Civil Service Association President, O'Neil Grant .

Government To Provide 150 Postgraduate Scholarships For Civil Servants

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, highlights a matter while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).
EducationSectoral Debate 2020/2021

Gov’t Provides Additional Funds To Schools For COVID-19 Preparations

The Government has provided all public education institutions with additional sums of between $500,000 and $1 million towards intensified preparations for the upcoming academic year, in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...
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Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.
Education

National Parenting Support Commission Hosting Back-to-School Information Sessions

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is hosting a series of high priority information sessions to assist parents and guardians with preparations for their children’s return to school for the 2020/21 academic year, which starts in September.    The sessions, which are being facilitated via the Zoom digital platform, will enable facilitators and participants to explore the schooling modalities and blended...
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​Managing Director of HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Janet Dyer (right), along with Deputy Director of the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) with responsibility for the administration of examinations, Sharon Burnett (centre), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the OEC to administer the National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) examinations for the period November 2019 to November 2022. Witnessing the signing (at left) is Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe. The signing took place on July 23, at the OEC offices, 6 Manhattan Road, Kingston.
Education

Overseas Examinations Commission To Administer NCTVET Exams

The HEART/NSTA Trust and the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the Commission to administer the National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) examinations up to November 2022. The signing ceremony, held on Thursday (July 23), at the OEC’s offices at 6 Manhattan Road, Kingston, formalised a partnership forged between the...
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​National Librarian, National Library of Jamaica, Beverley Lashley.
EducationInformation

National Library Offers Virtual History Workshops For Students

The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) is hosting virtual history workshops for secondary-school students. Students preparing for their School-Based Assessments (SBAs) as part of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) can benefit from these workshops. Individuals or schools wishing to attend or have customised sessions for students can contact the NLJ via email...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the virtual launch of the Education Transformation Commission 2020, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Wednesday, July 22.
Education

Transformation Commission To Review Education System

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has launched the Education Transformation Commission 2020, which will be tasked with reviewing and assessing the country’s public education system and making recommendations. Speaking at the virtual launch at the Office of the Prime Minister on July 22, Mr. Holness emphasised that it is time to take decisive action to improve the education...
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EducationTechnology

St. Thomas Teachers Pleased To Receive Computers

Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith, says teachers in St. Thomas have expressed their satisfaction with the tablet computers they received recently under the Government’s ‘Tablet for Teachers’ programme. “We have completed distribution to teachers in St. Thomas, and the feedback received was tremendously positive,” Mr. Smith told JIS News. He noted that since schools have had to...
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EducationInformation

$5,000 Limit On High-School Registration Packages

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is advising school administrators that the cost of registration packages at the secondary level should be no more than $5,000. In addition, there is no cost for registration at the primary level. The policy directive on registration fees is in keeping with the Ministry’s mandate of ensuring that the cost to parents remains...
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