Hundreds of Jamaican lecturers will benefit from a training programme implemented by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, in partnership with local and international tertiary institutions. This is part of the Ministry’s efforts to strengthen the capacity of lecturers at the tertiary level of the education system to manage Learning Management Systems and plan lessons and engage students in...

Students and teachers of the Buckingham Primary and Infant School in Hopeton, St. James, will have improved access to potable water come September. The Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay has donated a 680-gallon water tank to the institution, which will mitigate water shortages being faced by the school, particularly during dry periods. President of the club, Teisha-Ann Pinnock, who spoke...

The Government will be spending $567.18 million to carry out infrastructural projects within schools for the 2020/21 period. A previous sum of $1.42 billion had been allocated in the 2020/21 Budget for the Ministry’s capital projects. However, this had to be reduced by 60 per cent when the Budget was adjusted to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Making the...

The Government is now in the process of implementing the ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems within the education sector, with the aim of improving the quality of outputs from educational institutions. This was announced by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, who said it is expected that the Ministry will be ISO 9001 certified before December 2021....

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 Samuda, during his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28). He said...

The HEART/NSTA Trust will be adding a new course – Optoelectronics Technology – to its list of programmes accessible to Jamaicans. The course, which is expected to become available early next year, will equip trainees with the necessary skills to become optoelectronic technicians, a new field of study that combines components of electronic and photon technologies. Optoelectronic technology, which can...

The Government is in the process of procuring 100,000 laptops and tablets for the country’s most vulnerable students, for use in the upcoming academic year. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, who said that the devices are being provided for Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) students. “We have commenced the...