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Participants at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Region Six Certification Fair, held earlier this year at the Cedar Grove Academy in Portmore, St. Catherine.

ECC to Stage Certification Fair June 23

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) will host its fifth certification fair in Region Three, which covers St. Ann and Trelawny, on June 23, at the St. Hilda’s High School in Brown’s Town, St. Ann. This fair will focus on the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

Principals Urged to Stick to School Support Contribution Policy

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) listens to a point being made by President, Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Lincoln Edwards, during the institution’s fundraising banquet, in commemoration of the inauguration of the new president, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 15 .

NCU Urged to Undertake More Agricultural Based Studies

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (second right) hands over books to Executive Director of the Jamaica Intensive Reading Clinic (JIRC), Santana Morris (second left) and JIRC Secretary, Marion Mills (third left), to be used in the JIRC summer reading camps targeting children age six to 17 years in need of literacy intervention. Also pictured are JIS Librarian, Nicolette Josephs; and Public Relations Officer, Denise Dennis.

JIS Donates Books to JIRC Reading Camp

The Ministry of Education’s main office, 2 National Heroes Circle.

Grade Four Students to Sit Literacy and Numeracy Exams on June 21 And 22

In this file photo, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), adjusts the collar of a student at Spanish Town High School, during a tour of the institution.

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Education Ministry to Allocate $1 Billion to Support Schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is to allocate $1 billion in budgetary support to primary, all-age and junior high schools for the 2017-2018 academic year. This is in line with the Ministry’s commitment to provide greater support to schools to improve the quality of education in Jamaica. A bulletin issued by the Ministry states that all schools at...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), in discussion with (from left), Past President, Rotary Club of St. Andrew, Dr. Lloyd Eubanks-Green; member of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew, Minna Israel; and President, Rotary Club of St. Andrew, Wayne Strachan. Occasion was the club’s luncheon meeting, held at the Hotel Four Seasons, in St. Andrew, on June 13.

9 years ago Education

New Curriculum to Improve Methods of Teaching

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the new National Standards Curriculum (NSC) will improve methods of teaching, particularly for boys. Mr. Reid was responding to a question on ways to improve the performance of boys in schools, during the Rotary Club of St. Andrew luncheon meeting at the Hotel Four Season in St. Andrew,...

9 years ago Education

Education Minister Confident 100 ECIs will be Certified by August

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, remains confident that the Ministry will meet the August 2017 timeline for the certification and registration of 100 early childhood institutions (ECIs). He says 34 of these are already registered, having fulfilled the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) 12 stipulated certification Standards, adding that a number of the others are “not...

9 years ago Education

MIND Offers State Protocol and Business Etiquette Course

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) is now accepting registration for its annual State Protocol and Business Etiquette course. The course will be held from June 27 to July 5 on the Institute’s Kingston campus on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Director of Business Development and Communications at MIND, Marlene Campbell, said the training session targets individuals whose job functions require...

9 years ago Education

No Transfer Policy Remains in Place

The Ministry of Education Youth and Information is reminding parents and guardians of students who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) that the ‘no transfer’ policy remains in effect for 2017. This is in keeping with the Procedure for Transfers dated June 16, 2014. The Ministry noted, however, that it will accommodate cases where students could have otherwise been...

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Education Real Engine of Growth – Floyd Green

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says education and training are essential for Jamaica to achieve its “five in four” strategy for economic growth and development. Mr. Green, who was addressing the launch of the German Model Apprenticeship Programme at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Kingston on June 8, said education represents the real engine...

9 years ago Education

The Elaine Bryan Foundation Invites Applications for Scholarships

The Dr. Elaine Bryan Foundation is inviting applications from tertiary and high school students for scholarships to the Global Education Consultants Group (GECG) - Microsoft summer mentorship programme. The Foundation will be awarding 10 scholarships to the programme, which will see students visiting the Microsoft Office in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. The scholarships will cover the cost of...