The Government’s primary efficiency education project has been allocated some $800 million, while over $600 million will be spent during the 2016/2017 fiscal year to boost capacity at the University of Technology (UTech). The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded Primary Education Support Project will facilitate construction of 12 primary schools, to increase capacity by 5,175 places. Details of funding for...

The Government will be spending $60 million on the implementation of a project aimed at bolstering the national school feeding programme. Entitled: ‘Strengthening the School Feeding Programme in Jamaica’, the project is being funded by the Government of Jamaica and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It will be piloted in four schools. Details of the funds are contained in...

The Government has allocated just over $88 million for the continuation of the Early Childhood Development Project, which is geared at making timely educational interventions for children. This is contained in the 2016/2017 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. Implemented in June 2008, the project aims to promote the development of children, through screening of households to...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government will honour its commitment for the removal of auxiliary fees for the academic year 2016/17. Speaking at the Aspiring Principals’ Programme presentation ceremony, held at the Mona Visitors Lodge, University of the West Indies, on April 20, the Minister pointed out that the Ministry will increase...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has endorsed the move by the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) to launch an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System online application portal. This will make the CMI the first tertiary institution to use a full scale ERP System to run the entire business processes of the institution. Speaking at a...

Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley, says the agency is committed to integrating sustainable development principles in its training programmes and policies. “We are committed to equipping learners and workers with the technique, knowledge, skill and attitude to ensure sustainable development through conservation, recycling initiatives and renewable energy,” Dr. Wesley said. He was speaking at the HEART...

Lecturer in the Department of Education, University of the West Indies, Dr. Carol Gentles, says good teaching practices have to be the standard going forward, and the country should emulate countries that have prioritized professional learning as key to achieving high performance outcomes. She argued that while access to schooling is extremely important, it is the quality of student learning...