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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addressing the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica’s annual conference, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel, in St. James, on January 6.

Importance of Community Colleges Highlighted By Education Minister

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says community colleges play an important role in education and have been preparing students for the workforce, both locally and internationally. Speaking at the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica’s annual conference at...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), offers words of advice to Kingston Technical High School (KTHS) students Nakia Downer (centre) and Roxanne Walker, shortly before the start of the school’s 120th anniversary church service, held today (Jan. 6), at the Pentecostal Tabernacle Church, downtown Kingston.

Gov’t Working to Produce Work-Ready Graduates

Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Anne-Marie Bonner (left), congratulates recipient of the 2015 Musgrave Gold Medal Award, Professor Orlando Patterson (2nd left), and Silver Medal awardee, Dr. Myrna Hague-Bradshaw, at the presentation ceremony held on Monday (January 4), at the Institute’s downtown Kingston headquarters. Looking at right is Chairman of the IOJ’s Council, Ambassador Burchell Whiteman.

Musgrave Medals Awarded to Orlando Patterson and Myrna Hague-Bradshaw

HEART Trust/National Training Agency (HEART/NTA) Executive Director, Dr. Wayne Wesley (centre), participates in the award presentation being made by the National Council on Technical, Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) Registrar, Natalie Ferriera-Reid (right), to International University of the Caribbean (IUC) Programme Coordinator, Opal Brown-Parkes, after the IUC was adjudged the most outstanding NCTVET-affiliated institution for 2015. The presentation was made during NCTVET’s 21st anniversary awards ceremony, held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St. Andrew.

NCTVET Celebrates 21, Honours Partners

Renowned Spanish saxophonist and academic, Professor Ángel Soria Díaz (right), explains an aspect of the musical score (sheet music) concept to student at the Alpha Institute for Boys in Kingston, Sajay Watson, during one of several music workshops conducted at the institution recently.

Aspiring Musicians Learn From Renowned Spanish Saxophonist

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HEART/NTA Partnering With Tertiary Institutions To Provide Training

The HEART Trust/National Training Agency (HEART/NTA) will be partnering with several tertiary institutions, to provide training that will equip persons for employment in several emerging sectors. Key among these areas are the tourism and hospitality; Business Process Outsourcing (BPO); and logistics sectors, in which Executive Director, Dr. Wayne Wesley, notes there has been “strong indication” of “significant investments”, in...

Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

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Minister of Education’s Christmas Message for 2015

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2015 BY THE HON. REV. RONALD THWAITES MINISTER OF EDUCATION As 2015 draws to a close, the Ministry of Education extends appreciation to all who partnered with us to offer Jamaicans of all ages, the opportunity to add value to their lives. Our achievements during this year include surpassing the literacy target of 100 percent mastery at...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses a special ceremony to honour retired teachers at the Rousseau Primary School in St. Andrew, held today (December 16) on the school grounds. They are (from left): Iona Harris, Ena Crawford, Aldith McDaniel Jones, Beatrice Beckford, and Rudy Fearon, representing his deceased wife, Marva Fearon.

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Rousseau Primary Honours Retirees

Five retired educators from the Rousseau Primary School in St. Andrew have been honoured for a combined 142 years of dedicated contribution to the institution. They are former Principal, Aldith McDaniel Jones, who gave 42 years of service to the school; Ena Crawford, 32 years; Beatrice Beckford, 28 years; Iona Harris, 10 years; while Marva Fearon was recognised posthumously for 30...

Chair of the National College for Education and Leadership, Dr. Marcia Stewart (left); Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left); Permanent Secretary in the Education Ministry, Dr. Maurice Smith (third left), and Principal of Church Teachers’ College, Garth Anderson sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to facilitate the leadership training of middle managers in the public education system. The signing took place at the Ministry, in Kingston, on December 15.

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Leadership Training for Middle Managers in Education

The National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) and Church Teachers’ College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to facilitate a leadership training programme for middle managers in the public education system. The one-year programme is opened to grade coordinators, heads of departments and deans of discipline and is expected to begin next year summer. A recruitment drive for participants...

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180 Public and Private Sector Workers To Graduate From MIND

One hundred and eighty public and private sector workers, who have successfully completed professional development programmes at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), will graduate during a ceremony to be held on Saturday, December 12, at the Institute’s Old Hope Road campus. Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley, will deliver the keynote address at the 16th annual graduation and...

Mayor of Lucea and Chairman of the Hanover Parish Council, Wynter McIntosh (centre), officially breaks ground for the construction of the Esher Primary School’s pedestrian shelter, to be constructed by the Grand Palladium Resort and Spa’s Staff Association, at a cost of approximately $500,000, on December 8. Looking on are teachers, students and members of the hotel and community.

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Pedestrian Shelter for Esher Primary

A pedestrian shelter is to be built at the Esher Primary School, near Lucea, in Hanover, by the Staff Association of the Grand Palladium Resort and Spa, at a cost of $500,000. Ground was broken for the facility on December 8, and it is expected to be ready for the beginning of the Easter school term on January 4. Addressing...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), in conversation with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Maurice Smith, following a meeting to sensitise and prepare staff for the development of the Department of School Services (DSS), held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on December 11.

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Education Ministry Personnel urged to prepare for changes under DSS

Personnel from the Ministry of Education are being urged to prepare themselves for major structural and operational changes through the upcoming establishment of the Department of School Services (DSS), under the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP). At a meeting of the Ministry’s senior staff members on December 11, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Downtown Kingston, Permanent Secretary, Dr. Maurice...