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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the National STEM Symposium at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on November 18. Looking on at right is Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Coordinator in the Ministry, Senator Wentworth Skeffrey.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the National STEM Symposium at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on November 18. Looking on at right is Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Coordinator in the Ministry, Senator Wentworth Skeffrey.

STEM Curriculum to Roll Out Next School Year

The incorporation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) methodologies in the curriculum of schools will be rolled in the 2016 academic year. The subjects will be taught to students at the grades one to nine levels in primary and...
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald and Senior Director for International and Institutional Linkages at the University of Technology (UTech), Dr. Claire Sutherland, peruse the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between UTech and Sutherland Global Services (SGS), to provide for training and job placement for students at the university. The signing took place at UTech’s Papine campus on Tuesday (November 17).
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald and Senior Director for International and Institutional Linkages at the University of Technology (UTech), Dr. Claire Sutherland, peruse the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between UTech and Sutherland Global Services (SGS), to provide for training and job placement for students at the university. The signing took place at UTech’s Papine campus on Tuesday (November 17).

UTech Partners with Sutherland Global for Student Training and Job Placement
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), shares a light moment with Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, and Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (left). Occasion was the official opening of the Trench Town Polytechnic College in South St. Andrew on November 17. Others sharing the moment are Tosshell Small; and Director, Region 1, Ministry of Education, Patrice Supria.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), shares a light moment with Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, and Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (left). Occasion was the official opening of the Trench Town Polytechnic College in South St. Andrew on November 17. Others sharing the moment are Tosshell Small; and Director, Region 1, Ministry of Education, Patrice Supria.

Trench Town Polytechnic College Opens
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), assists Vice Principal, Lower School, Donald Quarrie High School, Ovnelle Smith (second right), to cut the ribbon symbolising the official opening of three new classrooms, today (November 17). Others (from left) are: Opposition Senator, Alexander Williams and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Damion Crawford. At right (background), is Principal, Talbert Weir.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), assists Vice Principal, Lower School, Donald Quarrie High School, Ovnelle Smith (second right), to cut the ribbon symbolising the official opening of three new classrooms, today (November 17). Others (from left) are: Opposition Senator, Alexander Williams and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Damion Crawford. At right (background), is Principal, Talbert Weir.

Three New Classrooms Open at Donald Quarrie High

BB Coke High Gets New Block Of Classrooms

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HEART Trust/NTA to Embark on Job Certification Programme

The HEART Trust/National Training Agency (HEART/NTA) is embarking on a programme of job certification, targeting persons unable to access this provision at the agency’s academies and vocational training centres islandwide. Executive Director, Dr. Wayne Wesley, says the designation, which falls just below HEART’s flagship National Vocational Qualification of Jamaica (NVQJ) certification, will be administered through the agency’s accreditation and certification...
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Jonathan Grant High Stages Science Fair Nov. 20

Jonathan Grant High School, in St. Catherine, will be hosting their science fair and exhibition on November 20, under the theme: ‘Promoting Holistic Development through STEM Education’. The fair, to begin at 9:00 a.m., will focus on the subject areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). It will feature a robotics competition, a recycling competition and various booths from...
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Primary Schools in St. Elizabeth Commended

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has commended several small primary schools in St. Elizabeth, for the high marks they achieved in literacy and numeracy tests. “I was very pleased to be ushered into St. Mary’s Primary,  Brinkley,  Nain,  Austin, New Forest Primary and Junior High School and now here at BB Coke High.  Each of you is a...
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Mrs. Elaine Foster-Allen, Permanent Secretary currently assigned to the Ministry of Education, will be re-assigned as Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister effective November 16, 2015.
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Reassignment of Permanent Secretaries

The Public Service Commission is pleased to announce that effective November 16, 2015, Mrs. Elaine Foster-Allen, Permanent Secretary currently assigned to the Ministry of Education, will be re-assigned as Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister. Mrs. Foster-Allen, who was engaged as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education on December 3, 2012, has held a number of...
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Education

Education Programme Launched for PATH Parents

The Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) has partnered with the National Parenting Support Commission to launch an initiative aimed at increasing parenting skills to ensure that children are healthy and ready mentally and socially to engage the education system at grade one. Nine hundred parents from six parishes will participate in the Parenting Empowerment Programme, which will...
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ECC Streamlines Process for Registration of Institutions

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has taken steps to restructure its registration process to better enable all early childhood institutions (ECIs) to meet the required standards for operation. Registrar at the ECC, Marlene Turner, will head the new registration department that has been established to streamline the process. Speaking with JIS News, Communications Manager at the ECC, Celia Morgan, said...
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HEART TRUST to Expand Its Service Through ‘Career Coaches’

The HEART Trust/National Training Agency (HEART/NTA) has procured additional equipment, valued at over $20 million, which will serve to further expand the institution’s delivery of technical and vocational training islandwide. These acquisitions include two Toyota Coaster buses, which will serve as ‘Career Coaches’ and a 40-foot container that will be used as a mobile welding lab, which has been retrofitted...
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