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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Grace McLean, speaking at a recent JIS ‘ThinTank’.

Education Ministry Urges Schools to Prepare Students for Curriculum

A month into the new academic year, the Ministry of Education is appealing to schools to ensure that students are being prepared at all levels to access the relevant curriculum. Intervention guidelines have been provided by the Ministry of Education...

Job seekers at the Ministry of Education job fair for unemployed teachers (left), seek information from one of the facilitators, at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle location in Kingston, on August 14. The fair targeted persons who recently completed a teacher-training programme in any of the island’s tertiary institutions and are experiencing difficulties finding a job. The Ministry’s decision to stage the job fair follows the statement by the Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites that the Government is unable to absorb all the graduates of teacher-training institutions for the new school year, except for teachers trained in Mathematics, the Sciences, Language Arts, Special Education and Early Childhood Education.

Private Sector Entities Show Interest in Employing Teachers Following Job Fair

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), presents second year student at the University of the West Indies, Louisha Donaldson (second left), with her scholarship letter during a brief ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 16, while Councillor Carl Blake of the Greenwich Town Division (left); and Councillor Audrey Smith-Facey, of the Payne Land Division, look on. Some 80 students from the South West St. Andrew constituency, who are enrolled in tertiary institutions, have received scholarships from the Prime Minister toward their tertiary education.

Tertiary Students Receive Scholarships from Prime Minister

Students of the Moneague Colleague examine reading material at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) booth, at the book fair hosted by the institution on Thursday, September 12, at its St. Ann campus. JIS staff members Kavannaugh Campbell (left) and Ann Marie Whittingham (2nd left) wait to assist.

Moneague College Stages First Book Fair

Director of Accreditation at University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), Miss Grace Gordon makes her presentation at a Jamaica Information Service's Think Tank session on September 10.

UCJ Urges Persons to Ensure That They Pursue Accredited Courses

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UCJ Developing Standards for Online Programmes

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) is drafting a set of standards for the accreditation of programmes offered online. The move comes in light of the increasing use of the Internet for the delivery of tertiary education. “We are on the finalizing of standards for distant education. We decided that we had to do this because there is an outburst...

13 years ago Education

JFLL Being Repositioned as Central Adult Education Institution

The Ministry of Education, is strategically repositioning the Jamaican Foundation for Life-Long Learning as the central agency for adult education in the country. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites gave this indication during a reception at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday, September 11, to formally introduce the new Executive Director of the foundation, Merris Murray. “Its role...

13 years ago Education

Education Minister Wants Partnership Between Heart Trust and JFLL

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites is calling for closer collaboration between the HEART Trust/NTA and the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) to upgrade the education level of applicants who have been denied enrolment by HEART. Rev. Thwaites made the call at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on Thursday, September 11, during a reception to formally introduce...

13 years ago Education

New JFLL Head Aims to Increase Public Support for Programmes

Newly appointed Executive Director of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), Merris Murray says the entity will continue to provide educational opportunities for all Jamaicans, as part of efforts to advance the country’s human development capacity beyond the 21st century. “We have an awesome responsibility, a responsibility to lead the literacy renaissance. We know that literacy is the foundation on...

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$11 Million Computer Lab for Bull Bay

Residents of Nine Miles, Bull Bay, in East St. Andrew, now have access to a computer lab and resource centre at the Windsor Lodge Community Centre. The centre, which has been out of use for several decades, was rehabilitated at a cost of approximately $11 million, through funding from the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). In a recent interview with JIS...

13 years ago Education

GSAT Registration Forms Must Be Submitted By November 1

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is advising primary school administrators that the 2014 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) registration form should be completed and submitted to the regional offices for verification during the period October 7 to November 1, 2013. “In keeping with the MoE’s Competence-Based Transition Policy, only students who have attained mastery at the Grade 4 Literacy test...

Executive Director of the University Council of Jamaica. Dr. Yvonnette Marshall speaking at the JIS Think Tank held on September 10 at the agency’s headquarters on Half-Way-Tree Road, Kingston.

13 years ago Education

UCJ to Improve Turnaround Times for Accrediting Programmes

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) is working to increase efficiency and turnaround times for the accreditation of programmes for educational institutions. Since inception in 1987, some 300 programmes have been accredited by the UCJ, as at August 2013. The main functions of the Council is to provide accreditation for degree and specialised programmes by establishing and applying criteria for...