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Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen, has called for exploration of creative solutions to determine how higher education could be funded, in light of the global economic challenges. "I believe the solutions to recession proofing tertiary education lie in new, creative and non-traditional modes of delivering and financing education," Lady Allen told a symposium organised...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says that greater cooperation between the education and private sectors is to be encouraged, to secure return on investment in education. "A part of the policy framework that is being developed, speaks to greater collaboration with the private sector to ensure that education is actually supplying...not just general skills but...the specific skills needed for...

Over 300 contestants are expected to compete in Jamaica's 4th National Skills Competition, which will showcase the country's Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system. The competition is scheduled to take place October 6 to 7, at the University of Technology (UTech) in Kingston. To be held during the staging of the WorldSkills International (WSI) General Assembly, scheduled for October...

Unassuming and crisply dressed in his St. George's College uniform, Bruce Walker beams with pride as he tells JIS News, how he overcame the odds to focus on his studies, and achieve the grades he has in the recently administered Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). All eyes were on West Kingston in late May, when the security forces carried out...

The Ministry of Education is to complete the roll out of its Citizenship Education Programme (CEP) in primary and secondary schools this academic year. "The programme focuses on the end product, who it is we want to come out of our educational system. We want to have good people, good citizens who have strong values and strong morals," the CEP...

Rector of the St. Mark Church in Mandeville, Manchester, Reverend Barrington Soares has implored students to focus on achieving their goals. "It is in three, four, five or maybe six years time that many of you will be facing the working world. What you need to do is focus on making certain that you will achieve your goals," he said....

Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, distributed approximately 1,200 Grade 4 workbooks to students of sixteen (16) primary and all-age schools across eastern St. James on Tuesday (September 15). The Grade 4 workbooks, which were made available to the students by the East Central St. James Education Council at a cost...

A recruitment drive is underway to sign up approximately 10,000 students for the 2010/2011 Career Advancement Programme (CAP), which is scheduled to commence within the next two weeks. Project Director for CAP in the Ministry of Education, Alan Beckford, told JIS News yesterday (September 14), that "we are now recruiting students, ages 16 to 18, who will be given an...

Eleven students, who sat the 2010 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), were yesterday (Sept. 14) honoured by the Ministry of National Security for their outstanding performance. The students, whose parents are employed to the Ministry, were presented with gift baskets and certificates during the inaugural award function held at the Ministry's Oxford Road headquarters. The awardees are: Shanelle Bryson, who...

The Students for Transformation (SFT), the youth outreach component of the National Transformation Programme (NTP), will be hosting a civic education programme on Wednesday, September 15, at the Riverton Early Childhood Centre, in Riverton Meadows, starting at 9:00 a.m. Students at the institution will take part in the colouring and reading of books containing lessons of good citizenship. Newly crowned...

The Ministry of Education will host a community consultation at Church Teachers' College, in Manchester, on September 14, to update the public on the proposed high school to be built on Villa Road, in Mandeville. Representatives from the Education Ministry's technical department will provide details of the specifications of the new school, and members of the public will get an...

Seven Jamaican students will be heading to Cuba this month to pursue degrees in the fields of health and education, having been awarded full scholarships under the Cuba/Jamaica Bilateral Programme. The recipients are: Tasque Brown, Naraine Anderson and Gabrielle Eubank Green, who will be pursuing medical degrees; while Vanessa Brown, Samora Robertson, Kenneth Dean and Kevon Lettman will be pursuing...