The Ministry of Education and Youth is in support of the plan by the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) to expand opportunities for post-secondary education through the implementation of micro credentials. Micro credentials are a series or collection of specially designed courses that result in certification. They demonstrate the learner’s skills, knowledge, and/or experience in a specific subject area or...

Thousands of contract workers in the public sector have been made permanent employees, addressing the long-standing abuse of fixed-term contracts in Government. The disclosure was made by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, while opening the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 12). He shared that 8,000 contract workers...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is on a coordinated drive to improve the quality of services it provides to children at risk. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the CPFSA, Laurette Adams-Thomas, addressing a JIS Think Tank, today (March 12), said that during this calendar year several initiatives will be undertaken to strengthen the policies and procedures governing...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is taking significant steps to ensure the safety and security of students and staff in schools across Jamaica, particularly in the area of natural disasters such as hurricanes and flash-floods. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, provided details in an address during the Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI) Virtual Pre-Ministerial Forum, on Tuesday, March 12....

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) will host the 19th staging of Quality Assurance in Higher Education Week from March 11 to 15 under the theme ‘Empowering Higher Education Institutions to Respond to Changing Market Needs’. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Public Relations and Communication at the UCJ, Najae Murray, said that the theme reflects the entity’s commitment to...

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be tabling the reports from the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) in the House of Representatives. ETOC has been charged with monitoring the implementation of recommendations contained in the report of the Professor Orlando Patterson-chaired Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC). Speaking during Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the...

The Government has increased its allocation to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) for the 2024/25 fiscal year. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure. Mrs. Williams said the CPFSA’s...