The National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), an agency of the Ministry of Education and Youth, is accepting applications for the next cohort of its Aspiring Principals’ Programme (APP), scheduled to begin in September 2022. The APP was designed to adequately prepare individuals for the task of principalship, prior to their being in the post. This is against the background...

As part of a campaign to encourage more fathers to read to their children, the Ministry of Education and Youth has unveiled a mural at 20-23 Church Street in downtown Kingston. The unveiling of the colourful artwork depicting a father reading a book with his child, coincides with the observance of Father’s Day (June 19). Dubbed ‘Fathers Read Too’, the...

A new mobile messaging service dubbed ‘ParentText’ has been launched, providing another layer of support to Jamaican parents in becoming more effective in raising children. The service, being executed under the United Nations Spotlight Initiative and funded by the European Union (EU), provides tips to parents and caregivers of children up to age 17 via text messages, audio and video...

More than 800 students have been selected to participate in this year’s Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Summer Internship Programme. The programme will take place over two cycles and will see the first batch of interns working from June 27 to July 22, while the second batch will work from August 2 to 26. Director of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism...

Customers of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) now have easier access to SLB services with the launch of the entity’s redesigned website. The site, developed by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), is easy to navigate, with quick links to important information and services, and there is a frequently asked questions section that gives answers to common customer queries. Deputy Executive...

The Ministry of Education and Youth, through the Student Assessment Unit, is inviting suitably qualified individuals to apply for the position of Marker for the first official electronic marking of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Grade Five assessment. Applicants must be trained teachers with at least three years’ work experience; currently teaching, preferably at the primary-school level (grades four, five...

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) will be staging a series of three seminars this month to disseminate its Distance Education Standards. The sessions, which involve partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and the Ministry of Education and Youth, are scheduled for June 17 and 20. They are targeted at practitioners of tertiary-level institutions to include administrators, heads of...

The St. Catherine based Strathmore Gardens Children’s Home has received a donation of supplies from the St. Andrew Technical High School Key Club. Among the items donated include food, clothing, toiletries, and ice cream. Science teacher at the St. Andrew Technical High School and Faculty Adviser for the Club, Shuddey Leachman said this was the Club’s second year going to...

The Sports Development Foundation (SDF) spent more than $117 million in the last financial year to instal 20 playing surfaces in schools and communities. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in making the disclosure said that the initiative will be ramped up this financial year. “Reigniting lives and livelihoods also includes infrastructure and programmes to nurture...