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Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addresses the recent launch of National Career Awareness Week 2025 at the Meadowbrook United Church in St. Andrew.
Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addresses the recent launch of National Career Awareness Week 2025 at the Meadowbrook United Church in St. Andrew.

HEART/NSTA Trust Preparing Persons to Meet Demand for TVET Skills

The HEART/NSTA Trust, through training and certification, is positioning Jamaicans to meet the global demand for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)-based careers, which is anticipated to grow significantly in the coming years. Managing Director of the Trust, Dr....
Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addresses the launch of National Career Awareness Week 2025 held at the Meadowbrook United Church in St. Andrew on (February 9).
Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addresses the launch of National Career Awareness Week 2025 held at the Meadowbrook United Church in St. Andrew on (February 9).

Career Awareness Enabling Persons to Unleash Potential
Acting Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle, delivers greetings on behalf of Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. during Sunday’s (February 9) National Careers Awareness Week Church Service. The service was held at Meadowbrook United Church in St. Andrew under the theme: ‘Career Success through Self Development’.
Acting Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle, delivers greetings on behalf of Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. during Sunday’s (February 9) National Careers Awareness Week Church Service. The service was held at Meadowbrook United Church in St. Andrew under the theme: ‘Career Success through Self Development’.

PHOTOS: National Careers Awareness Week Church Service
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., and Regional Director, Region 1 HEART/NSTA Trust Dr. Sasha Shim-Hue (centre), interact with one of the participants in the GetConnected Digital Literacy Course during a visit at the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) in Kingston on Thursday (February 6).
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., and Regional Director, Region 1 HEART/NSTA Trust Dr. Sasha Shim-Hue (centre), interact with one of the participants in the GetConnected Digital Literacy Course during a visit at the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) in Kingston on Thursday (February 6).

Minister Charles Jr. Lauds Senior Citizens Participating in NCSC Digital Literacy Course
Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addresses a ceremony for the official handover of equipment to the Ebony Park Academy by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. The event was held recently at the Academy, in Toll Gate, Clarendon.
Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addresses a ceremony for the official handover of equipment to the Ebony Park Academy by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. The event was held recently at the Academy, in Toll Gate, Clarendon.

Modern Fisheries Training Programme at Ebony Park Academy

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National Career Awareness Week Slated for February 9-14

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information in collaboration with the HEART/NSTA Trust, Junior Achievement Jamaica and CHOICES, will host National Career Awareness Week 2025 from February 9-14 under the theme: ‘Career Success through Self Development’. This annual observance aims to empower students at all levels to make informed career choices and enhance their future through education, entrepreneurship and...
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HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, delivers remarks during the handover ceremony for a newly renovated home in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (January 24).
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HEART/NSTA Trust Trainees Repair Homes Damaged by Hurricane Beryl

The HEART/NSTA Trust on Friday (January 24), handed over newly renovated homes to two families in St. Elizabeth, following the ravaging effects of Hurricane Beryl last July. Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, told JIS News that repairs on a third home are under way. The initiative forms part of HEART’s National Impact Projects, which aim to improve learning and residential...
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Grade 7 Academy Instructional Leader, Dr. Faith Alexander, addresses the launch of the Grade 7 Academy at Holy Trinity High School in Kingston, on Thursday (January 23).
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Early Success for Grade 7 Academy Programme

The Grade 7 Academy, which has been operational at Holy Trinity High School in Kingston since September, is already reporting progress in student performance. The programme, spearheaded by St. Michael’s College in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, offers an adjusted curriculum focused on remedial reading, writing and numeracy. Student *Anthony Brown, who is enrolled in...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, delivers remarks during the launch of the Grade 7 Academy at Holy Trinity High School in Kingston on Thursday (January 23).
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Grade 7 Academy Strengthening Literacy and Numeracy at Two High Schools

Grade seven students at Holy Trinity High School in Kingston and Newell High in St. Elizabeth are benefitting from an intervention aimed at strengthening their skills in literacy and numeracy. The Grade 7 Academy, which is spearheaded by St. Michael’s College in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, offers an adjusted curriculum focusing on remedial reading,...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), converses with the Secretary of Health, Republic of the Philippines, Dr. Teodoro Herbosa, during the Health and Wellness Career Expo and Employment Fair, on Wednesday (January 22), at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.
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US$30 Million Allocated to Upgrade Laboratories in Schools

A sum of US$30 million has been allocated by the Government to upgrade school laboratories across Jamaica, with the goal of improving the quality of education and preparing students for careers in the health sector. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the disclosure at the Health and Wellness Career Expo and...
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Director of Public Relations and Communications, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Stephen Davidson.
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Ministry of Health and Wellness to Host Inaugural Career Expo and Employment Fair

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will host its inaugural career expo and employment fair at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in St. Andrew on Wednesday, January 22 and Thursday, January 23. The event, being staged in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, takes place at the Confucius Institute from 9:00 a.m....
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Minister of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), observes as student of Jamaica House Basic School, J’Mira McKenzie, navigates a OneTab tablet, at the handover ceremony for 1,500 OneTab tablets donated by the Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada, in collaboration with local partners, at Jamaica China Goodwill Infant School I, in Kingston, on Tuesday (January 7). Also observing (from right) are Executive Director of the National Education Trust, Latoya Harris-Ghartey; President of PACE Canada, Diana Burke; and Principal of Jamaica House Basic School, Veronica Parkinson-Burnett.
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1,500 Tablets Donated to Early-Childhood Institutions

One thousand five hundred OneTab Tablets have been donated to early-childhood institutions across Jamaica by the Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada, in collaboration with local partners. The devices, valued at US$88,400, were handed over during a ceremony held at Jamaica China Goodwill Infant School I in Kingston, on Tuesday (January 7). Presentations were made to three...
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