Jamaica Teaching Council
The Jamaica Teaching Council will have responsibility for the enhancement and maintenance of professional standards in teaching, and the professional status of teachers. Its principal …
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Minimum Wage Advisory Commission
The Minimum Wage Advisory Commission advises the Minister on all matters relating to national minimum wages and other minimum wages under the Minimum Wage Act. …
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Jamaica School of Nurse Anesthesia Critical Care
In 1980, after Fidel Castro’s visit to Jamaica, the Cuban Government offered assistance in the form of training and five (5) registered nurses were sent …
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The Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning
Our Mission To provide in partnership with other organisations, adult education programmes which will establish a culture of lifelong learning that will empower individuals and …
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Jamaica Productivity Centre
With an overall strategic goal of improving national productivity, the Productivity Centre, through its policies, programmes products, and services is the primary catalyst for inculcating …
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Jamaica Library Service
The Jamaica Library Service provides under the Ministry of Education and Youth, a Public Library Network and a School Library Network. The organization is managed …
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Industrial Disputes Tribunal
Historically, the concept of arbitration is not new to industrial relations in Jamaica. Before the enactment of the Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes act (LRIDA) …
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Abilities Foundation
“The Abilities Foundation is committed to provide quality vocational education to persons with disabilities to enable them to function as creative and productive citizens.”
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Human Employment and Resource Training / Heart Trust NTA
The Human Employment and Resource Training Trust, National Training Agency known to most Jamaicans simply as ‘HEART’ is a key driver on Jamaica’s road to …
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Office of the Trustee in Bankruptcy
The Office of the Trustee in Bankruptcy (OTB), a Department under the Ministry of Justice, was established in 1937 under the Bankruptcy Act to administer …
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EXED School of Nursing Programme
The School of Nursing formerly the Nursing Department was one of the first four departments of the Excelsior Community College when it began it’s official …
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G.C. Foster College of Physical Education
The vision for the College is “A world class training institution producing excellent teachers, sports and recreational professionals to meet local, regional and inter-national demand”. …
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Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC)
The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is the Law Office of the Government charged with the responsibility for the preparation of draft legislation. It consists …
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Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts
The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMC) is the first institution of its kind within the English Speaking Caribbean to provide …
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Norman Manley Law School
The Norman Manley Law School is named after the famed politician and lawyer, the late Hon. Norman Washington Manley Q.C. He was born in Jamaica …
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Legal Aid Council
The Legal Aid Council (LAC) is a statutory entity under the Ministry of Justice. The Council’s mandate is to administer an efficient and coordinated legal …
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The Early Childhood Commission
The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) was established by the Early Childhood Commission Act (2003), in keeping with the strategic goal of the Government of Jamaica …
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Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ)
The Council of Community The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) is a statutory agency under the Ministry of Education, formed by an Act of …
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Legal Reform Unit
The Legal Reform Department is the principal Law Reform Agency in Jamaica and is one of the four legal Departments under the Ministry of Justice, …
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Law Revision Unit
Mission and Objectives The mission of the Law Revision Unit is to facilitate access to current laws through the preparation of the revised pages of …
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Jamaica Information Service