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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), is greeted by Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC), Maxine Henry-Wilson, when he arrived at The Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (February 15) to attend the launching ceremony for the National Qualification Framework of Jamaica (NQF-J). The NQF-J is a new national policy for regulated qualifications in Jamaica’s education and training system.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), is greeted by Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC), Maxine Henry-Wilson, when he arrived at The Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (February 15) to attend the launching ceremony for the National Qualification Framework of Jamaica (NQF-J). The NQF-J is a new national policy for regulated qualifications in Jamaica’s education and training system.

Second Chance for Persons Without Formal Qualifications

By: Alecia Smith , February 16, 2017
Persons without formal qualifications, but with the requisite experience and vocational skills, will soon be able to access higher education. This will be made possible through the National Qualification Framework...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd right), addresses a press conference at the offices of the Overseas Examinations Commission in Kingston on February 14 to give an update on developments in the education sector. Others (from left) are: Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean; Permanent Secretary, Deanroy Bernard; and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green.

Gov’t has Honoured Financial Commitments to Secondary Schools

By: Garfield L. Angus, February 16, 2017
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), makes a point to Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, at the opening of a Labour Market Forum at the Spanish Court Hotel in St. Andrew today (February 14). The two-day event is being hosted by the PIOJ in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the HEART Trust/NTA.

Education Ministry Working to Develop First-Rate Apprenticeship System

By: Latonya Linton , February 15, 2017

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