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Heart Trust Upskilling Project
Heart Launches Upskilling Project Heart Trust NTA Upskilling By Denise Dennis The HEART Trust/NTA, in collaboration with the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE), has officially launched a three-year upskilling and retooling project, aimed at improving the competencies of employers, employees, retirees and students. The programme’s goal is to upskill a minimum of 3,000 persons
2017 Rhodes Scholarship Winner
Local Economics lecturer takes 2017 Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes Scholar by Aldane Walters | JamaicaObserver.com Career & Education writer When economics educator Shakeba Foster applied to the Jamaica Rhodes Scholarship Committee earlier this year, the only people she told about it were her aunts with whom she lives and a few close friends. She didn’t want to
Funeral Service Certification
Funeral service degree comes to Kingston Funeral home workers in Kingston, St Andrew and surrounding areas will be able to access training and certification in the city as of January 2017. This, as the Montego Bay Community College will be taking its associate degree programme in funeral services and mortuary science to the Corporate Area.
Secure Financial Aid for College
How to secure financial aid for college The US and Canadian college fairs held at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston at the beginning of the month have left many young Jamaicans excited about the many possibilities that exist for studying in the US. Generally speaking, the US provides more scholarship and financial aid opportunities
2016 JSIF Awards
JSIF awards $26m in scholarships JSIF awards are annual tuition financing help for needy students in selected parishes by the Poverty Reduction Programme. The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), which implements the Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP), recently awarded $26m in tuition assistance to 99 tertiary students from the parishes of Kingston, St Andrew, Clarendon, St
Brown’s Town Community College Student Union Scholarships
Brown’s Town Community College Student Union Scholarships The Brown’s Town Community College Student Union Executive is now accepting applications for this years Student Union Scholarships. Applicants must be: a registered full-time student at the Browns Town Community College a second-year student in his/her respective programme of study a student who is in extreme need of financial
Ways High School Counselors Can Help Students
Ways High School Counselors Can Help Students and Parents Students struggling academically or with personal issues can seek help from a high school counselor. No day is typical for high school counselors. “You can have a student walk into your office and they could be homeless,” says Tawnya Pringle, a school counselor at Hoover High
Guidance Counselors As Scholarship Sources
Questions Seniors Should Ask High School Guidance Counselors Taken from “5 Questions Seniors Should Ask High School Guidance Counselors” by Brian Witte. Guidance counselors can help high schoolers know which college-level skills to develop during senior year, the best universities to apply to and the best scholarship sources available to you. High school guidance counselors are
Internship As Work Experience
Does internship count as work experience? Taken from a column in the JamaicaObserver.com pertaining to internship opportunities. Dear Career Advisor: I am in my final year at college and I have never had a job. I have noticed that almost all job advertisements ask for previous work experience. I am considering taking an internship before
More Employees in Jamaica Pursuing Tertiary Education
Why More Employees in Western Jamaica Pursuing Tertiary Education Demand for tertiary education by employees in Western Jamaica according to the JIS is on the increase. Dean of the faculty of Workforce Development and Continuing Education at the Montego Bay Community College, Mrs. Karen Gayle, says there has been a rapid growth in the
