Jordana Clarke, Head of Learning and Development, commented "We were thrilled that so many students and members of the community were able to attend our fair and discover the varied career and talent development opportunities at Walkers."
For example, some 15% percent of the Jamaican workforce has tertiary level training and so has some way to go.
Going forward, the event is expected to become an annual fixture on local schools’ calendars as a Minds Inspired programme.
Thursday, 24th of this year, was the first-ever International Day of Education, so proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly.
Discussion about good governance, what it is and how it can measured has been ongoing for decades and has been made more robust by the empirical work done by the World Bank and other global institutions and think tanks.
A speech given recently by Mrs. Felicia Robinson, of UWI Open Campus, to the volunteer teachers of the CXC Education Volunteer Programme, places in sharp focus the importance of teachers, at whatever level, and the crucial nature of the educational enterprise.
Mr. Carpenter, who had taken part in inspections at all three high schools’, notes that the inspectors have provided a number of recommendations to promote improvement at a strategic level.
Isaiah - 7: 14 - ‘Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.’