Tertiary Education – Key to Jamaica’s Sustainable Development : Yet Illusive
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Tertiary Education – Key to Jamaica’s Sustainable Development : Yet Illusive
Tertiary education is the key to sustainable development in Jamaica but the cost of accessing it is way beyond the means of the majority of the populace. In today’s fast-paced information age, the same skills and knowledge that had facilitated the production and service economies of the past are in need of upgrading to meet those required for the modernization taking place not just in Jamaica, but across the global with the information based economy. One has to wonder whether there is not some scheme in place for keeping higher education out of the reach of the masses.
In a broad sense, education is the transfer of skills and knowledge from one generation to the next. When we talk about school based education, however, it involves a formal system with infrastructure and organized administration that seek to deliver on the needs of the country. Tertiary level education, as discussed in this essay, refers to any form of training in universities, colleges, or professional institutions that result in qualifications at Associate or Bachelor’s Degree and above, or the equivalent.
There are Four main levels of education in Jamaica. Early childhood (age 3 to 6), Primary education (age 6 -12 years); Secondary education (age 12 – 18 years); and Tertiary education ( from 18 years onwards). It is the legal requirement of the government to make education available at the primary and secondary levels. Education at the tertiary level does not share this policy. However, accessibility should be a major policy objective of the Jamaican government. The widening of access to quality education in Jamaica is key to the country’s effort to to achieve sustainable development (Elaine Roulston, 2012). It also is foundation for the possibility of economic competitiveness.
According to Dr. Didicas Jules, in reflection on the history of
Tertiary Education – Key to Jamaica’s Sustainable Development : Yet Illusive
Tertiary education is the key to sustainable development in Jamaica but the cost of accessing it is way beyond the means of the majority of the populace. In today’s fast-paced information age, the same skills and knowledge that had facilitated the production and service economies of the past are in need of upgrading to meet those required for the modernization taking place not just in Jamaica, but across the global with the information based economy. One has to wonder whether there is not some scheme in place for keeping higher education out of the reach of the masses.
In a broad sense, education is the transfer of skills and knowledge from one generation to the next. When we talk about school based education, however, it involves a formal system with infrastructure and organized administration that seek to deliver on the needs of the country. Tertiary level education, as discussed in this essay, refers to any form of training in universities, colleges, or professional institutions that result in qualifications at Associate or Bachelor’s Degree and above, or the equivalent.
There are Four main levels of education in Jamaica. Early childhood (age 3 to 6), Primary education (age 6 -12 years); Secondary education (age 12 – 18 years); and Tertiary education ( from 18 years onwards). It is the legal requirement of the government to make education available at the primary and secondary levels. Education at the tertiary level does not share this policy. However, accessibility should be a major policy objective of the Jamaican government. The widening of access to quality education in Jamaica is key to the country’s effort to to achieve sustainable development (Elaine Roulston, 2012). It also is foundation for the possibility of economic competitiveness.
According to Dr. Didicas Jules, in reflection on the history of
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