KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC—The Authorities has allotted US$30 million to improve faculty laboratories throughout Jamaica. The purpose is to enhance the standard of schooling and put together college students for careers within the well being sector.
Training Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon disclosed this at Wednesday’s Well being and Wellness Profession Expo and Employment Truthful on the College of the West Indies, Mona Campus.
She argued that the initiative would equip college students with the required instruments to enter health-related professions to handle the rising demand for expert employees.
“A lot of our labs at present lack the tools they want, and through this 12 months, we can be spending US$30 million to equip all of our labs,” the Minister said.
The main focus can be on Biology, Chemistry, and Physics laboratories, making certain college students can entry superior sources to facilitate a easy transition into varied well being sector careers.
The expo ended on Thursday and was a joint effort between the Ministries of Training and Well being.
The initiative additionally seeks to introduce secondary faculty college students to promising profession paths in well being and wellness.
Greater than 100 faculties are collaborating, reflecting a powerful curiosity in aligning schooling with the evolving wants of the workforce.
This laboratory funding is a part of the federal government’s broader technique to foster financial development by means of human capital improvement, making certain that college students are adequately ready for the calls for of a quickly altering job market.
