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The Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) was established as a part of the education transformation strategy to improve the quality and coverage of education nationwide.
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J-TEC will be a Commission, that is, a Statutory Body governed by a Board of Commissioners (Directors) appointed by the Honourable Minister of Education.
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The National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), in 2011, was established and given the responsibility to develop excellent leadership in the island’s public and independent schools.
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The National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) was established in 1994, under the auspices of the amended HEART Act (1992). This was part of a national thrust by government to revitalize and upgrade technical and vocational education and training to meet current and future national development challenges.
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In the 2004 report of the National Task Force on Educational Reform, one of the recommendations was that a National Quality Assurance Authority (NQAA) be established, to address the issue of performance and accountability in the educational system.
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The NPSC began operating in January 2013. The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), as an agency of the Ministry of Education and Youth, coordinates a wide range of services for parents and also delivers programmes that build parenting skills and promote parental involvement in education.
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