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24 Cuban teachers recruited
August 29, 2018
Twenty-four Cuban teachers have been recruited to teach at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels for the 2018/2019 academic year in order to boost the teaching of the sciences, Spanish and other subjects.
The teachers were recruited by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, in accordance with the co-operation agreement that was initially signed in 1997.
They have joined 48 teachers who are currently serving within the education sector, bringing the total to 72 teachers.
Speaking at the annual orientation session for the new cohort of Cuban teachers yesterday at the Alhambra Inn in St Andrew, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard, said that the continuation of the programme is indicative of its important contribution to the education system
He noted that since the inception of the co-operation agreement, teachers from Cuba have been assisting the Ministry, and Jamaicans overall, to achieve the objectives outlined in the Language Policy.
