The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information

Value Smart Information
• The ministry of Education was first established in 1953
• The minister is the Honourable Ms. Fayval Williams
• The state minister is the Honourable Mr. Robert Morgan
• The permanent secretary is Dr. Grace McLean
• The opposition spokespersons is Dr Angela Brown-Burke & Ms. Gabriela Morris
• Vision Statement: A nation empowered by a dynamic system of care, education and training.
• Mission Statement: Providing quality care and education in an innovative, inclusive and enabling environment thereby creating socially conscious and productive Jamaicans.
• Slogan: “Every child can learn, every child must learn”
• Some of the ministry’s Policy Priorities:
- Child and youth development
- Child care and protection
• Some of the ministry’s strategic objectives:
- To maximize the percentage of the work force that is trained and certified to satisfy labour market demands
- To maximize the percentage of Jamaican educational programmes that meet prescribed standards of quality
• Some of services/products provided:
- Training
- Accreditation of tertiary institutions & programmes
- Production and distribution of nutritious snacks to schools island-wide
• Some agencies of the ministry:
- National Education Inspectorate
- Jamaica Teaching Council
- HEART Trust/NTA
- Overseas Examinations Commission
- University Council of Jamaica
- Nutrition Products Limited
- Early Childhood Commission
- Jamaica Library Service
- National Council on Education

Website: http://www.moe.gov.jm/
Email: customerservice@moe.gov.jm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moejamaica
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moejamaica
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MOEJamaica

Location:
2 National Heroes Circle
Kingston 4
Phone: 1- (876) - 922-1400 / 876-922-1400 / Fax: 876-948-2683 / Toll Free: 1-888-991-2070
Opening Hours:
Monday – Thursday
8:30am – 5:00pm
Friday
8:30am – 4:00pm