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Jamaica - Caribbean

Education System Information
	Education Profile:
	http://www.wes.org/ca/wedb/jamaica/jmedov.htm
	Detailed information about al levels of Jamaica’s education system
	Education System:
	http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/systems_data/jm.rtf

	IESALC Report on Jamaican Higher Education:
	http://www.iesalc.unesco.org.ve/programas/nacionales/jamaica/national% 20report%20jamaica.pdf
	(Page opens in Spanish, available in English and French; search under studies by country on the upper right hand side)
	Jamaica Information Service: Education:
	http://www.jis.gov.jm/education/news.asp
	Provides a description of the education system and recent reform initiatives

Government Links
	Ministry of Education:
	http://www.moec.gov.jm/
	Information on current policies, projects and programs

Educational Institutions
	Institution Listings:
	http://www.moec.gov.jm/cgi-local/school.cgi?SchoolName=.* and http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/highered/#Jamaica

	University of Technology:
	http://www.utech.edu.jm/

	University of the West Indies:
	http://www.uwicentre.edu.jm/


Professional Bodies
	National Council on Education:
	http://www.moeyc.gov.jm/staging/nce/contact.htm
	Education policy advisory body
	University Council of Jamaica:
	http://www.ucjamaica.com/
	Statutory body under the portfolio of the ministry of education that accredits academic institutions and programs, and also confers academic awards

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