Reflecting on Critical Thinking in the Jamaican Education System: Embracing UNESCO’s MIL City Concept

Jamaica has acknowledged that the digital age calls for an education sys­ tem that takes into consideration the development of critical thinking skills within students as a means of resolving immediate and lifelong challenges. To this extent, the Ministry of Education advocates that Ja­ maica needs a “well resourced, internationally recognized, values­based system that develops critical thinking, life­long learners who are pro­ ductive and successful and can effectively contribute to an improved quality of life at the personal, national and global levels (PIOJ, 2010, p. 45). In order to achieve this; at the tertiary level, the Department of Library and Information Studies (DLIS), UWI, Mona, plays a criti­ cal role as a regional school in embracing and advocating Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) initiatives. Both students and staff recognize the importance of their role in UNESCO’s multi­disciplinary approach to media and information lit­ eracy for all.

A Proposed Certification Process For Business Teachers In Jamaica

This paper proposes subject area certification requirement for business educators within the Jamaican education system and identifies the workplace skills and competencies for business educators and business students in Jamaica.