Articles
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19 February 2021 
“Pivoting to Online Education During the Pandemic Wave”, by Nadine Molloy.
Worlds of EducationNadine A. Molloy recently received national recognition from the Jamaica Observer for her extraordinary work leading Ardenne High School in Kingston through the storm of the COVID-19 crisis [1]. We asked Nadine to share her experience with integrating technology in education, ensuring teachers and students were prepared and achieving high...
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31 August 2020 
Jamaica: Union research highlights crucial role of state and ICT in quality education during COVID-19 and beyond
NewsThe important role of the state and access to information and communication technology in education were key results of research by the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA).
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20 April 2017 
Jamaica Teachers Association: More attention to professional standards
NewsFrom 18 to 20 April 2017, the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) brought together teachers from all over the island to discuss ways to improve their professional practices.
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6 May 2014 
Jamaican educators mark the death of "role model" Nadine Scott
NewsFormer colleagues in Jamaica and around the world are remembering a woman for whom teaching was not simply a profession, but a lifelong vocation realised at an early age.
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18 July 2011
Jamaica: JTA wins salary battle after nearly two years
NewsFollowing over a year of negotiations with the government, the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) will sign a wage agreement to secure salary increases for its 24,000 members.
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29 June 2011
Teachers in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago join pay protests
NewsGraduate teachers on the Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are taking protest action over their salaries. More than 800 teachers, who are all graduates of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), are still being paid as assistant teachers, despite the fact that they have been awarded...
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Cooperation Projects
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2022 - 2023 Gender Equity Programming in the Caribbean Region
The Capacity Development Component will be aimed at increasing the ability of leaders involved in Gender / Women's Committees of the C.U.T. and its affiliates. Some emphasis will be placed on developing/designing strategies for psychosocial coping for members battling with issues related to Gender. Contributions to National Affiliates / Member...
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2021 - 2023 Amplifying young voices within trade unions in the COVID-19 new normal
Major challenges on the agenda of young workers, which were exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, include high rates of youth unemployment, precarious and insecure work, deteriorating working conditions of young workers in old and new forms of work and discrimination and inequalities at work. In June 2020, the Global Unions...
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Affiliates
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JAMAICA TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
JTA
97B Church StreetKingstontel: 8765509628tel: +1 (876) 922.13.87fax: +1 (876) 922.32.57