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The Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies through

the School of Technical and Vocational Education

(SOTAVE), produces teachers and trainers in technical

specializations of the highest quality. SOTAVE offers

programmes in Family and Consumer Studies,

Industrial Technology and Business and Computer

Studies. In addition, through the School of Humanities

and Social Sciences (SHSS) formerly the Department

of Liberal Studies (DoLS), the Faculty provides

learning experiences that foster critical and creative

thinking, a heightened awareness and practice of

professionalism, and the development of skills in

effective communication and social learning.

School Of Technical and Vocational Education (SOTAVE)

In the continuing process of ‘revisioning’ the role and

effectiveness of the School of Technical and Vocational

Education the administration has accepted the primacy

of STEM to modern education, particularly in preparing

graduates for work in a global marketplace.

Consequently, a team has been comprised to explore

SOTAVE’s emerging role in STEM education. The

members of the team are Professor Simon Yalams,

Drs. Shermaine Barrett, Gareth Phillips, Leonie Clarke,

and Mrs Anita Thomas-James. The team is led by Dr

Phillips.

Accreditation

The undergraduate programmes in the SOTAVE,

Bachelor of Education in Technical and Vocational

Education and Training (TVET) in FCS, BCS and

Industrial Technology were re-accredited by the UCJ.

The MSc in Workforce Education and Development (M.

Sc. WED) was also re-accredited.

Teaching Practicum Exercises 2014-2015

Approximately one hundred and thirty-seven (137)

students participated in the final year teaching practice

exercise across sixty-three (63) schools in eight

parishes. The exercises ran from January 5 – March

27, 2015. Students of the Industrial Technology

programme have been practicing in the classrooms at

the Papine High School since October, 2014.

Pilot Project for Business Education and Entrepreneurship

in Secondary Schools

An initiative to promote a culture of entrepreneurship

in secondary schools spearheaded by Mrs Vivia Clarke,

programme director for Business and Computer Studies

in collaboration with the First Heritage Co-operative

Credit Union (FHCCU) and Caribbean Airlines was

launched on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at the UTech,

Jamaica Papine campus. Five schools were selected

for the pilot project. The initiative aims to strengthen

secondary school students’ performance in business

subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education (CSEC)

level, by setting up and running a business.

Miss Diana Allen, Senior Marketing Officer, First

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University of Technology, Jamaica

• ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015

Dr. Rohan Lewis

Dean

School of Technical and Vocational Education (SOTAVE)

School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS)

FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LIBERAL STUDIES