Several schools across Jamaica have reported a successful staging of National Career Week activities at their institutions under the theme: ‘Expanding Horizons for Vision 2030’.

Students at all levels in the six regions of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI) participated in the seventh staging of National Careers Week in mid-February.

Organised in collaboration with HEART Trust/NTA and Junior Achievement Jamaica, the activities saw schools staging numerous activities geared at giving students an opportunity to express their understanding of Jamaica’s National Development plan, Vision 2030, while learning about and planning for the career of their choice.

This year’s activities went beyond looking the part, with students attending school in miniature versions of uniforms worn by workers in various professions, including the highly popular police, soldiers, and pilot gear.

Explaining the thinking behind this year’s theme, senior guidance and counselling education officer, at MOEYI, Lisetha Adams, said that Jamaica’s schools must now actively prepare students to be successful in the career of their choice while fulfilling the needs of the nation.

“As part of the growth agenda, Jamaica’s education system must provide world-class education that prepares well-rounded students who will be successful at the tertiary level, in careers, as citizens, rearing families, and contributing positively to the economy,” she said.

Confirming the successful execution of the week of activities, Adams reiterates that the ministry’s purpose in this endeavour was to “help inspire wiser career decisions across Jamaica towards better engaging youth and adults in helping to establish the country as a globally competitive nation.”