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to the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong LearningWho are We?
The Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) began as JAMAL Foundation in 1973. As an agency of the Ministry of Education, the JFLL supports the UNESCO goal of basic Education for All (EfA) by 2015 and the national drive towards the achievement of universal secondary education (Grade 11).
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JFLL head challenges local leaders to ‘Think Literacy’ for greater economic returns
Executive Director of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) Dr. Alison Cross yesterday challenged captains of industry and social leaders to move concerns about Jamaica’s lagging literacy rate from the periphery to the centre of deliberations about productivity and prosperity. Addressing the weekly luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Dr. Cross opined:
International Conference on Adult Education closes with a call to move from rhetoric to action
Belem, Brazil, 4 December - The Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) closed on 4 December with a call for governments to “take forward, with a sense of urgency and at an accelerated pace, the agenda of adult learning and education” and to redouble the efforts to meet adult literacy goals. These policies were laid down in the Belem Framework for Action adopted after extensive negotiations at CONFINTEA VI.
All hands on Deck and Raring to GO! : JFLL's Director of Technical Services, Ms. Sandra Prince (L), Rev. Father Ernle Gordon (C) of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin and Mr. Norris Aslam (R) President of the Drewsland Community Development Council celebrate the mutual agreement to revive a JFLL Adult Education centre at the Church. The 4th partner is the Social Development Commission, represented by Daniel Blair, Community Development Officer. The centre will be operational as of Monday November 30, 2009. [Photo - Daniel Blair, November 3, 2009]
JFLL boss heads for CONFINTEA VI in Brazil
Executive Director of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) Dr. Alison Cross departs the island this Sunday November 29 for Belém, Brazil to represent Jamaica at the 6th staging of UNESCO's International Conference on Adult Education, 'CONFINTEA V1'.
Monday October 5 is World Teachers Day - and JFLL's 3rd Anniversary
5 October is a day to celebrate teachers and the central role they play in guiding children, youths & adults through the life-long learning process.
World Teachers’ Day, observed annually since 1994 - when it was created by UNESCO - celebrates teachers worldwide. Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers.
September 8 is International Literacy Day: UNESCO Salutes 'The Power of Literacy'
Once again this year, Jamaica joins UNESCO and the rest of the world in marking September 8 as International Literacy Day. This year, International Literacy Day puts the spotlight on the empowering role of literacy and its importance for participation, citizenship and development. 'Literacy and Empowerment' is also the theme for the 2009-2010 biennium of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012). read more »
400 Graduate from Literacy Programme in St. Catherine
Four hundred persons in St. Catherine graduated from the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning's (JFLL) foundation programme, having completed basic literacy and numeracy courses Wednesday (June 17). read more »
250 JFLL Volunteers Sworn In
A total of 250 volunteers, who will assist the efforts of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), in achieving a fully literate and numerate society, were sworn in today (June 23) by Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. read more »
Dillon Dawes: Champion for a Cause
If the truth be told one never stops learning as learning is a continued process. Every day we learn something new. What do we do with this new knowledge however? Often times this knowledge has the power to change lives forever. Dillon Dawes is one such person who can give testimony to the power of knowledge to transform and change lives.
Fabian Lawes
Against the odds - From school dropout to budding engineer
When Fabian Lawes came to the end of primary school at age 11, his grades were so dismal no high school would take him.
For the next three years, Lawes was out of school and nobody thought he would one day become anything successful.
Lifelong Learning – Reaping Much Success
The structured approach by the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning, to engendering a culture of lifelong learning, is in line with the policy of successive governments to raise the quality of human development as a spur to national development. read more »
Vision
An educated knowledge-based adult population empowered through lifelong learning opportunities to take responsibility for their lives and contribute positively to the social, moral and economic development of the country.
Mission
To provide in partnership with other organisations adult education programmes which will establish a culture of lifelong learning that will empower individuals and contribute to national development.
Values Statement
Our interaction with customers, stakeholders, employees and the wider community, will be governed by a commitment to excellence and quality service, and our conduct will reflect the highest levels of professionalism and integrity.
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