Jonathan Grant High

 

Industrial Technology Department

The Industrial Technology Department shares in the celebration of 25 years of existence of Jonathan Grant High School. Having spent more that fifteen years here, various changes could not have gone unnoticed.

Despite the challenges, the present administration remains entrenched in its commitment to Vocational Education, and therefore stands resolute in its support for the Jonathan Grant Industrial Technology Department. The transformation of the once less equipped labs to evidently more well equipped and maintained ones now bears testimony to this.

The Ministry of Education, through its supervision and workshops for teacher development, coupled with the resources provided by the school's administration, has placed the school as one of the prime institutions that is providing skills training for our nation's yourth. With competent teachers, the department has set high standards in the skills training offered, and its achievements over the years are numerous. A few examples of these achievements are detailed below.

  • Students have achieved awards from the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) for outstanding achievement.
  • Students who have received foundation training have gone on to further studies and are at present employed as teachers in the department.
  • Students who have received training are now self-employed.
  • Some have returned on a regular basis to express their appreciatioin to teachers of the department and to the school for contributing to their development.

The department is proud of its achievements and remains committed to its mission statement: To consistently provide young people with foundation training in various skills and attitudes to meet the demand of the 21st century, and as a catalyst for the world of work, for the future training or as entrepreneurs and to make worthwhile contributions to the wider society.

James M. Davis
Head of Department