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Established
  
1897

Founded
  
1897

Phone
  
+1 876-926-6659

Saint Joseph's Teachers' College

Address
  
16 Old Hope Rd, Kingston 5, Jamaica

Similar
  
Mico University College, Church Teachers College, Moneague College, College of Agricultural Science, Catholic College of Mandeville

St. Joseph's Teachers' College is a Roman Catholic teacher training college in Kingston, Jamaica. It was founded in 1897 by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany a religious order for women in the Roman Catholic Church in Jamaica.

Over the years, the institution has undergone development and expansion both physically and in its academic programmes.

Diploma programmes

The College is a member of the Joint Board of Teacher Education (part of the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica) and offers two Joint Board Programmes:

  • Bachelor's degree in Teaching (Early Childhood & Primary)
  • Diploma in Teaching (Primary& Early Childhood)
  • The College also offers a bachelor's degree Programme in School Leadership & Management for Principals, Vice Principals, Senior Teachers and Trained teachers.

    A B.Ed. in Primary Education is also,offered part-time over a five-years period in collaboration with Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    This institution also consists of Dormitories where students from far parish can board.

    Similarly, a Master of Education (M. Ed) in Primary Education is offered part-time over two years in collaboration with Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    References

    Saint Joseph's Teachers' College Wikipedia