Jamaica is getting a jumpstart on building a new generation of entrepreneurs. When the new school year opens in September, grade nine students at 168 high schools will have a new subject on their timetable – entrepreneurship. It’s all part of the Junior Achievement Company of Entrepreneurs (JACE) Secondary Early Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) programme, a three-year agreement between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Junior Achievement Jamaica. At the recent launch, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Floyd Green said students would benefit from real-life business experiences to build knowledge, capacity and confidence to form their own businesses. He said it was part of the Government’s thrust to deal with the issue of joblessness, while creating new opportunities for the youth.
