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– In discharging its duties, the Committee shall be guided by the appropriate
University Policies and Regulations, as well as the relevant Faculty Regula-
tions.”
UTech ACADEMY
The UTech Academy is the newest academic unit of the University of Tech-
nology, Jamaica. It is the Open Learning, Open Access entity of the university
serving the needs of communities across Jamaica and the Caribbean, utilizing
a range of delivery modalities. Learners with limited access to higher education
as a result of inadequate secondary preparation as well as other challenges to
access centers of continuous learning should be able to now find opportuni-
ties.
A significant recruiting agent within the university, it is charged with the
responsibility for preparing future students for the Colleges and Faculties as
well as providing professional courses and continuing education for personal
and professional development. It is also the conduit for introducing the estab-
lished College/Faculty programmes to distant locations where the possibilities
exist.
The Papine Campus is the base for the UTech Academy but it offers
programmes from strategic locations across Jamaica. The Academy is also
situated at the Greenfield Stadium in Falmouth Trelawny and will also deliver
programmes from the UTech West location in Montego Bay. The Academy has
collaborative relationships with Rural Family Support Organization (RUFAMSO)
as well as with Middlesex University College in May Pen, Clarendon.
UTech JIM Associate Degree in Business Administration and professional short
courses are managed by the UTech Academy at its Kingston, Port Antonio,
Ocho Rios, Montego Bay and Negril locations.
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