EDITORS' FORUM: CMU moving to bring all lecturers up to qualification standard
Apr 5th, 2024 | Category: EDITORS' FORUM | 6:02#JamaicaGleaner #CMU #CaribbeanMaritimeUniversity #Lecturers #Qualification APRIL 5, 2024: The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) says it is several steps closer to closing the lid on lecturers delivering courses without meeting the minimum qualification to do so, calling it one aspect of the institution’s drive to sanitise its image. Marred by a fraud scandal that triggered the resignation of former CMU President Fritz Pinnock and former Education Minister Ruel Reid, current CMU President Professor Andrew Spencer said the school has raised the percentage of employees meeting the minimum qualification from 40 per cent to 75 per cent. Spencer said there is a minimum requirement of a master’s degree for lecturers at most universities, but disclosed that there had been a challenge at
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