GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Dr Kasan Troupe says efforts are being made to neutralise the trend of teacher migration through international partnerships that will see local teachers’ colleges training individuals who will then take those skills beyond Jamaica’s borders.

“A number of international spaces want our teachers. They go to England, they go to Japan, they go to the United States, and sometimes create a crisis for us right here in Jamaica. Now we want our tertiary sector — our teachers’ colleges — to look at how we can bring people into Jamaica to benefit from our programmes of learning so they can build their own skill set and their own people and leave our people alone so we can benefit from them right here in Jamaica,” stated Troupe.

She was speaking with journalists following a presentation she made on day two of the inaugural Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Higher Education Leadership Conference 2026 held at Princess Grand Jamaica Hotels and Resorts in Green Island, Hanover, on Thursday.