Annual seminars for new teachers instituted. These seminars are aimed at professional orientation of new entrants into the teaching service.
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Contact Teacher Programme instituted and annual seminars began
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- Principals, Work Experience Supervisors, Supervisors of Teaching Practice and Guidance Counsellors designated Traveling Officers
- Teachers eligible to work as locum tenens while on leave
- Duty Concession to designated Traveling Officers
- Two terms vacation leave
- Shift Allowance to Principals of institutions on shift
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- Revival of the annual Primary, All Age and Junior High Schools Athletics Championships. This was first staged in May 1962.
- Seniority Allowance payable to teachers
- Death Benefits for teachers who die in service
- Increment for additional qualification
- Payment of Housing Allowance to Principals of schools without cottages
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- Material and Equipment and Protective Clothing Allowances
- First regional office established in western Jamaica (Montego Bay)
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- Compensation for teachers injured in the performance of duties
- Roll of Honour in recognition of distinguished service in the field of education inaugurated
- Withdrawal of membership from Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) protest at leftist direction union was pursuing
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- First Reclassification of the teaching service
- Classification of Primary and All Age Schools into Grades (1 - V) and Secondary Schools according to a System of points (I - IV)
- Parity of pay for all positions at the tertiary level
- Establishment of Post of Special Responsibility (POSR) [senior teachers]
- Classification of Colleges (A, B, C) for purpose of determining salary of Principals
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- Hosted the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP) Congress in Kingston
- Position of Liaison Officer created to facilitate easy interaction with the Ministry of Education
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