JBTE Foundation

• Provide material and technical services to educational institutions, particularly teacher education institutions, in participating countries (defined in its articles of association) and internationally. It will also provide services to other related entities and organizations where appropriate, gratis or for payment.
• Engage in institutional, staff and materials development activities.
• Undertake and manage projects to meet specific developmental and efficiency needs of teacher education in the Commonwealth Caribbean.
• Provide technical and consultancy services, as well as engage in entrepreneurial activities such as software solutions, graphic design and printing services, feasibility studies, and assessment and evaluation.
• Provide policy advice to governments, institutions and agencies in the field of teacher education or other related and supporting fields.
• Take over the entire business of the unincorporated association known as JBTE Enterprise, assuming its functions as well as ownership of its assets and responsibility for its liabilities since 2002.

JBTE Foundation will also conduct research in teacher education and other related fields to support JBTE's quality assurance work in teacher education. Research findings will be disseminated through publication of books, pamphlets and periodicals.

The Foundation evolved from JBTE Enterprise, which had been established in 1998 as JBTE's entrepreneurial arm The Enterprise's permanent staff provided technical and administrative support for JBTE projects, offering a range of services to the wider education community, including curriculum materials, duplication and binding services and project management.

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