Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Maurice Smith, is calling on public and private sector entities to embrace strong and effective leadership.

Several initiatives are in place to prepare students for the world of work, said chief education officer in the Ministry of Education Dr Grace McLean. She was responding to comments at a recent Gleaner Editors' Forum by Silburn Clarke, deputy chairman of the Labour Market Reform Commission, who had stated that the education system was not properly preparing students for the 21st-century workforce.