Kelly-Stair, SharonThe University of the West Indies, Mona. Faculty of Social Sciences. Consortium Graduate School of Social Sciences2022-01-182022-01-1819931701https://hdl.handle.net/2139/53800This essay explored the impact of the requirements for technological development and competitiveness on the secondary education system. It identified cognitive and affective skills such as literacy, numeracy, creativity, and critical thinking as vital for the development of the technological capability necessary for Jamaica to be competitiveCompetition