Glen Christian is one of Jamaica’s most outstanding businessmen, heading the Cari-Med Group. Throughout his business successes, he often recalls his roots as a proud graduate of the Mico University College, the country’s oldest teacher training institution.Now, the veteran entrepreneur is taking on possibly his biggest project to date – developing a centre for the training of teachers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), along with his beloved Mico, to benefit the entire country.“We are not moving ahead because our education system needs to be revamped,” declared the Clarendon-born businessman, who notes that up to 70 per cent of Jamaica’s labour force is not certified.“If we are going to move the economy into a growth sustainable position that we can compete, we must have trained people,” he emphasized.But can Christian pull off this mammoth undertaking estimated to cost US$50 million? Find out more in this instalment of Impacting Jamaica with host Luke Douglas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.