Members of the Council are drawn from the public and private sectors, professional bodies and societies and academic institutions in accordance with the University Council of Jamaica Act, 1987.

The Council is currently led by Professor the Honourable Errol Morrison, Chairman and Prof Brendan Bain, Vice-Chairman.

The Council comprises eight committees namely: Finance, Human Resources and Administration, Internal Audit, Governance, Property, Procurement, Institutional Accreditation and the Accreditation, Curriculum and Development (AC&D) Committee.

The AC&D Committee reviews accreditation and registration reports and makes recommendations to the full Council on the programmes to be accredited or institutions to be registered. The AC&D Committee also oversees the development of policies and procedures as they relate to Programme Readiness Assessment, Accreditation, Recognition and Registration.

Professor the Honourable Errol York St Aubyn Morrison OJ, Hon. LLD, Hon. DSc, MD, PhD, FRCP (Glasg), FACP, FRSM (UK), FRSH (UK), FICD, FJIM
Chairman
Professor Brendan Bain
Deputy Chairman and Chairman of the Internal Audit Committee
Mrs. Althea Heron
Ex Officio- Executive Director, the UCJ
Dr. Garth Anderson
Principal, Church Teachers' College
Mrs. Barbara Cadogan
Chairman, Human Resources and Administration Committee
Ms Leonie Campbell
Attorney at Law
Dr. Lowell Dilworth
Lecturer, Pathology Department, University of the West Indies
Dr. Jane Dodman
Chair, Graduate Studies, Research and Consulting International University of the Caribbean
Prof. Evan Duggan
Interim President, Caribbean Maritime University
Dr. Lincoln Edwards
President, Northern Caribbean University
Dr. Daniel Fokum
Department of Computing University of the West Indies
Prof. Dennis Gayle
President, University of the Commonwealth Caribbean
Prof. Colin Gyles
President (Acting), University of Technology, Jamaica
Prof. Suzette Haughton
Head of Department, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies
Rev. Dr. Roderick Hewitt
President, International University of the Caribbean
Dr. Paul Ivey
Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies, Research & Entrepreneurship at the University of Technology, Jamaica
Mrs. Hyacinth Knight
Retired Educator
Dr. Phylicia Marshall
Assistant Chief Education Officer, Tertiary Unit, Ministry of Education, Youth & Information
Mr. Philmore McCarthy
Principal, Excelsior Community College
Dr. Asburn Pinnock
President, Mico University College
Dr. Vivienne Quarrie
Vice President for Academic Administration, Northern Caribbean University
Mr. Everton Rattray
President, Jamaica Union of Tertiary Students
Prof. Andrew Spencer
Deputy Executive Director, Mona School of Business and Management, University of the West Indies
Prof. Dale Webber
Principal, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Dr. Violet Wright
Director, Quality Assurance Unit, Caribbean Maritime University