Courses

Training begins in September of each year.

Entry Requirements

  • Applicants must be at least fifteen (15) years 9 months to be eligible to attend full-time courses and eighteen (18) years old to attend the evening courses.
  • For all courses, applicants must have either successfully completed the Secondary Competency Certificate Programme (SCCP) or completed Grade 10 at a Secondary School in Guyana or equivalent if out of Guyana.
  • Completed application forms must be accompanied with a copy of your birth certificate and two (2) passport sized photographs.

Programmes

Occupational Training

Seven curricula of one year are offered in occupational training. These lead to the Certificate of Achievement and are designed to prepare trainees for immediate employment or advancement.

Guidance and Counselling

Vocational guidance and counseling are integral parts of the training programme. Each student is guided and assisted to make correct occupational choices, having regard to their interest, abilities, aptitudes, achievement and physical capacity.

Related Studies

Related studies in essential Mathematics, Basic English, Science, Trade Technology and social studies are being offered.

Our Full Courses

The Centre provides for the acquisition of occupational skills through instruction in theory and the practical application of fundamentals in classrooms and shops. Training is designed to stimulate as much as possible the actual job situation.

Furniture Making

Electrical Installation

Motor Vehicle Repairs

Metal Work Engineering

Masonry

Plumbing

Welding

Data Operations

Work attachment is an integral part of the Centre’s curricula and as such, all trainees will be required to complete a seven week period of work attachment in industry as a requirement to be awarded a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ).

All trainees will be required to pay an annual registration fee for contingency purposes. This fee is payable at the time of enrollment.

Trainees are involved in games and competitive sports, Bible Club activities are kept once weekly.
The Students’ Council is responsible for the entire affairs of the student body and makes suggestions/recommendations to administration on various issues.

Competency Based Education Training

In a CBET system, the unit of progression is mastery of specific knowledge and skills and is learner or participant centered. Two key terms used in competency-based education and training are:

  • Skill – A task or group of tasks performed to a specific level of competency or proficiency which often use motor functions and typically require the manipulation of instruments and equipment.

  • Competency – A skill performed to a specific standard under specific conditions.

CBET differs with the traditional educational system, where the unit of progression is time and it is teacher-centered.
CBET is an institutional process that move education form focusing on what academics believe graduates need to know (teacher-focused) to what students need to know and be able to do in varying and complex situations (student and/or workplace focused).

Student Counseling

Counseling & Guidance

Upon receipt of the results of the aptitude test each applicant is assigned to a counselor.

A Welfare Officer is attached to the Centre and is available to deal with issues affecting trainees.

Graduate Placement

While job placement is not guaranteed, all possible assistance will be given to the graduating trainees in finding appropriate employment.

Accident Insurance

Information on accidental insurance will be given to trainees in their respective shops by the Instructor.

Student Allowance

Trainees will be paid a fourth nightly allowance.