More vocational training recommended for 50 Canje Secondary school leavers

Zamal Hussain, who heads the Region Six administration’s Education Committee

Further vocational training has been recommended for 50 students who are leaving the Canje Secondary School without Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) qualifications.

The students are part    of the Secondary Competency Certificate (SCC) Programme, which the Ministry of Education says was developed to improve attendance, reduce the number dropouts, enhance quality and shore up equity and relevance in the areas of technical and vocational education at Grade 9 and Grade 10 levels.

“The competency-based modularized programme is designed with strong emphasis being placed on