Jamaican students dominating technical, vocational subjects

Jamaican students have dominated the technical and vocational subjects in the recent Caribbean Examinations Council exams with many of them outclassing their regional contemporaries to secure top-10 places in these subjects.



Subjects such as food and nutrition, building technology, mechanical engineering, and electrical and electronic technology, had more than five Jamaican students being placed in the top 10.



And these top grades were achieved at both the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams (CAPE).



It is for this reason HEART Trust/NTA officials say they will be expanding their programmes to offer more appealing courses to these top students.



Denworth Finnikin, senior director for workforce development and employment at the Trust says more students should be encouraged to pursue technical and vocational subjects at the secondary level.



Fredrick Haughton, vice-principal in charge of upper school at Herbert Morrison Technical High, says the time had come for the country to start placing more value on these subject areas and start talking about the value these can add to the society.



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