Entry Requirements

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Applicants must be at least sixteen (16) years and older to attend day courses and eighteen (18) years and older to attend Evening courses. 

Craft Courses:  Applicants must have successfully completed the Secondary Competency Certificate Program Part 1; or have a sound foundation in general education up to the fifth form. 

For all other courses applicants must possess at least four (4) subjects CSEC relevant to the program.

Technician Certificate Courses: Math, English A, Physics and any technical subject.

Applicants with work experience, and person who have gained at least a credit in a comparable Craft Course may be considered eligible for entry. 

Diploma Courses: Math, English A, and any two business related subjects. 

Examinations and Certifications

Guyana Technical Education Examination 

This examination is the culmination of all training offered at the Institute. Exam fees are payable after the submission of the examination forms. Successful students are accredited with a Certificate or a Diploma. 

Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQ)

Competency Based Education Training -CBET is a modern strategy used for the delivery of training internationally. It provides for students/trainees to: 

• Know what they have to learn in advance;
• Know how they will be assessed;
• Be the focus of the learning experiences;
• Appreciate that both theoretical knowledge and practical skills are valued
• Progress at their own pace
• Recognize learning as an individual experience
• Know how well they are doing at all times. 

Promotional Conditions

Promotion is conditioned on the following achievements:

• At least a minimum of eighty percent (80%) of the possible attendance for each subject
• Seventy percent (70%) of the total examination marks for gained each subject
• Twenty percent (20%) of the total class work grades and ten percent (10%) of Homework for each individual subject.
• Along with the above a minimum of forty-five percent (45%) grade on the overall assessment. 

Work Attachment 

Work attachment is an integral part of the Institute’s curricula and as such, all second year full-time students will be required to complete a six week period of work attachment in Industry/Commerce as a requirement to be awarded a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ).