About
The HEART Trust/NTA is a statutory organization of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture. Find out more about our vision and mandate for the Jamaican workforce.
News
HEART/NTA makes a difference for working age Jamaicans, including school-leavers and firms in all major sectors of the economy. Get the latest on the organization’s work and activities
Services
The HEART Trust/NTA offers a comprehensive range of services aimed at creating a globally-competitive Jamaican workforce.
Partnerships
Key to the success of the HEART Trust/NTA is the forging and sustaining of partnerships with industry and stakeholders – locally, regionally and internationally. Partner with us today.
Career
Choosing a career is a lifelong goal. The HEART Trust/NTA has a wide range of training options, and we will help you to make right career choices
Certification and Standards
Occupational certification is the passport for job mobility and movement in the CSME and global marketplace. Get your National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) today!
Training
HEART training is island wide, empowering Jamaicans from all walks of life - from small rural communities, inner-city communities, in the secondary school system and in Jamaican enterprises. Discover a training opportunity near you
Life Long Learning
Get ahead in life! Plan your own development and ensure that you are never left behind. Access the full range of our learning management services
Employers
Employers are key stakeholders of the National Training Agency. Find out how you can become partners and benefit from a pool of certified, world-class workers.
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Contact
HEART Trusts Head office and Regional offices contact information can be found here as well as email addresses
Site Map
The site map will give you an easy way of going from page to page on this website, as the pages grow easier navigation is needed. Find it fast and easily from here.
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How to Apply
To find out how to apply for a course or training at HEART please click here.
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COMMUNITY BASED TRAINING
Community Based Training (C.B.T.) was introduced into the HEART Trust from as early as 1983 just after the birth of the HEART Trust. However the involvement in Community Based Training was marginal, and was sponsored by the Dutch Government, which funded training in a few select communities.
Community Based Training really took on greater significance when approaches were made by various communities for assistance in skills training in the early nineteen nineties. This period was characterized by high unemployment among the labour force; especially women. HEART Trust/NTA responded to this situation by partnering with communities to offer training to the unskilled and the unemployed. Partnership is one of HEART Trust’s core values and therefore it was not difficult to collaborate in order to achieve some significant gains. In 1995 we partnered with ten (10) communities and implemented skills training in eight (8) skill areas. To date we have partnered with over one hundred (100) communities, and are training in some thirty (30) skill areas. We have trained approximately 20,000 persons in Community Based projects over the past nine (9) years.
