Come June 2017, all high-school students will be required to sit a technical or vocational subject in their exit examinations.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information indicates that it has received applications from over 70 training institutions that are interested in accommodating students for the expanded Career Advancement Programme (CAP).

Graduates of the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) are being encouraged to use the skills learnt for employment or to access higher education.

The HEART Trust/NTA is partnering with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to identify the gaps in the training needs for the workforce.

Sixteen students from non-traditional high schools across the island were on Wednesday awarded for outstanding performance in the 2015 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)-administered external examinations.