The Career Advancement Programme (CAP)

Through the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) the additional two years of schooling will be applicable only to those students who need this support to sufficiently develop their skills and acquire the qualification to leave the secondary system.

The overall programme will allow for several opportunities for students to remain in school at grades 12 and 13. These opportunities include structured programmes being offered during the day or afternoons in schools and other training institutions, the Registered Apprenticeship Programme and other work-study initiatives offered by the HEART Trust/NTA, the Jamaican Foundation for Life Long Learning as well as the National Youth Service (NYS).

All students will have an opportunity to sit exit certification, including Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination, Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate, Caribbean Vocational Qualification, National Vocational Qualification of Jamaica, and City and Guilds.