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MuST (Multi-Sector Skills Training)
The Multi-Sector Skills Training (MuST) Programme is an apprenticeship-based skills training programme which provides trainees with opportunities to enhance their capacities in the areas of Hospitality and Tourism, and Construction. Trainees spend four days per week in industry practising their chosen trades and one day in MIC-IT’s Technology Centres to supplement their practical experience with instructor-led learning. Trainees are provided with a stipend while they learn to assist in promoting success and completion of the programme.
Hospitality & Tourism
Hospitality and Tourism training offers 5 Occupational Skills Area options for this intake
- General Office Administration (Offered at Laventille & O’Meara)
- Commercial Food Preparation (Offered at Penal, Laventille, O’Meara & Tobago)
- Housekeeping (Room Attendant) (Offered at Laventille) – TTNVQ Level I
- Food and Beverage- Bar Service (Offered at Tobago, Laventille & O’Meara)
- Food and Beverage- Restaurant Service (Offered at Tobago, Laventille & O’Meara) – TTNVQ Level I
Course Duration: Six (6) months – Full time
Offsite training locations:
• Laventille Technology Centre
• O’Meara Technology Centre
• Penal Technology Centre
• Tobago Technology Centre
Stipend Offered: 80 TTD per working day
- Must be a National/Resident of Trinidad and Tobago
- Must be between the ages of 17-50 years
- Copy of Electronic Birth Certificate
- Copy of Photo ID
- Passport-size photo
- Utility Bill
- Bank Account
- NIS number (if available)
• Application Fee: TT$30.00 (non-refundable)
• Registration Fee: TT$100.00 (non-refundable)
• Programme Fee: Government Funded (Free for Citizens of Trinidad and Tobago)
The Ministry of Education provides each registered Hospitality and Tourism MuST Trainee with the following:
• A daily stipend of TT$80.00
• Basic Personal Protective Equipment
• Insurance Coverage
• Supervisory Management and Assessment Services by Technology Instructors/Assessors
• Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) Level I
OR
• Trinidad & Tobago National Vocational Qualification (TTNVQ) Level I upon completion of Housekeeping (Room Attendant) and Food and Beverage
Crop Production
Within this option, trainees will be taught the cultural practices involved in cultivating at least one crop from the following crop types: root and tubers, condiments, pulses and grains and vegetable crops.
• Production systems
• Irrigation systems
• Farm equipment and machinery
• Preparation of land for cultivation
• Crop cultivation
• Plant propagation
• Harvest and post-harvest activities
• Marketing produce
• Communicating with stakeholders
• Budget and Financing
• Practicing HSE
Course Duration: Nine months (36 weeks), Full-Time
Offered at:
- Tobago Technology Centre
- Penal Technology Centre
Stipend Offered: 100 TTD per working day
- Must be an unemployed National/Resident of Trinidad and Tobago
- Must be between the ages of 17-50 years
- Copy of Electronic Birth Certificate
- Copy of Photo ID
- Passport-size photo
- Utility Bill
- Bank Account
- NIS number (if available)
• Application Fee: TT$30.00 (non-refundable)
• Registration Fee: TT$100.00 (non-refundable)
• Programme Fee: Government Funded (Free for Citizens of Trinidad and Tobago)
The Ministry of Education provides each registered Crop Production MuST Trainee with the following:
• Basic Personal Protective Equipment
• Insurance Coverage
Certification upon successful completion: Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) Level II
Construction
Construction training offers 4 Occupational Skills Areas for trainees this intake
- Electrical Installation (Offered at Penal, Laventille & O’Meara)
- Welding (Offered at Penal, O’Meara and Laventille)
- Plumbing (Offered at: Penal, O’Meara and Laventille)
- Masonry (Offered only at: O’Meara & Laventille)
Course Duration: Nine (9) months, Full-Time
Offered at:
• Laventille Technology Centre
• O’Meara Technology Centre
• Penal Technology Centre
• Tobago Technology Centre
Stipend Offered: 100 TTD per working day
- Completion of a Level I Construction Programme or Eighteen (18) months of experience in a relevant skill area is preferred
- Must be a National/Resident of Trinidad and Tobago
- Must be between the ages of 17-50 years
- Copy of Electronic Birth Certificate
- Copy of Photo ID
- Passport-size photo
- Utility Bill
- Bank Account
- NIS number (if available)
• Application Fee: TT$30.00 (non-refundable)
• Registration Fee: TT$100.00 (non-refundable)
• Programme Fee: Government Funded (Free for Citizens of Trinidad and Tobago)
The Ministry of Education provides each registered Construction MuST Trainee with the following:
• A daily stipend of TT$100.00
• Basic Tools and Equipment
• Basic Personal Protective Equipment
• Insurance Coverage
• Supervisory Management and Assessment Services by Technology Instructors/Assessors
Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) Level II
