The National Trade Certificate qualifications are technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programmes of study in

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, designed for early school leavers to gain life skills and job skills for entry into employment.

Pre-requisites

The entry requirements for the National Trade Certificate Foundation course are the

Certificate of Primary Education The Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) was an academic qualification in Mauritius awarded upon the completion of primary school. The exam last took place at the end of 2016 before it was replaced by the Primary School Achievement Certificate ...

, the

Pre-vocational Certificate The Pre-vocational Certificate is a vocational qualification in Mauritius designed for early school leavers who have failed to successfully complete the exams required for the Certificate of Primary Education, a pre-requisite for entry into secondar ...

, or its equivalent, reflecting satisfactory completion of primary education in the academic or vocational stream. The Pre-vocational Certificate option is available for early school leavers who failed to successfully complete the exams required for the Certificate of Primary Education, or who are at or above age 23.

Qualifications

National Trade Certificate Foundation

The National Trade Certificate Foundation (NTC F) course is a foundation level vocational programme of study designed for early school leavers who failed to complete

primary school A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ...

and earn the

to continue their education and eventually join the

vocational A vocation () is an occupation to which a person is especially drawn or for which they are suited, trained or qualified. Though now often used in non-religious contexts, the meanings of the term originated in Christianity. A calling, in the reli ...

stream of education.

National Trade Certificate II

The National Trade Certificate II (NTC II) course is a vocational programme that follows completion of the National Trade Certificate III course.

Progression

Successful completion of the National Trade Certificate II allows students to enter into a

Higher National Diploma Higher National Diploma (HND), part of the Higher Nationals suite of qualifications, is an academic higher education qualification in the United Kingdom and various other countries. They were introduced in England and Wales in 1920 alongside th ...

programme, a vocational qualification which covers the second year of

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, enabling re-entry into the academic stream. Students may also enter directly into employment after successful completion of the National Trade Certificate qualifications at any level.

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