About Us

The Hazard Skills Training Centre in Clarendon has been providing certification for residents in collaboration with the Heart NSTA Trust for many years. The programs the institution offers has assist many young persons to acquire readily employable skills for the world of work through Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).

The skills training centre, which was established in 1997, has trained over 2,000 persons in welding, cosmetology, electrical installation, food preparation, and hospitality service and has been helping to address Jamaica's socio-economic development challenges.

The partnership with the Heart NSTA Trust began in 2010, and since then, other partners have come on board, including the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Social Development Commission (SDC), Clarendon Crime Prevention Committee, Clarendon Parish Development Committee, Mac Rebuilders Limited and other private-sector partners.