TVET IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY Forty years ago, HEART was welcomed as one of the most consequential Government initiatives ever undertaken to improve the life chances of Jamaica’s youth, while reenergizing Jamaican industries and enterprises of all sizes. Since then, HEART has positively impacted this segment of the population between the ages of 15 and 29, which constitutes more than half of the population (nearly 1.5 million people). The Agency’s training programmes primarily served the targeted growth sectors of Agriculture, Hospitality/ Tou r i sm, Bu i l d i ng /Con s t r u c t i on , Apparel/Sewn Products, Arts and Crafts, Commercial and Beauty Services. Today, HEART/NSTA’s wide range of training programmes and services impact all sectors of economy with focus on the nine Vision 2030 Priority Sectors of the economy- Tourism, Construction, Services, Information and Communications Technologies, Agriculture, the Creative Industries, Manufacturing and Mining and Quarry. 105,874 112,320 53,153 46,473 87% ACHIEVEMENT PLANNED: 53,153 ACTUAL: 46,473 WORKFORCE CERTIFICATION 106% ACHIEVEMENT PLANNED: 105,874 ACTUAL: 112,320 TRAINING ENROLMENT OTHER 12% HEART 88% 112,320 OTHER 7% HEART 93% 46,473 HEART/NSTA 2021-22 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY JOB PLACEMENTS BY PARISH 43 143 221 110 211 215 158 80 83 34 0 434 480 122 Kingston St. Catherine Clarendon Manchester St. Andrew St. Thomas Portland St. Mary St. Ann St. James Trelawny St. Elizabeth Hanover Westmoreland LEGEND JOB PLACEMENT BY PARISH 0 - 80 81 - 160 161 - 240 241 - 320 321 - 400 401- 480 8 out of 10 PERSONS PLACED IN PERMANENT JOBS BY HEART/NSTA IN 2021/22 WERE HEART/NSTA GRADUATES. every 28
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