The Cayo Centre for Employment Training (CCET) was founded on13thDecember 1995to provide school leavers with technical and vocational education and training.
CCET is a community institution which operates with a manager and a board of governors representing a cross-section of the community.
CCET receives an annual grant from the Government of Belize, which contributes to a percentage of the operational costs. Other funding is obtained through grants from agencies for specific projects (e.g. equipping computer lab, purchasing of expensive equipment, etc.), sale of projects and services from the Centre, as well as tuition fees paid by trainees and sponsors.
Currently, the Centre offers training in six full-time levels one and two full-time level-two programmes:
Hospitality management level 1 and 2
Front office level 1 and 2
Food preparation/cooking
Automotive mechanics
Electrical installation-house wiring
Air conditioning andrefrigeration
A part-time program in tour guiding is offered in collaboration with the Belize Tourism Board.
The institution works very closely with the surrounding communities and produces skilled laborers for the workforce, especially in tourism-related occupations, which make up a large percentage of the Cayo.
A trainee spends nine months at the Centre acquiring the necessary knowledge, skills and work ethic, thereafter he or she is placed with a business for on-the-job training for the final month of study.
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