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Join us as we unlock potential and foster personal growth. Our programs are designed to equip you with practical skills, support community development, and create pathways for career success.

The Spanish Town Skills Training Centre

Pastor Robert WIlliams

Chairman of Spanish Town SDA Skills Training Centre

The Spanish Town Skills Training Centre is an exciting community-based, non-profit Christian Based institution, operated in partnership with HEART NSTA/Trust, the National Training Agency for Jamaica.

The Centre was formed in April 1999, resulting from the initiative of Mrs. Sandria Palmer and Mrs. Ruth James, who wanted to see the Church community start a training centre to help its youth.

Locale

The Spanish Town SDA Skills Training Centre is situated along the busy thoroughfare of Brunswick Avenue, that takes traffic towards Bog Walk/Linstead and the business hub of Spanish Town in the opposite direction.

Target Group

There is no discrimination of age, political persuasion, sex or class. Training and certification empower men to better cater to the needs of their families as they become self-sustained.

Vocational Training

Discover hands-on vocational training that equips you with essential skills for your career. Our programs are designed to inspire growth and encourage lifelong learning.

Career Support

Our dedicated support team guides you through career opportunities, internships, and job placement, ensuring you find the path that’s right for you.

Community Engagement

Join a vibrant community that fosters connection and collaboration. Engage in workshops and events that bring us together for a common purpose.

Empowering Dreams

What Our Students Say

In 2022 I pursued a course in Commercial Food Preparation Level 2 and now I am certified chef working in the food industry. The impact that training has made on my life is become the transforming agent, assisting me to accomplish and to be employed so I can sustain myself financially. With extreme determination for success and my curious nature, I am optimistic about my future as a chef and I am looking forward to expanding upon the knowledge of my craft and the way people envision and enjoy food. I would like to thank my instructor, my principal and my fellow classmates for their encouragement throughout this journey.

Donald Gibson, Commercial Food Preparation Level 2

The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight but they while their companions slept were toiling upward through the night. It was May of 2011 when I started the journey of being a student of this noble institution Spanish Town S. D.A Skills Training Center under the leadership of Mrs. Ruth James, Principal and Mrs. Jacqueline Bennett, facilitator in Early Childhood Development. How could I forget our English Teacher Mrs. Joyce Mc Kenzie who would be present to help us perfect our English Language in 2012.

Angine Matthews, Early Childhood Practitioner

"I never thought I could pursue higher education. This center helped me realize my potential and I’m now enrolled in college!"

Anna Smith, Current Student

I now reside overseas and have been serving the elderly community at BEC Inc for the past three years and I am able to make an impact and apply every experience gained and lesson learnt at the Spanish Town SDA Skills Training Center which shaped the person I have become.

Jenine Walters, Geriatric Caregiver

Human Development at Work

We exists to build and sustain a globally-competitive Jamaican labour force, responsive to the demands and complexities of the modern workplace. We focus on practical, competency-based training which empowers trainees to transition seamlessly into real work.

3180 Trainees Certified

3800 Trainees Enrolled

2,825 employed in Good Jobs