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 secondary school, or who are at or above age 13.
Previously, students followed a pre-vocational course of education followed by the National Trade Certificate Foundation (NTC F) course led by the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development.
[1][2][3][4][5] Entry into the Pre-vocational Certificate programme generally requires completion of Standard 6 of primary school.
The pre-vocational programme of study includes instruction in the following subjects:[1][3] Students who complete the course may then progress onto the National Trade Certificate (NTC) or enter directly into employment.
Those who successfully complete the NTC can then progress further onto a Higher National Diploma course followed by a Bachelor's degree course, enabling re-entry into the academic stream.