TERTIARY LEVEL INSTITUTIONS UNIT
SAN FERNANDO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
Southern End
Solomon Hochoy Highway
San Fernando
Trinidad
Telephone:(868) 653-4451/2
Fax: (868) 652-7465
April 1998Brief Description of the San Fernando Technical Institute (SFTI)
San Fernando Technical Institute (SFTI) began as a Junior Technical Institute in 1943 with twenty (20) boys. Today, San Fernando Technical Institute has grown and developed into a multifaceted tertiary level institution of education and training offering craft, technician and higher level technician (HNC) courses. At present the student population consists of eight hundred and twenty-six (826) full time students, nine hundred and seventeen (917) part-time students and approximately one thousand (1,000) participants in short courses. Approximately 40% of the students are female.
Mandate
The mandate of San Fernando Technical Institute is to ensure that technical and vocational education and training play a catalytic role in relation to industry, the world of work and international competitiveness.
Mission Statement
The institute will design, construct, develop, implement and evaluate curricula that will maintain and sustain quality technical, vocational and technological education and training to satisfy the changing needs of the learner, the world of work, the Ministry of Education and the society.
The Structure
The top management team consists of the Principal, Vice Principal, Heads of Departments and Sections. The institute has five (5) departments and six (6) sections. The departments are Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Applied Sciences, Business Education and Management. The sections are Bursary, Registry, Library, Stores, Maintenance and Security.
Source: San Fernando Technical Institute (SFTI)
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SAN FERNANDO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (SFTI)
FULL-TIME STUDENT ENROLMENT
1996-1997
| YEAR | GENDER |
SECRETARIAL COMMERCIAL |
BUSINESS STUDIES |
TECHNICAL ENGINEERING |
HOSPITALITY STUDIES |
DRESS MAKING |
COMPUTER STUDIES |
TOTAL |
| 1996/97 | M |
3 |
21 |
493 |
9 |
- |
- |
526 |
F |
64 |
31 |
140 |
51 |
17 |
- |
303 |
|
Total |
67 |
52 |
633 |
60 |
17 |
- |
829 |
Source: Compiled by TLIU from: Statistics from San Fernando Technical Institute (SFTI)
TLIU April 1998
SAN FERNANDO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (SFTI)
PART-TIME STUDENT ENROLMENT
1996-1997
| YEAR | GENDER |
SECRETARIAL COMMERCIAL |
BUSINESS STUDIES |
TECHNICAL ENGINEERING |
HOSPITALITY STUDIES |
DRESS MAKING |
TOTAL |
| 1996/97 | M |
- |
48 |
595 |
5 |
- |
648 |
F |
38 |
14 |
162 |
38 |
8 |
260 |
|
Total |
38 |
62 |
757 |
43 |
8 |
908 |
Source: Compiled by TLIU from: Statistics from San Fernando Technical Institute (SFTI)
TLIU April 1998
SAN FERNANDO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (SFTI)
INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMES 1996/97
| PROGRAMME | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS |
| Science Technician | Five (5) subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
| Process Plant Operator | Four (4) subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
| Food Preparation Craft | Pass at Entrance Examination |
| Dressmaking
and Design Craft (Intermediate) |
NEC Diploma/Certificate in Dressmaking and Design Craft (Basic) |
| Practical Cafeteria Operations | Pass at Entrance Examination |
| Dietary Technician | Three (3) subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
| Environmental Engineering | Four (4) subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
| Home
Economics Technician (Food and Nutrition) |
Four (4) subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
NEC - National Examinations Council
SAN FERNANDO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (SFTI)
INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMES 1996/97 (Cont.’d)
| PROGRAMME | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS |
| Executive Secretary Technician | Five (5) subject at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
| Business Management Technician | Five (5) subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
| Accounting Technician | Five (5) subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
| Shorthand Craft 80, 100, 120, 140, words per minute | Pass a CXC General GCE ‘O’ Level in English Language |
| Supervisory Management Technician | Five (5) subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
| Typewriting Craft 45/60 words per minute | Two (2) subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
| General Draughtsmanship Technician | Five (5) subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
| Safety and Fire Engineering Technician | Five (5) subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
SAN FERNANDO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (SFTI)
INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMES 1996/97 (Cont.’d)
| PROGRAMME | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technician | Five (5) subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
| Industrial Instrumentation Mechanic Craft | Two subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technician (Special Options) | N.E.C. Electrical/ Electronic Engineering Technician Diploma |
| Industrial Instrumentation Engineering Technician | N.E.C. Certificate in Industrial Instrumentation Mechanic |
| Mechanical Engineering Technician | Five (5) subjects at CXC General or GCE ‘O’ Level |
| Auto and Diesel Craft | Pass at Entrance Examination |
| Mechanic Shop Craft | Pass at Entrance Examination |
| General Maintenance Fitter Craft | Pass at Entrance Examination |
SAN FERNANDO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (SFTI)
INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMES 1996/97 (Cont.’d)
| PROGRAMME | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS |
| Auto and Diesel Craft (Auto Technology II) | N.E.C. Certificate in Auto General Craft |
| Construction Carpentry Craft | Pass at Entrance Examination |
| Welding Craft | Pass at Entrance Examination |
| Domestic Electronic Servicing Craft | Pass at Entrance Examination |
| Foundation Course for Building and Civil Engineering | Mature Students |
| National Technician Diploma in Building and Civil Engineering | Five (5) ‘O’ Levels:- Maths/English or Craft in related field or Foundation Certificate |
| Higher National Certificate in Civil Engineering | National Certificate/ Diploma Civil Engineering Technician Diploma |
| Higher National Certificate in Building | National Certificate/ Diploma Civil Engineering Technician Diploma |
Source: San Fernando Technical Institute (SFTI)
TLIU April 1998