The Old Harbour Vocational Training Center is located in Marlie Acres, a residential area on the outskirts of Old Harbour.  The facility was re-opened in October 1991.  Since July 1, 1994 the institution is funded by the HEART Trust/NTA, which operates under the Ministry of Education Youth and Culture, which is administered by a board of directors appointed by the minister.  The Agency is financed by a 3% payroll contribution which is payable by all employers whose monthly pay roll exceeds $14,444, as well as through donor support.
  A center manager and his Management Advisory Committee that comprises of eight members from various organizations and companies in the Old Harbour community ‘man’ the institution.  Their main role is to give advice regarding budgeting (expenditure).  They meet on a monthly basis to critique and advise the manager.
 
 
 
 

The mission of the Old Harbour Vocational Training Centre is to create opportunities for training and development to enable people of all ages acquire useful skills for meaningful participation in the life of the country

The Old Harbour Vocational Training Centre is an institution that is well recognized for the quality of workmen and women that they deliver back into the society, workmen and women who have become leaders and supervisors within the various industries and have made the institution and their country proud.