French and Spanish are standard electives in the academic program menu of secondary level schools through to colleges and university.
Certification is available at CSEC and higher. There are specialist language schools. The Language Training Centre Ltd is one of them and was a government agency until 1992. LTC and other schools offer training in a range of foreign languages, English to foreign language speakers, and provides translation and interpreting services.
Caribbean Training Institute of Language
20 West Kings House Road,
Kingston 10
The Centre of Language Culture
9 East Greathouse Circle,
Kingston 19
The Academy of Languages
Shop # 12,
37 Church Street,
Montego Bay
Tele: 876 971-1856
The English Language Centre
26n Half Moon Shopping Village,
Rose Hall
Montego Bay
Tele: 876 822-6178
Language Training Centre Ltd
31 Half Way Tree Road
Kingston 5
Tel: (876) 926-0357, 926-2756 and
14E Market Street,
Montego Bay
Tel: (876) 940-1395
Update 13/02/2016
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