The Falls Restaurant & Bar (The Falls R&B) serves delicious Jamaican cuisine at affordable prices! Nestled in the green hills of Manchester, our guests are able to enjoy dishes such as jerked chicken, pork, escovitch fish, soups, salads, wraps, cocktails, natural fruit juices, and desserts – all within a relaxed setting on the beautiful grounds of the SJB campus.

Meals are made from fresh, locally sourced ingredients including crops, meat cuts and processed meat products produced by the school’s very own arable and livestock farms as well the Bosco Meat Shop. The Falls R&B’s landscape is a nature-lover’s paradise. Bursting with the beauty of various ornamental plants and greenery, it houses an outdoor seating area located next to an open bar and a visually striking waterfall carved out of a large rock formation.

The Falls is more than a bar and restaurant ...

This thriving social enterprise is more than a bar and restaurant — it’s a hands-on training ground. Students enjoy a unique opportunity to learn and work on the same campus through our business enterprises.

In collaboration with the HEART/NSTA Trust, St. John Bosco Vocational Training Centre offers hands-on, industry-aligned training in animal husbandry, agriculture, meat cutting & processing, and culinary arts. These programmes are designed to prepare you for real-world success — both on campus and beyond.

Students enjoy a unique opportunity to learn and work on the same campus through our business enterprises — most notably St John Bosco Falls and Bar Restaurant, Bosco Meats, Catering, Farm and our on-campus Butcher Shop and other social enterprise. Here, students raise livestock, produce premium cuts, and serve real customers — gaining valuable experience from farm to fork.

Whether you’re starting fresh or upgrading your skills, Bosco provides a clear, supported path to certification and employment.

Related courses that can launch your career

Commercial Food Preparation

Trainees will learn about food safety, preparing foods according to specific dietary and cultural needs, knife skills and more in order to become employed as a Line Cook, Prep Cook, Pastry Chef, caterers or entrepreneurs. Practicums are completed in a modern on-site kitchen facility.

Duration: 1 year
Benefits: Students earn a NVQJ Level 2 certification in Commercial Food Preparation

Butchery

Trainees will learn to work with and understand the properties of different cuts of meat as well as learn to use professional industrial equipment in order to pursue a career as a Meat Specialist, Meat Cutter, Meat Cutting Instructor, Entrepreneur, Butcher, Meat Inspector or Quality Control Specialist. Practicums are completed in a modern commercial butcher shop and private abattoir.

Duration: 4 months – 6 months

Benefits: Students earn a Butchery Job Certification (Level 2)

Crop Production

Trainees will gain in-depth agricultural knowledge and learn about modern farming techniques that are essential for successful crop cultivation and maximising yields while emphasising sustainable and eco-friendly techniques. Climate-smart farming techniques will be taught in order to increase the level of climate resilience of local communities. In particular, trainees will learn about and put into practice techniques related to drainage systems, water harvesting, greenhouses, irrigation management, crop rotation, composting, mulching, cover cropping, and the use of hybrid seeds.

Duration: 1 year

Benefits: Students earn a NVQJ Level 2 certification in Crop Production

Greenhouse Technology

Students will learn about the general care of plants (i.e. plant health and nutrition; irrigation techniques and drainage; pesticide applications; occupational health and safety procedures and more), in order to become employed as Greenhouse technicians, Seedling nursery technicians, or Farm Supervisors. Practices which promote climate resilience will also be taught (e.g. effective ways of protecting greenhouses against the threat of hurricanes). Practicums are completed in an on-site greenhouse.

Duration: 4 months – 6 months

Benefits: Students earn a Greenhouse Technology Job Certification (Level 2)

Get Certified

With over fifty years of experience in skills training, St. John Bosco Vocational Training Centre is proud to be one of Jamaica’s approved City & Guilds Centres. We offer certification courses in Mathematics, English, Information Technology, and several vocational areas under the City & Guilds framework. Many of our programmes have already received full approval, while others are currently being processed. Our highly qualified staff are committed to meeting the needs of all students and delivering the curriculum effectively and efficiently. Our course offerings include:

Mathematics

Stage 1 Certificate in Mathematics
Stage 2 Certificate in Mathematics
Stage 3 Certificate in Mathematics

English

Stage 1 Certificate in English
Stage 2 Certificate in English
Stage 3 Certificate in English

Others

Certificate in IT for Office Application
Level 1 Award in Customer Service
Level 2 Award in Customer Service

St. John Bosco Small Business

Apart from vocational, academic and social development programmes, SJB operates several on-campus small businesses which fund the operational expenses of the institution. Relying on experienced staff as well as student workers, the businesses also serve as trade training facilities for students to practise their skills as well as garner invaluable work experience.

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