Full Members of the Association have a full programme of vocational activities and must have at least 75% of their normal timetable activities as vocational training. Vocational Training subjects include: agriculture and associated subjects; woodwork, carpentry and building; mechanics; home economics and associated subjects; bookkeeping and business studies; typing, computing and secretarial work; literacy, English and maths; life skills; other vocational subjects approved by the Steering Committee and ratified by the Association AGM.

Associate Members of the Association shall be non-governmental organisations engaged in vocational education which accept the Associations Objective and undertake to participate in carrying out the Association’s Functions but have less than 75% of their timetable activities as vocational subjects, or who are carrying out training on a part – time or occasional basis.

The Association exists to bring together on a permanent basis the Rural Training Centres of the Solomon Islands in order to further their work.

This work consists of providing appropriate vocational training to improve the quality of Solomon Islands village life. There are two categories of training centre membership.