The Caribbean CETT is a significant part of a hemispheric thrust by the USAID to improve student literacy in the first three grades of primary schools in the Western Hemisphere (Latin America & the Caribbean.) In the three regions of the Western hemisphere, the USAID created  Centres of Excellence in Kingston, Jamaica, for the Caribbean, the CETT Andino, for South America in Lima, Peru, and the CETT for Central America & Dominican Republic located in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The Caribbean Centre of Teaching and Training (CETT) is a key part of a regional development project by USAID to enhance student literacy skills in primary schools across Latin America and the Caribbean. In the Western hemisphere's three regions, USAID established Centres of Excellence in Kingston, Jamaica, for the Caribbean, the CETT Andino in Lima, Peru, for South America, and the CETT for Central America and the Dominican Republic in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.