The list of Priority fields of study acts as a guide for students wishing to pursue their tertiary studies.
This is important to ensure that:
- Appropriate allocation of available funds in areas of national priority;
- Training provided is aligned with the needs of the labour market;
- Graduates are guaranteed a position where they can contribute in the national development;
- Qualified Seychellois progressively take up key positions occupied by expatriate workers.
| Priority 1 | Medicine, Dentistry, Teaching, Finance, Tourism, Blue Economy, Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, Counselling, Waste Management, Renewable Energy, Pharmacy |
| Priority 2 | Information Technology, Statistics, Law, Maritime Law, Engineering, Food Science and Safety, Environmental Science, Nutrition/Dietician, Monitoring and Evaluation, Forensic Science |
| Priority 3 | Business Administration, Human Resource Development & Management, Marine Engineering, Navigation, Bio-medical Engineering/Science, Agriculture Science, Agronomy, Journalism, Criminal Justice/Criminology, Speech Pathology, Land/Quantity Surveying |
| Priority 4 | Telecommunication, Air Trafficking, Transport and Logistics, Record Management |
| Priority 5 | Architecture, Anthropology and Archaeology, Construction |