not exactly.
ITE still enjoy student concession like JC students u noe?
ITE student cant go jc, nt because of discrimination or wad, but in
a way, wad u learn in ITE u cant apply in JC, coz JC stuff too
theory, and dats why as said, a NITEC cert is better den a A level
cert 
go poly, den u can go uni from poly. A diploma in poly will get u a
decent salary, while A level grads (who dun go to uni) only earn no
more den an O level student.
It is not no way dat u cant go into JC if u are in ITE, u have to
do your O levels first, den u can get into JC, den Uni (JC to Uni
IS A MUST). Otherwise, just a A level cert alone is useless.