Issued by the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC) What is changing on October 1, 2025? Nationals of Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines will enjoy full free movement among these four countries. They can enter, live, work, study and remain indefinitely without a Skills Certificate or work/residency permit. They will also have access […]
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Bridgetown, Barbados – September 17, 2025 – The Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC), the competent authority for the CARICOM Skills Certificate, has welcomed CARICOM’s landmark decision to introduce full free movement, among four Member States from October 1, 2025. From that date, nationals of Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be able to enter, live, work and
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Introduction The use of emerging technologies in post-secondary/tertiary education offers a valuable opportunity to improve teaching, learning, and administration. As post-secondary/tertiary educational providers adapt to a rapidly digital world, technologies like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, blockchain, and adaptive learning can enhance education quality, accessibility, and flexibility. However, adopting these tools requires careful planning to ensure
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION OF CARICOM SKILLS QUALIFICATION The Certificate of Recognition of CARICOM Skills Qualification programme facilitates the free movement of labour by CARICOM Skilled Nationals (CSNs) by allowing CSNs of participating CARICOM nations to move between nations to seek and pursue work opportunities without needing to obtain a work permit. The information below provides
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The Cabinet of Barbados has approved the National Qualifications Framework for Barbados. The announcement was made by Executive Director of the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC) Mrs. Lisa Gale, as she led off opening remarks for the BAC’s 20th Anniversary Panel Discussion at the Grande Salle of the Central Bank of Barbados on Thursday, October 10th, 2024.
The Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC) is very closely monitoring the impact that artificialintelligence (AI) is having on higher education institutions (HEIs) in Barbados.To this end, the Council has been conducting research into the impact of AI so far, and assessing thepositive and negative factors and challenges it may present in the future. This relates to
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The Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC) is seeking to recruit competent and motivated persons to its team, as it seeks to promote a Quality Culture in Barbados’ tertiary educational sector. Successful applicants will be contracted for a period of two (2) years in the first instance. INFORMATION OFFICER Salary Scale: Z10-3 Brief Summary of Responsibilities The
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CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION OF CARICOM SKILLS QUALIFICATION The Certificate of Recognition of CARICOM Skills Qualification programme facilitates the free movement of labour by CARICOM Skilled Nationals (CSNs) by allowing CSNs of participating CARICOM nations to move between nations to seek and pursue work opportunities without needing to obtain a work permit. The information below provides
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The Certificate of Recognition of CARICOM Skills Qualification programme facilitates the free movement of labour by CARICOM Skilled Nationals (CSNs) by allowing CSNs of participating CARICOM nations to move between nations to seek and pursue work opportunities without needing to obtain a work permit. The information below provides insight into the performance of this programme
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One of the biggest intergovernmental organizations and integration movements in the Western hemisphere, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), celebrates its 50th Anniversary with the theme ‘50 Years Strong: A Solid Foundation to Build On’. We at the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC) wish to pay kudos to this body for the immaculate strides it has enabled our
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