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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(From Left to Right): Ms. Anouska Sammy (Senior Business Relationship Manager of ACCA), Mr. Joseph Owolabi (Global President of ACCA), Dr. Richard Ishmael (Chairman of the Barbados Accreditation Council) and Mrs. Lisa Gale (Executive Director of the Barbados Accreditation Council) The staff and Management of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) celebrated last week
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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 Barbados Accreditation Council has added two new staff members to its team strengthening its talent pool. Ms. Katrine Serieux is the new Executive Assistant and Ms. Rochelle Jordan is the newest Quality Assurance Officer. They are joining the Executive Office and the Quality Assurance & Quality Enhancement section respectively. Ms. Serieux brings over 15
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By Jean-Pierre Clerge During the BAC Virtual Expo, a select number of persons were eligible to win a free short course from the UWI Open Campus. Participants were asked to write an article for the BAC Newsletter about the topic “What does Quality in Higher Education mean to you?” After careful deliberation, the BAC’s
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The Barbados Accreditation Council met with stakeholders to re-visit the development and implementation of Barbados’ National Qualifications Framework, known as the Barbados Qualifications and Credit Framework. The BQCF is a multilevel qualifications mechanism that recognizes people’s skills and qualifications, irrespective of how and where they were acquired. It also represents all levels of post-primary education and training in Barbados. It
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The Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC) is seeking to fill key roles within the organization. The BAC offers Registration, Accreditation and various Recognition services designed to set standards and processes through which higher-learning institutions can operate. They also facilitate the free movement of labour by CARICOM nationals throughout the region through the Certificate of Recognition of
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The Barbados Accreditation Council welcomes its newest Deputy Chairman of its Board of Directors, Mr. Toney Olton. Toney Olton is a former educator and, currently, the founder and Executive Director of The Potter Centre, a regional training and people, leadership and organization development consultancy. Mr. Olton presently leads a team of consulting associates and serves
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The year 2022 is the newest completed chapter in the Barbados Accreditation Council’s 18-year journey. What a dynamic 12 months it has been! During the last 12 months, the staff of the BAC continued to execute its vision and mission through various activities. Under the careful direction of the Board of Directors, several new initiatives
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Change is inevitable and constant. In the educational context, it is no different. In the 17th century, attending school was not seen as a requirement as societal norms emphasized the need for children to help at home with family duties. During the 19th and 20th centuries, there was a transformation in the educational arena as
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