A Message from The UWI Open Campus Pro Vice-Chancellor & Principal (Interim) to the Barbados Accreditation Council World Quality Week (WQW) 2021 As The UWI Open Campus joins in the celebration of World Quality Week 2021, I wish to use this opportunity as its Principal to highlight and congratulate the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC) […]
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World Quality Week 2021 is all about Sustainability. Our Quality Assurance division used their artistic side to create this beautiful image! It represents sustainability, the main aspects of quality education and how we will prepare you for global recognition! Marcus Myers Information Officer info@bac.gov.bb
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World Quality Day (WQD) is celebrated annually on the second Thursday in November, but for the first time this year, the celebrations have changed to the entire Week with the theme ‘Sustainability: improving our products, people and planet’. The COP26, United Nations Climate Change Conference has once again brought into sharp focus the need for
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Getting to Know our Intern, Shania Browne! In the summer months, when most young people would be having fun in the sun, she instead joined us at the Council! This is 18 year old Shania Browne who returned for two months as a summer intern, where she assisted the Research, Information and Communications department with Marketing,
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Diploma mills and fake qualifications are becoming more pervasive worldwide and their methods of presenting an authentic front are even more sophisticated. Many diploma mills are supported by accreditation mills, which are organisations that tend to have no legal or academic value. Additionally, diploma mills may use terms such as ‘accredited’, ’recognised’ and ‘certified’ to
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The BAC congratulates Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw on her new appointment as Chief Education Officer, and welcomes her as the newest member of the BAC’s Board Of Directors. Dr Archer-Bradshaw’s wealth of knowledge and experience in education brings immense value to the Ministry of Education– and her familiarity with post-secondary/tertiary education makes her an asset to
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Recently, the BAC’s Executive Director, Mrs Lisa Gale, reached out to the respective Quality Assurance bodies in islands throughout the region and abroad, to strengthen ties with our regional neighbours. Like the BAC, these agencies across the Caribbean are also responsible for Quality Assurance and Enhancement in post-secondary/tertiary education and training providers in each of
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This month has been one of significance and reflection for countries across the region. The month of July is the anniversary month for the 48th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas in Trinidad and Tobago in 1973. It was signed by Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados to include the Caribbean
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The Barbados Accreditation Council has a new Quality Assurance Officer. Ms Cassandra Earle-Hazell is the latest addition to the team, effective 3 May 2021. Cassandra holds a Master of Education degree (M.Ed.) in Organisational Management from Endicott College, Massachusetts, USA and a Bachelor of Science degree (BSc) in Economics and Accounting from the University of
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Recently, staff members of the BAC were trained in the essentials and best practices for Service Excellence with a workshop by the Center for Service Excellence and Competitiveness (CSEC). These two days of workshops sought to broaden the understanding of effective communication further, catering to the internal and external customer and more. The staff engaged
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