BARBADOS and other Caribbean nationals need to take hold of the opportunities governments have put in place to allow for the free movement of skilled persons. This piece of advice was relayed to Business Monday by Marcus Myers, Information Officer of the Barbados Accreditation Council, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic having caused massive employment […]
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The Barbados Accreditation Council announces the appointment of Consultant Cardiologist Dr Richard Ishmael as its new chair. Dr Ishmael, who is a Director of Cardiovascular Diagnostics Inc. and Interventional Radiology and Cardiology Inc. at Bracebridge Medical Centre, brings several decades of leadership and corporate governance experience as he takes up this new position. In 1993,
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From the small business owner to major companies, re-strategizing with careful use of foresight and analysis has become paramount for maneuvering during this difficult COVID-19 period. The International Labour Organization (ILO) reported that there have been 34 million job losses in Latin America and the Caribbean. Moreover, the Inter-American Development Bank conducted over-the-phone surveys for
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Andrea Walke, Senior Management Counsellor responsible for Quality Assurance, Research and Information Technology at the Barbados Institute of Management and Productivity (BIMAP), agreed. Acknowledging that meeting the requirements of the framework would require an investment of time and effort, she noted that it would be “learner centred and that those learners were becoming increasingly knowledgeable
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Dr. Jeanese Badenock, Lecturer at The University of the West Indies (UWI) and Chair of the Re-Accreditation and Quality Assurance committee at the Cave Hill Campus also spoke about the benefits of the Framework. “The wider population want to be assured that the qualifications in which they are investing time and money are of value
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Bridgetown, Barbados, October 25, 2018. Tertiary Education and training providers in Barbados, whether small or large, are being encouraged by their peers to get on board when the new qualifications framework that recognizes all forms of learning in Barbados is rolled out next year. The Barbados Qualifications and Credit Framework (BQCF) is an ambitious initiative falling
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In celebration of the start of a week to celebrate its 16th anniversary, the Barbados Accreditation Council joined Senator Dr. Rev. John Rogers and his congregation at St. George Parish Church in worship. In attendance were current staff, members of the Board led by the Chairman Ann Lady Hewitt, as well as some familiar faces,
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Tertiary education and training providers have continuously strived to attain excellence and quality in their programme offerings. The dynamic nature of the tertiary education and training environment dictates that providers focus not only on maintaining quality standards (quality assurance (QA)) but also on enhancing the quality of the learning-teaching environment (quality enhancement (QE)). To this
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The BAC continues to assure the quality of tertiary education across Barbados. Having been established as an Act of Parliament in 2004, the Board of Directors began its work in October 2005 with a singular vision to become a World-Class, dynamic quality assurance agency for education and training in Barbados. With two broad goals articulated
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Warmest congratulations to the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC) on the celebration of its 15th Anniversary. The UCJ salutes you on playing an integral role in the higher education sector by means of your stellar service. The BAC is well-respected locally, regionally and internationally as an independent Quality Assurance Agency, which upholds standards and perform its role to
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