The Barbados Accreditation Council has commenced the pilot implementation phase of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) with the selection of six (6) tertiary education and training providers from the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector. The TVET sector was chosen at a wider stakeholders’ forum  for the pilot implementation phase given the diverse […]

Mr Robin Phoolchund, Director (Ag), Mr V. A Ramchurn, Manager, Framework Services and Mr Ramsamy Nookadie, Accreditation Officer of Mauritius Qualifications Authority (MQA) spearheaded a Scoping Mission in preparation for the implementation phase of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), during the week of April 11 – 15, 2016. MQA and the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC)

Congrats to Ms. Valda Alleyne, Executive Director who recently attained Certified Knowledge Manager from the Knowledge Management Institute (KMI). The development of a Knowledge Management System (KMS) has been identified as a critical intervention under the Barbados Human Resource Development Strategy. As the Barbados Accreditation Council is a major agency for creating and sharing knowledge,

An internship is one of a student’s most valuable off campus experience. One of the primary purposes of an internship is to add value to the educational experience. It enables students to facilitate concrete experiences that enable them to create links between the theories they learned and practice. It can also assist students in accessing

Read about the work that the Council has been doing in Quality Assurance in tertiary education and training.  This includes the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and the National Qualifications Register (NQR), the 2nd Annual National Secondary Schools’ Debate Competition, Customized Registration Workshops, What is learner assessment and much more. Read it all in the December

It was a heated battle of words and arguments between Queen’s College and The St Michael School for the finals of the Barbados Accreditation Council’s Annual National Secondary Schools’ Debate Competition held on November 25, 2015, with the Opposition, The St Michael School emerging victorious. The St Michael School all-boys team, consisting of Dia Parris

Seasons Greetings from the CANQATE Board of Management On behalf of the Board of Management of the Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education (CANQATE), I am pleased to bring you Season’s Greetings and best wishes. At this special time of the year, as you wrap up activities for 2015 it’s often a

This moot is timely and relevant as the trend towards self financing of education becomes more prominent in our Barbadian landscape. As such, the debate promises to bring to light the impact that self financing may have on the student’s learning.  This debate promises to be most exciting! See you on Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Cedric H. Murrell is the Chairman of the Barbados Accreditation Council since March 2015. He has been President of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) since 2010. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NUPW Insurance Agent Inc., Director of the Barbados Entrepreneurial Foundation and the

The public is invited to attend the following town hall meetings which will be held to gather feedback on the proposed National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for Barbados which will be a major mechanism to transform education and training in Barbados. The NQF is Pillar 2 of the Barbados Human Resource Development Strategy 2011-2016. All town hall meetings