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 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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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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Some local educational institutions are unrecognized due to the loophole in the legislation, says Executive Director of the Barbados Accreditation Council, Mrs. Lisa Gale. During the Barbados Accreditation Council’s (BAC) second virtual expo in collaboration with the National Transformation Initiative, Mrs. Gale made mention of the legislation which indicates that educational providers that wish to
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The Barbados Accreditation Council welcomes Ms. Penny Linton as its newest member of the Board of Directors. Ms. Linton is currently employed with the Ministry of the Public Service as the Director General- Human Resources Ministry of the Public Service since May 2022. Prior to assuming that position, Ms. Linton was assigned to the post
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The Barbados Accreditation Council has two new Quality Assurance Officers, bringing the Quality Assurance & Quality Enhancement Services to its full complement of five. Mrs. Shakira Vaughan and Mr. Sergio Alleyne are the latest additions to the team, effective 26 April 2022. Shakira holds a Master of Education degree (M. Ed.) in Testing, Measurement
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The Barbados Accreditation Council has upgraded its application process so that more Artistes now have the opportunity to successfully apply for the Certificate of Recognition of CARICOM Skills Qualification. In this latest development, the Council has partnered with the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) to allow for Artistes who do not have sufficient
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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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