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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 […]

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

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

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,

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