The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus is honoured to have had a longstanding, cordial and professional relationship with the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC) over the past fifteen years. At this juncture of its existence, the Council can be proud of its accomplishments, having established itself as a reputable, professional agency that guarantees […]
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Many are still very unclear as to what post-COVID-19 will look like, how long it will be around, or whether we will have to work with this disruptive crisis forever. At this point, nobody knows. One thing is for sure: It has unprecedented implications for all. As it relates to higher education, people are still
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2018 CIQG Quality Award Deadline for Applications: October 1, 2018 Award InformationThe Council for Higher Education Accreditation International Quality Group (CHEA/CIQG) is establishing a CIQG Quality Award to recognize outstanding performance of higher education providers in meeting the CHEA/CIQG International Quality Principles. The Award will be made annually based on submissions that provide evidence that the Principles are
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For the second consecutive year, The St Michael School emerged victorious over Queen’s College in the finals of the 3rd Annual National Secondary Schools’ Debate Competition. The Deighton Griffith Secondary School placed third. The competition hosted by the Barbados Accreditation Council was held on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. The moot for debate was “A National
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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
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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
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
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Bridgetown, Barbados – November 10, 2025 – The Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC) has launched “Recognition Matters”, a national campaign designed to highlight the critical role of the Council’s recognition services in assuring the quality of tertiary qualifications and institutions in Barbados. Running from November 10 – 30, 2025, the campaign aims to help students, employers
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Issued by the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC) What is changing on October 1, 2025? Nationals of Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines will enjoy full free movement among these four countries. They can enter, live, work, study and remain indefinitely without a Skills Certificate or work/residency permit. They will also have access
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Bridgetown, Barbados – September 17, 2025 – The Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC), the competent authority for the CARICOM Skills Certificate, has welcomed CARICOM’s landmark decision to introduce full free movement, among four Member States from October 1, 2025. From that date, nationals of Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be able to enter, live, work and
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