Change is inevitable and constant. In the educational context, it is no different. In the 17th century, attending school was not seen as a requirement as societal norms emphasized the need for children to help at home with family duties. During the 19th and 20th centuries, there was a transformation in the educational arena as […]
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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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“Your legacy is being written by yourself. Make the right decisions.” Gary Vaynerchuk Within industries and businesses of every variety across the globe today, professionals have all come to understand and accept the Oxford definition that quality is ‘the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind.’ It is by observing
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List of Candidates for Accreditation in Barbados Institutional Accreditation Name of Provider Accreditation Period Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology Programme Accreditation Name of Provider Programme of Study Accreditation Period Barbados Institute for Management and Productivity Grace & Truth Critical Incident Training and Consultancies
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The Covid 19 pandemic undoubtedly led to significant changes in educational systems globally. Educational providers needed to adapt quickly to the sudden changes and the resultant challenges. Out of this environment, a “new normal” emerged for the teaching and learning process. Assessment strategies had to be revised and applied to complement the move to emergency
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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 Certificate of Recognition of CARICOM Skills Qualification programme facilitates the free movement of labour by CARICOM Skilled Nationals (CSNs) by allowing CSNs of participating CARICOM nations to move between nations to seek and pursue work opportunities without needing to obtain a work permit. The information below provides insight into the performance of this programme
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The Certificate of Recognition of CARICOM Skills Qualification programme facilitates the free movement of labour by CARICOM Skilled Nationals (CSNs) by allowing CSNs of participating CARICOM nations to move between nations to seek and pursue work opportunities without needing to obtain a work permit. The information below provides insight into the performance of this programme
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The Barbados Government has been advocating for the further use of short courses by its nationals through entities such as the National Transformation Initiative via their partnership with the world’s largest eLearning platform Coursera. This comes as part of the government’s commitment in Strategy 4 of the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation programme (BERT) to
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The Certificate of Recognition of CARICOM Skills Qualification programme facilitates the free movement of labour by CARICOM Skilled Nationals (CSNs) by allowing CSNs of participating CARICOM nations to move between nations to seek and pursue work opportunities without needing to obtain a work permit. The information below provides insight into the performance of this programme
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