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UNEVOC Cluster: Caribbean

UNEVOC Network Member since: 2007

Type: National Body

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Technical and Vocational Education and Training Council (TVET Council)

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Type of Organization and Types of Activities:

Established by the Government of Barbados, it is a statutory body responsible for the planning and coordinating of Technical and Vocational Education in Barbados;
advise the Minister on policy relati... <show more>

Type of Organization and Types of Activities:

Established by the Government of Barbados, it is a statutory body responsible for the planning and coordinating of Technical and Vocational Education in Barbados;
advise the Minister on policy relating to TVET and prepare pans for national policies and economic needs; coordinate TVET at the tertiary level; to establish standards for TVET;
establish training priorities, tests, qualifications and accreditation;
Carry out such other functions relating to technical and vocational education and training as the Minister may require.

Motivation:

In fulfilment of the council´s mandate to coordinate TVET and to promote its growth.

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Newsletter in English (bi-annually)

Contact

Head:

Mrs Yolande J. Howard

Coordinator:

Henderson Eastmond
Function: Executive Director
E-Mail: *****
Tel: *****
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Technical and Vocational Education and Training Council (TVET Council)

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Cluster Caribbean

12 February 2019
Jamaica observes World Food Day and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
On 16 and 17 October 2018, the University of Technology (UTECH) organized a conference on the occasion of World Food Day and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Click to discover the programme. (more)

13 November 2018
Building the capacity of TVET teachers: 11th Policy Dialogue Forum on Teachers for Education 2030
At the recently concluded Annual Meeting of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030, UNESCO-UNEVOC led the session on “Teacher Training: Skills and competencies for work”. (more)

15 July 2018
The UNEVOC Network celebrates World Youth Skills Day
On the occasion of World Youth Skills Day (15 July), more than 30 UNEVOC Centres celebrated the importance of Skills for Youth, through conferences, workshop, skills exhibition and promotional campaigns. Discover our interactive map to learn more about those initiatives. (more)

10 May 2017
Third International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean
Theme: "TVET for Sustainable Regional Development”.
The objective of the conference is to create an advocacy platform for integrating sustainable principles in regional TVET policies, practices and programmes. (more)

16 August 2016
HEART Trust NTA celebrates World Youth Skills Day
The HEART Trust NTA in Jamaica, in cooperation with WorldSkills Jamaica, hosted a one-day skills competition and jobs fair under the theme 'Skills in Motion - Skills Rule the World'. The event was organized to, among other things, celebrate World Youth Skills Day 2016. (more)

20 May 2016
HEART Trust/NTA holds inaugural Greening in TVET seminar
The HEART Trust/NTA in Jamaica (cluster coordinator for the Caribbean cluster) held an inaugural Greening in TVET seminar on April 19, 2016. The seminar discussed green skills and their alignment with technical and vocational education and training (TVET) for sustainable development. (more)

28 September 2015
UNESCO-UNEVOC participates in UKFIET
From 15 to 17 September 2015, 550 participants met in London, the United Kingdom, for the UKFIET International Conference on Education and Development. (more)

28 September 2015
UNESCO-UNEVOC welcomes nine new member institutions of the UNEVOC Network
UNESCO-UNEVOC is pleased to announce that nine institutions have joined the UNEVOC Network in 2015! The new institutions are from Brunei Darussalam, Ghana, Mexico, the United Republic of Tanzania, Namibia, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Botswana and Grenada. (more)

28 May 2015
Second International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean
TVET is high on the political agenda in Caribbean countries. The Second International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean “STEM Education in TVET: Imperative to National and Regional Development” served to establish a platform for reforming education systems. (more)

5 September 2014
Experts’ seminar on improving evidence-based research and supporting greater investment in TVET
On 31 August 2014, Mr Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC, and Kenneth Barrientos, Programme Officer UNESCO-UNEVOC, attended and contributed to an expert seminar organized by TAFE Directors Australia and NCVER, both of whom are members of the UNEVOC Network and joint coordinator for the Pacific cluster. (more)

13 December 2013
HEART Trust (UNEVOC Centre Jamaica) - TVET Symposium
The HEART Trust held a TVET Symposium on October 31, 2013 under the theme 'Advancing Economic Development through TVET.' Jamaica's Minister of Industry and Commerce, the Honourable Anthony Hylton, spoke about the plans for the logistics hub in Jamaica. The keynote speaker was Mr. Robert Ready, Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica. Key issues in TVET were explored such as Jamaica's TVET policy and its strategic implications, Quality Assurance in TVET, Repositioning the Apprenticeship System, Industry Engagement. (more)

31 October 2013
Sharing international experience is focus on second day of Moscow-hosted TVET forum
Experience from outside UNESCO-UNEVOC Regional Forum Europe and North America network enriches work of penultimate meeting ahead of next year's global forum in Bonn. (more)

5 September 2013
Regional Forum on Greening TVET and Youth Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean
The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre in collaboration with the Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (INA, Costa Rica), organized a Regional Forum on Transforming TVET in San José, Costa Rica (more)

11 June 2013
The HEART Trust /NTA officially launches its UNEVOC Centre on 28 May 2013
Having been recognized as a Centre in 2007, this official launch, geared towards fostering awareness among internal staff and external stakeholders about the UNEVOC Centre was endorsed by the group of one hundred (100) TVET practitioners who were in attendance. (more)

11 April 2013
HEART Trust hosts symposium on TVET for Transformation and Economic Development
In order to engage the TVET community in Jamaica with pertinent issues in TVET and as part of the wider efforts of the HEART Trust, the Vocational Training Development Institute – the tertiary arm of the HEART Trust/ National Training Agency, hosted a symposium on 7 March 2013. (more)

15 March 2013
Representative from UNEVOC Centre in Jamaica visits UNESCO-UNEVOC
On 15 March 2013, Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC, welcomed Dr Simon Yalams from the University of Technology (UTech), UNEVOC Centre in Jamaica, to the Centre’s premise in Bonn, Germany. (more)

19 October 2012
University of Technology in Jamaica launches UNEVOC Centre for research and sustainable development
The UNEVOC Centre will focus primarily on research and activities aimed at strengthening technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Jamaica. (more)

19 April 2012
New UNEVOC Network Member in Jamaica
The University of Technology, Jamaica, joins the UNEVOC Network (more)

7 December 2010

Representatives of UNEVOC Centre in Jamaica visit UNESCO-UNEVOC (more)

16 August 2010
New UNEVOC Network Member: CTVET, Guyana
Guyana is the 167th UNESCO Member State that has joined the UNEVOC Network! Its Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) became a UNEVOC Network Centre in August 2010. (more)

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