Vision

A Centre of Excellence in Tertiary Education Quality Assurance with a strong membership base that influences Tertiary Education in the Caribbean

Mission

“CANQATE is in the process of developing its Mission Statement which will be made available on the website as soon as it is finalized”

Objectives

		Promote and assist in the implementation of best practices in quality assurance (QA) in tertiary education;
		Provide up-to-date information on QA issues for Caribbean agencies/networks/ tertiary institutions and organizations;
		Ensure mutual recognition among QA agencies in the Caribbean;
		Support QA agencies in identifying funding to assist in their activities;
		Advocate for regional bodies in regional and international forums;
		Work with other professional bodies on matters of QA and accreditation;
		Support and advise CARICOM and other Caribbean regional bodies on matters pertaining to a regional framework for QA;
		Develop a cadre of professionals in the field of QA;
		Encourage and support research in the field of QA;
		Network regionally and internationally with similar organizations.

Announcing the Scholarship Winners for 2011

INQAAHE Conference – April, 2011

Six (6) scholarships were initially offered, however, only four (4) were taken up. The recipients were:

• Dr. Ruby Alleyne – University of Trinidad and Tobago
• Mr. Mervyn Extavour – Cipriani College, Trinidad and Tobago
• Dr. Angela Penny – University Council of Jamaica
• Dr. Louis Whittington – University of the West Indies, Open Campus, Barbados

• Mrs Descina Alexander-Hamitton – St. Vincent & the Grenadines
• Ms. Monica Dempster – Church Teachers’ College, Jamaica
• Mr. Maurice Fletcher – Utech, Jamaica
• Ms. Nursita Johnson – HEART-NTA, Trinidad and Tobago
• Ms. Arlene Lawrence – University Council of Jamaica
• Ms. Nicole Manning - HEART-NTA, Jamaica
• Ms. Nadine Nugent – University of Technology(UTech), Jamaica
• Dr. Arthur Potts – COSTAATT/UTT
• Mr. Michael Porter – National Accreditation Council of Guyana
• Mr. Michael Theodore – affiliated through the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT)

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View the President's Report for the period November, 2010 to October, 2011

View the Next Steps Powerpoint Presentation

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 Training Opportunity 

  All powerpoint presentations of the INQAAHE Conference in Madrid can be found online at: http://www.inqaahe.org/madrid-2011/presentations