EDUCATION AND TRAINING By The Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT)
Successive governments have demonstrated the importance of education through their investment in the development of the sector. Education is viewed as a key tenet of national development, with higher education and skills training playing an integral role in the transformation of the economy. Additionally, higher education is a major contributor to the development of a country’s human capital, which positively impacts a society’s ability to diversify and build its economy. This remains a poignant factor in the current economic climate.
REGULATORS & LEGISLATION The Trinidad and Tobago higher education sector is governed by legislation, (Chapter 39:06 - the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago Act) and regulated jointly by the Ministry of Education, National Training Agency (NTA) and the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT). Accreditation Council of Trinidad & Tobago (ACTT) The ACTT’s responsibility is the regulation of post-secondary and tertiary level education and training. National Training Agency (NTA) The NTA’s role differs from that of the ACTT’s in that the primary responsibility of the NTA is the regulation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), the ACTT’s responsibility is the regulation of post-secondary and tertiary.
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With the mandate currently held by ACTT, several initiatives are employed by the Council in the execution of its duties which include the mandatory registration and voluntary accreditation of institutions. The recognition of transnational programmes and foreign awarding bodies as well as the approval of locally developed programmes also fall within the remit of ACTT. The Council has established and continues to review and revise the standards by which the tertiary education sector, as well as the segment of the post-secondary education sector not regulated by the NTA, will be assessed.
