Summary

A lead body takes the lead in drawing up Occupational Standards. The lead body for each industry is made up of people from that very industry - employers, trades unions, and professional organisations. This section outlines their responsibilities and how they work in Barbados. 

What are they?

Lead bodies are responsible for defining, maintaining and improving national standards of performance for National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs). They represent their sector of employment, including small and leading-edge employers and must have credibility as employment-led organisations.  

Their composition and the consultations which they undertake with their sectors should ensure that the standards they develop are widely acceptable to employers and employees. They also receive advice which allows them to judge the accessibility of their standards. Lead bodies work with the TVET Council, the local NVQ awarding body, in the formation and structuring of NVQs. 

Lead bodies in Barbados

Barbados at present has lead bodies in the areas of Tourism and Hospitality, Customer Service and Information Technology. These lead bodies have contributed to the development of the occupational standards in those sectors.

• Tourism and Hospitality
• Customer Service
• Information Technology