Educational institutions and training providers play a key role in training and developing the workforce through delivering National/Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (N/CVQs). In this section you’ll see further details about Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and how institutions such as yours benefit.
TVET Council can help you train and further develop the workforce in a number of ways:
National/Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (N/CVQs) are work-related, competence-based certifications awarded by the TVET Council. CVQs are the regional equivalent of NVQs.
Through your provision of N/CVQs, Barbados will benefit in several ways:
Click here for more information on N/CVQs including benefits to the country, levels of qualifications, where they are available, as well as how they are earned. Sign up to be a N/CVQ Assesment Centre today!
Occupational Standards are precise descriptions of what employees are expected to know and be able to do in their work roles and are designed to base training, qualifications and recognition of achievement on independent evidence of what people are able to do.
The Standards are set by Industry Lead Bodies (groups led by employers and practitioners with the relevant occupational expertise who know exactly what skills are needed to do each job well). Several benefits accrue to employers/businesses which adopt Occupational Standards in their businesses/organisations:
Click here for more information on Occupational Standards including the anatomy of an Occupational Standard and benefits to the economy.
The Employment and Training Fund (ETF) promotes and supports training and upgrading of skills for the labour force and is funded out of the Training Levy that is paid by all employers and employees. Its primary focus is to provide grants to encourage the private sector to expand and upgrade their training facilities. Benefits are two-fold:
Grants are not provided to individual employees and students. Furthermore, the ETF does not support training programmes involving university degrees and professional qualifications.
Click here for more information on the ETF – how to access it, what conditions apply, as well as priority areas.
Are you ready to apply? If so, download the ETF Application Form.
Comprehensive and easy-to-read guides and forms are available on several topics including the National/Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (N/CVQs) and the Employment Training Fund. Click the links below to download.
National/Caribbean Vocational Qualifications - This is a general introduction to the National/Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (N/CVQs) programmes. Specific guides for organisations interested in enrolling in the N/CVQ programmes can also be downloaded from this page.
ETF Forms – Employers interested in applying to the ETF, or accessing the completion or training report forms can download them here.