The purpose of this document is to outline the steps to authorisation of a National Training Agency (NTA) by CARICOM to award the Caribbean Vocational Qualification and applies to agencies other that the NTAs of Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados which have already been authorised to issue CVQs.

The Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) is a competencybased qualification. Students must demonstrate competence in reaching CARICOM Approved Occupational Standards developed by practitioners and employers (i.e. the industry experts).

Competency-Based Education Training and Assessment (CBETA) is built on the philosophy that “almost all learners can learn equally well if they receive the kind of instructions they need”.

The proposal for the free movement of certified skilled workers as one of the protocols of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) and mandate from the CARICOM Council on Human and Social Development

The objectives of the National System of Assessment and Certification are to: