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From short courses, diplomas, bachelors programmes all the way to doctoral programmes, the landscape of higher education has undergone significant transformation over the last few years. While the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) values diversity in the types of institutions and educational and training units operating in Jamaica, the agency has recognised the need for its quality assurance process as the gate keeping method to protect Jamaicans from fraudulent institutions…
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Northern Caribbean University and the University of Technology have joined the University of the West Indies in gaining institutional accreditation from the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ). The institutions were both found to have met the required standards of quality after being evaluated by a team of international experts drawn from Higher Education institutions and Quality Assurance Agencies across the world, using standards for institutional accreditation. It has been touted as yet…
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