Our Standards
Discipline-Specific Standards
- Business & Management
- Natural Sciences
- Information Technology
- Education
- Psychology
- Guidance and Counselling
Generic Programme Standards
- Associate Degree
- Bachelors
- Post Graduate
Institutional Standards
- Programme Accreditation
- Institutional Accreditation
- Distance Education
- Micro-Credentials
Information Technology
Natural Sciences
Business & Management
Associate Degree
Bachelors
Post Graduate
Institutional Accreditation
Distance Education
Micro-Credentials
Information Technology
Natural Sciences
Business & Management
Associate Degree
Bachelors
Post Graduate
Institutional Accreditation
Distance Education
Micro-Credentials
Information Technology
Natural Sciences
Business & Management
Associate Degree
Bachelors
Post Graduate
Institutional Accreditation
Distance Education
Micro-Credentials
Tertiary
Qualifications
Framework
The Tertiary Qualifications Framework (TQF) was first published by the University Council of Jamaica in 2003. The TQF Handbook (2019), an update to the 2003 edition, provides detailed descriptions of tertiary-level qualifications being offered in the higher education and training system in Jamaica, including how they are classified, interpreted and valued. The TQF is aligned to the qualifications reflected at the tertiary level in the National Qualifications Framework of Jamaica (NQF-J, 2017).
Institutional
Resources/Forms
In executing its functions, the UCJ has developed several guidelines and standards available for use by its stakeholders and in evaluating institutions and programmes.
Institutional
Resources/Forms
In executing its functions, the UCJ has developed several guidelines and standards available for use by its stakeholders and in evaluating institutions and programmes.
Guidelines include
Quality Assurance Agencies and Networks
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)
Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education (CANQATE)
Council for Higher Education Accreditation, USA (CHEA)
International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE)
Academic Quality Agency for New Zealand Universities (AQA)
Council for Private Education, Singapore (CPE)
Higher Education Evaluation Centre of the Ministry of Education, China (HEEC)
Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT)
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Dubai (KHDA)
Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)
National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education, Japan (NIAD-QE)
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, UK (QAA)
Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, Australia (TEQSA)
UK National Recognition Information Centre (UK NARIC)
The Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance
Québec: Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI)
Québec: Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI)
Universities Canada: List of Quality Assurance Agencies in Canada
National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA), Spain
High Council of Research Evaluation and Higher Education (HCERES), France
The National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET)
The Joint Board of Teacher Education (JBTE)
Pharmacy Council of Jamaica
Nursing Council of Jamaica
Dental Council of Jamaica
Medical Council of Jamaica
The Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine
The General Legal Council (GLC)
The Professional Engineers Registration Board (PERB)
Architects Registration Board (ARB)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)
Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education (CANQATE)
Council for Higher Education Accreditation, USA (CHEA)
International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE)
The National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET)
The Joint Board of Teacher Education (JBTE)
Pharmacy Council of Jamaica
Nursing Council of Jamaica
Dental Council of Jamaica
Medical Council of Jamaica
The Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine
The General Legal Council (GLC)
The Professional Engineers Registration Board (PERB)
Architects Registration Board (ARB)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica
Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT)
Antigua and Barbuda National Accreditation Board
Barbados Accreditation Council
Grenada National Accreditation Board
National Accreditation and Equivalency Council of The Bahamas (NAECOB)
National Accreditation Board (NAB) of the Commonwealth of Dominica
National Accreditation Council of Guyana
St. Kitts and Nevis Accreditation Board (SKNAB)
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)
