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C A N Q AT E
:P r o m o t i n g Q u a l i t y A s s u r a n c e i n
Te r t i a r y E d u c at i o n
WHAT
IS
CANQATE ?
OBJECTIVES OF CANQATE
 Promote and assist in the implementation of best practices
in quality assurance (QA) in tertiary education
 Provide up-to-date information on QA issues for Caribbean
agencies/networks/tertiary institutions and organisations
 Ensure mutual recognition among QA agencies in the
Caribbean
 Support QA agencies in identifying funding to assist in
their activities
 Advocate for regional bodies in regional and international
fora
 Work with other professional bodies on matters of QA and
accreditation
 Support and advise CARICOM and other Caribbean
regional bodies on matters pertaining to a regional
framework for QA
 Develop a cadre of professionals in the field of QA
 Encourage and support research in the field of QA
 Network regionally and internationally with similar
organisations
The Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance in
Tertiary Education (CANQATE), established in 2004, is a
professional body established as a regional network of the
International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in
Higher Education (INQAAHE).
Its mandate is to “enable members to share information
about the maintenance, evaluation, accreditation and
improvement of higher education and to disseminate
good practices in the field of Quality Assurance”, and its
aims and objectives are compatible with the purposes of
INQAAHE.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
PRESIDENT
Dr Ruby S. Alleyne
VICE-PRESIDENT
Dr Angela Penny
TREASURER
Mr Hyram Forde
CONFERENCE 2014
11th Annual Conference and AGM
Theme: “Quality Assurance as a Regional Priority –
Partnering to Improve Educational Outcomes in the
Caribbean”
Date: November 12-14, 2014
SECRETARY
Ms Pamela Dottin
MEMBER
Mrs Sharon Alleyne
MEMBER
Mr Rock Bruno
Venue: The Radisson Fort George Hotel and Marina,
Belize City, Belize.
For further details visit :
http://canqate.org/NewsandEvents/NewsandEvents.aspx
MEMBER
Mr Curtis Floyd
MEMBERS
Members of CANQATE include:
 Antigua and Barbuda National Accreditation Board
 Barbados Accreditation Council
 National Accreditation Board of the Commonwealth of
Dominica
 Guyana National Accreditation Council
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Grenada National Accreditation Board
University Council of Jamaica
St Kitts and Nevis Accreditation Board
St Vincent and the Grenadines Accreditation Board
Suriname Accreditation Board (NOVA)
Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago
Membership open to institutions and individuals. Become a member today !
For further information visit:
http://www.canqate.org