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How It Works
Once you have viewed our website, and our programme offering and decided that this is the programme for you, complete our application form and pay the application fee. Your application will be reviewed and processed. Upon successful review, you will be provided with an acceptance letter and a link to the tuition payment page to confirm your enrollment and receive your Student Portal login details.
Payment for the programme can be made either in full or in instalments via our website or bank deposit/ transfer.
After tuition payment, you will immediately have access to the courses and receive a welcome email with the Student’s Handbook Guide and the Student’s Learning Guide.
In the Student Portal, you will have access to your student orientation, student profile, the course content, assignments, other learning resources, assignment submission and tutor feedback area.
After you have completed your coursework, assignments and projects. We will apply to The Technical, Vocational Education & Training (TVET) for your assessment and certification. Your portfolio will be reviewed by the TVET, and you will be required to conduct a job simulation exercise as part of your assessment.
Following your successful assessment, you will be awarded a CVQ at the relevant competency level.
Every learner of IQ Caribbean Ltd. has the opportunity to attend a face-to-face graduation at the end of every year.
The programme is for a duration of 6-12 months with one year of optional internship or job placement.The internship may be paid or unpaid and is for the sole purpose of gaining valuable job experience.
Assessment Method
Assessment will be conducted through a combination of coursework, presentations, practical projects and job simulations.
You will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills to real-world scenarios, allowing you to demonstrate your understanding and creativity in solving real industry challenges.
To achieve the CVQ qualifications, your projects will be submitted to the TVET for review along with your job simulation exercise for final competency assessment and certification.
CARIBBEAN VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (CVQ)
What is the CVQ?
“The Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) is one of the systems used by the Ministry of Education through the Council for Technical and, Vocational, Education and Training (TVET) to certify persons in the skill areas in the CARICOM region.
The CVQ was approved by CARICOM to certify individuals with industry-approved qualifications that are more relevant to the world of work. It represents a set of competencies that define the core work practices required for an occupation. Further, it is proof that the individual who is awarded the certificate has demonstrated competence in the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes that are consistent with the levels within the occupation as detailed by the occupational standards for the specific job.
This is one fundamental difference between the CVQ and CSEC and requires a mindset different to what we are accustomed to in schools. The CVQ employs the Competency Based Education and Training (CBET) modality which requires more practice to develop mastery of the skill at the particular level. Consequently, the teachers, facilities and students need to be in tune with this system to achieve satisfactory results.
People in the industry have indicated that students who are CVQ-trained and certified perform better than their CSEC counterparts and generally hit the ground running when they enter the world of work. Teachers have also commented favourably on the performance of said students.
The CVQ improves the quality of the labour force by imbuing individuals with relevant skill sets to improve competence and confidence that make these individuals better able to compete in the global market.
A CVQ certificate is portable in that it allows the individual to travel and work anywhere in the CARICOM region and even further afield.
