Higher 91¸£ÀûÉç in St. Kitts and Nevis is provided mainly by the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College and the University of the West Indies Open Campus. The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) is the premier learning institution in the Federation, offering courses leading to certificates, diplomas and associate degrees in the various Divisions of the College: Arts and General Studies, Teacher 91¸£ÀûÉç, Health Sciences, Technical and Vocational 91¸£ÀûÉç, and Management Studies, which includes the Hospitality Training Centre. The CFBC also has arrangements with institutions such as the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), where credits obtained at the CFBC are transferred into Bachelor‘s degree programmes. A Master‘s degree programme offered by the UWI is also taught at the CFBC.
Further 91¸£ÀûÉç
Further 91¸£ÀûÉç covers education and training which occurs after secondary level schooling but which is not part of the formal higher education system. Providers of Further and Adult 91¸£ÀûÉç and Training include:
- Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College – Division of Adult and Continuing 91¸£ÀûÉç
- Advanced Vocational 91¸£ÀûÉç Centre (AVEC)
- National Youth Skills
Post secondary education in St. Kitts and Nevis refers to programmes offered to school leavers and working adults, generally, as distinct from programmes offered in the four main Divisions at the CFB College. In the St. Kitts and Nevis context, CFBC is regarded as a tertiary level institution; although some of the programmes offered in the Technical and Vocational 91¸£ÀûÉç Division may be classified as post secondary. Post secondary education enables school leavers to take additional courses and/or re-sit courses at CAPE and CSEC that they would not have attained at secondary school. Such opportunities are typically offered at the CFBC Adult and Continuing 91¸£ÀûÉç Division and the through the 91¸£ÀûÉç‘s Adult 91¸£ÀûÉç Programme in Nevis. The more established post secondary education opportunities, however, focus on Technical and Vocational 91¸£ÀûÉç and Training (TVET) and enable learners to develop skills and competencies for the world of work in various occupational areas. Such programmes are offered at the Advanced Vocational 91¸£ÀûÉç Centre (AVEC) and through the National Skills Training Programme, as well as, selected courses at the CFBC Division of Technical and Vocational 91¸£ÀûÉç and Management Studies.
National Framework of Qualifications
Certification in the Further and Higher 91¸£ÀûÉç and Training Sector is usually in alignment with the National Qualifications Framework.