NAC publishes list of registered institutions

Apr 12, 2018 News

For the guidance of the public, the National Accreditation Council of Guyana [NAC] has made known, by way of advertisement, a list of accredited institutions and the programmes they offer. The institutions, both tertiary and post-secondary, are those that have registered and have, by extension, been accredited with the NAC.
Established by an Act of Parliament [Act number 12 of 2004], the NAC is the principal body in Guyana for conducting and advising on the accreditation and recognition of educational and training institutions, providers, programmes and awards, whether foreign or national, and for the promotion of the quality and standards of education and training in Guyana.
The institution is one that offers several quality assurance services to the institutions it registers. These include: registration of institutions within and outside of Guyana which offer courses in Guyana, accreditation of programmes, advice on the recognition of foreign institutions of education and training and their awards, and to determine equivalency of programmes and qualifications in accordance with the framework established for the Caribbean Community.
Once an institution is registered with the NAC, which is governed by a Board of Directors, complaints by students undertaking their programmes could be lodged with the expectation that these will be thoroughly investigated and resolved.
Among the registered programmes are the American University of Peace Studies Inc., offering a Diploma in General Psychology and a Degree in Psychology; the American International School of Medicine, offering Pre Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine programmes; the Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School, offering the Ab-Initio Training and Modular programmes; Alexander American University, offering Pre-Medical Sciences and Doctor of Medicine programmes; Guyana Training College for International Skills, offering programmes including: certified caregiver/personal support worker, care for the elderly and care for children; the Government Technical Institute, offering certificate, diploma and competency based programmes; Greenheart Medical University, offering premedical sciences and doctor of medicine programmes and Lincoln American University Inc., offering premedical sciences and doctor of medicine programmes.
Also registered with NAC is Nations Incorporated, which offers a gamut of programmes including: the Association of Business Executive [ABE] – Business Management, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management and Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management; the University of London Bachelor of Law [LLB]; the Master of Business Administration of the Australian Institute of Business [AIB]; the Certificate in Educational Leadership [Cambridge University]; Master of Business Administration [University of Bedfordshire]; Occupational Safety and Health [OSHA] – 10-hour General Industry and 30-hour General Industry Project Management Institute – Project Management Professional Certificate [PMP]; Project Management Institute – Certificate Associate in Project Management [CAPM]; University of Bedfordshire – Business Administration (Top-up) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants [ACCA].
NAC has also certified the New Guyana School offering: Project Management Institute Project Management Professional Certificate and Project Management Institute Certificate Associate in Project Management; the Rajiv Ghandi University of Science and Technology, offering Pre Medical Sciences and Doctor of Medicine; the University of Emergency Care, offering Certificate in Emergency Medical Technician, and the University of the Southern Caribbean, offering Bachelor of Science in: Behavioural Science, Psychology, Elementary Education Language Arts and Bachelor of Business Administration in Management.
The Texila American University is also listed among the institutions registered with NAC offering some 15 courses including the Bachelor of Science of: Nursing, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Medicine, Pharmacy, Information Technology; Bachelor of Public Health, Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Public Health, Master of Nursing, Master of Science in Information Technology, Master of Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy in Management, Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health, Doctor in Information Technology and the Bachelors of Science in Nursing [BSN] as Work Integrated Learning Programmes [WILP].

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