What Does this Accreditation Mean?
Accreditation is an endorsement of the quality of an institution’s programmes and processes. It creates stakeholder confidence that the output of the institution is of sound quality as processes and measures are implemented and working towards producing the best.
The Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT) is an institutional accreditation awarding body whose endorsement is based on the degree to which an institution have met and exceeded their criteria and standards.
The Lok Jack GSB, having gone through this rigorous process of mission driven institution accreditation, is the proud recipient of the maximum seven (7) years accreditation awarded by ACTT. This reward has come after months of dedicated and committed work by the entire of the Lok Jack GSB family including all stakeholders.
The Lok Jack GSB is the fourth (4th) institution to receive ACTT Accreditation and the first (1st) School of Business to receive the award. This is a tremendous achievement for the school and the nation and augurs well for the business community in Trinidad and Tobago. This has been supported by the ACTT External Evaluators when they stated the employers have indicated that the Lok Jack GSB is producing the types of graduates that are needed in businesses.
What does this endorsement mean?
The endorsement of the institutional quality by ACTT means that stakeholders can be confident that the institution is employing the best quality resources in the most efficient way to assure the quality of our output. By meeting and exceeding the criteria and standards set by ACTT, the Lok Jack GSB has demonstrated its excellence in the following areas-:
- Mission and Purpose
- Governance and Administration
- Teaching and Learning
- Preparedness for Change
- Continuous Improvements
Stakeholders can therefore be assured that the programmes being developed, the business training offered and the research output generated by the school are relevant to the needs of specific sectors and industries since all the five (5) areas listed above work together to produce this desired output.The Lok Jack GSB now belongs to an elite group of schools who have volunteered to put themselves through the most rigorous test of quality and have been successful. We therefore now share an increased responsibility as a top ranked business school with great expectations by all stakeholders to continue being relevant, offering worthwhile programmes and transforming the business community and the society by transforming the lives of those with whom we are charged.
