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Honorary Membership was conferred by the Council of City & Guilds on Mr Hector Belle, Principal of the Samuel Jackman Prescott Polytechnic in Barbados, Mr Foster Dorsett, TVET Coordinator in the Ministry of Education in The Bahamas, Mr Leolyn Gordon, Director of Career Academy and Training, Assessment & Placement Services (TAPS) in Jamaica, Dr Ben Henry, Managing Director of the Customer Service Academy of Jamaica, Ms Estellita Renée, TVET Coordinator in the Ministry of Education in Saint Lucia, Mrs Shirley Wahler, Chief Education Officer of the Cayman Islands and Dr Beryl Webley, former Chief Verifier for City & Guilds in the Caribbean.
First awarded in 1892, Sir John Armitt, Chairman of the Council of City & Guilds and former Chairman of the UK Olympic Authority agreed that Honorary Membership be conferred on these outstanding Caribbean educators and trainers.
City & Guilds offers a range of higher level qualifications such as Professional Recognition Awards which includes the City & Guilds Graduateship and Membership which has the equivalency level of undergraduate and master’s degrees respectively. City & Guilds also confers Fellowships, their highest award, which has academic standing of a doctorate.
Guy Hewitt, City & Guilds Regional Manager, commended the recipients for their dedication to learning, professional standards, and considerable contribution to education and training within the region.
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For more information, visit www.cityandguilds.com or contact:
City & Guilds Caribbean Office
Pine Lodge, 26 Pine Road
St Michael BARBADOS BB11113
Tel: +1 246 417 7080
Fax: +1 246 228 0803
Email: caribbean@cityandguilds.com
About City & Guilds
City & Guilds is a leading global vocational education organisation, delivering qualifications across a variety of sectors to meet the needs of today’s workplace, whilst helping individuals develop their talents and abilities for future career progression.
Approximately 2 million people are currently working towards a City & Guilds qualification, both in the UK and internationally.
The City & Guilds Group comprises: the Institute of Leadership & Management (management and leadership qualifications), City & Guilds Land Based Services (land based qualifications), the Centre for Skills Development (CSD is a not for profit research and development body that works to improve the policy and practice of vocational education and training worldwide) and Kineo (a leading global learning and technology company).
City & Guilds, unlike many other awarding bodies, is a charity and any surplus made through its work is reinvested into education or used for student support programmes.