Finding the right Ministry department

Who does what

1. Curriculum and Assessment Section: manages the national curriculum.
2. Education Technical Management Unit: manages special projects and programmes.
3. Examinations Section: oversees examinations, assessments and evaluating student progress.
4. Higher Education Development Unit: works with three Barbadian colleges to strengthen their systems.
5. Information Technology and Quality Assurance Unit: oversees the Education Sector Enhancement Programme, known as EduTech.
6. Media Resource Department: provides educational media resources and training.
7. Nursery and Primary Education Unit: supports quality leadership of nursery and primary education.
8. Planning, Research and International Relations Unit: planning, data and statistics, policy briefs, and planning, running and evaluating education projects.
9. School Meals Office: oversees the school feeding programme.
10. Secondary Education Section: oversees the supervision, management and delivery of the curriculum in all secondary schools.
11. Student Revolving Loan Fund: gives loans to eligible students to study in areas of national priority.
12. Student Support Services Section: works with parents, teachers and guidance counsellors on students’ social, emotional, behavioural and intellectual needs.
13. Tertiary Unit: coordinates tertiary scholarships, bursaries, awards and grants.