The Barbados Accreditation Council is the sole government agency with responsibility for assuring the quality and integrity of post-secondary or tertiary education and training in Barbados. Its mandate includes:

CARICOM Skills Qualification, that is Granting of Certificates of Recognition of CARICOM Skills Qualification in accordance with the provisions of the Caribbean Community (Movement of Skilled Nationals) Act, 2004 and related purposes  Registration - The goal of registration is to certify that a provider meets the requirements established by the Council to offer post-secondary/tertiary education and/or training programmes of study or courses in Barbados. 

Accreditation - As the quality assurance body for  tertiary education and training in Barbados, the council establishes guidelines ,procedures and standards for institutions seeking accredited status for particular programmes.