Entrepreneurship And Innovation:

Courses are packaged for our diverse clientele. Contact us today to learn about our bespoke training and wide range of education and training offerings in our course catalogue. A few offerings are listed below:

• Student Climate Change Competition.
• Corporate Entrepreneurial Management.
• E-Commerce & Entrepreneurship.
• Creativity & Innovation Management for Entrepreneurship.
• Entrepreneurial Finance.
• Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development.
• Youth Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Livelihoods.

Continuing And Professional Education:

In the pursuit of improving access to tertiary education, the BDU continuously seeks opportunities to develop Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) programmes and courses. Our CPE courses are tailored for:

• Professionals.
• Corporate Workforce Development.
• Individuals committed to Life-long Learning.

Here are some of the CPE courses developed in collaboration with partner institutions are offered through our online and hybrid learning methods:

• NGO Professional Management.
• Transformational Leadership in Developing States.
• State Owned Enterprises.
• Community Based Policing.
• Supervisory Management.
• Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting.
• Cybersecurity Workshops.

Undergraduate And Postgradaute Programmes:

In response to the call to develop, improve and evolve leadership, expertise and research output, the BDU has embarked on the development and improvement of several undergraduate and postgraduate programmes/courses.

These programmes/courses have undergone rigorous assessment and have been accredited to international standards. The BDU continuously seeks to forge strategic partnerships in creating new learning opportunities.

Undergraduate Programmes

Postgradaute Programmes

Local And International Partners:

In increasing access and becoming agile in leveraging global opportunities, the BDU has fostered and continues to forge relationships locally, regionally and internationally. We have enhanced competitive performance of each partnering entity, while increasing enrollments, contributing to research, and providing access to expertise, resources, knowledge and learning. We have brokered over 30 agreements, negotiated Copyright Licences and entered into numerous successful Partnership Agreements.

Regional Partners

International Partners

Consultancies:

Consultancy is a key tool used by the BDU in building relationships with internal and external partners. It further offers opportunities to transfer knowledge and learning. Our consultancy services include expert advice on technical issues, project management and the provision of customised business solutions.

Contact us to arrange consultancies with individual staff researchers or one of our research units, including the Social Welfare and Research Training Centre and the Hugh Shearer Labour Institute.

Some of our recent consultancies:

• RTI
• CPDC
• UNICEF ECA
• OECS
• CDB

The contract with Research Triangle Institute (RTI) funded by USAID, provided over 200 scholarships to students enrolled in the NGO Professional Management Programme (delivered online) at the UWI Open Campus.
 

In collaboration with the Caribbean Policy Development Centre, this European Union funded consultancy successfully met the objective of formulating and undertaking a professional Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Training Programme to be delivered online to NGO Personnel.

Under the UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Area (ECA) Programme Cooperation Agreement, a needs assessment will be/was done to inform the planning of academic programme/(s) and initiatives geared towards capacity building in child rights, safety and justice and promoting public awareness of same.