ATLIB

Connecting Higher Education Institutions In Belize
Promoting Sportsmanship and Friendly Competition
Building the Capacities of Member Institutions In Belize

The Association of Tertiary Level Institutions in Belize (ATLIB) has as one of its main goals the promotion and development of member tertiary level educational institutions as strong partners in the development of Belize in collaboration with other public and private sector partners. To achieve this mandate the association is committed to providing guidelines and policies for member institutions to ensure minimum standards of quality for member programs and degrees. The association also seeks to foster the integration of sports as a method of friendly competition and interaction amongst its members. Finally the association also provides a common method for entry to member institutions through the management and deployment of a robust and reliable exam instrument. These form the basis of an association that is committed to providing its members and Belize with the necessary framework to ensure quality, relevance and sustainability of tertiary level institutions and academic programs.

Vision Statement

To be Belize’s leading authority on matters of higher education, whose member institutions collaborate to develop policies and promote research, accreditation, articulation, and faculty, staff and student development.

Mission Statement

Through close cooperation and networking among higher education institutions and in collaboration with the Government of Belize and other relevant stakeholders, the Association of Tertiary Level Institutions in Belize (ATLIB) exists to promote, advocate for and actively participate in the continuous development of a relevant, sustainable and quality higher education system that will improve the quality of life of Belizeans.

Our Values

Professionalism - Competence, High Ethical Standards
Academic Excellence - Quality
Collaboration - Participatory, Mutual Respect for and among Stakeholders, Cooperation with stakeholders.
Good governance – Accountability, Transparency, Evidenced–based decision making.

Institutions

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ATLIB Executive Structure 2020-2021

Chair

Mr. Hugo Gonzalez

CEMJC

MANDATE

Capacity Building

As a assosiation, ATLIB is tasked with providing its members with effective capacity building opportunities to improve institutional strength by providing specific training to member institutions and their staff. This includes but is not limited to training relating to improving capacity in management, education, teaching and learning. It is believed that through these strengthening measures ATLIB can serve as a platform to normalize and maintain acceptable levels of standards and experiences for students across all its member institutions.

Sports

ATLIB also be lives in a holistic approach to education and provides avenues and sporting events for students to participate and engage in friendly competitions amongst its member institutions. These efforts serve to develop and promote important skills like sportsmanship and collaboration amongst students which are essential to making them effective members of society.

Examination

ATLIB is also an assessment entity that administers a national placement examination for tertiary instutions in Belize. This examination is administered to thousands of prospective junior college students annually. It serves as a method to assess skill level and determine basic competencies amongst the prospective students.

Member Institutions

Members of ATLIB coordinate and collaborate within a synchronized and integrated agenda to share resources and capacity in order to effectively plan, deliver and evaluate academic programs within Belize. These members also compete together in friendly sporting competitions to ensure collegiality and promote the collaboration and sportsmanship amongst it members. All members are committed to the mission and vision of the association and are essential to accomplishing its mandate.