{"id":48,"date":"2019-04-11T14:33:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T18:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-education\/why-pursue-the-associate-degree-in-education\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T11:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:39:46","slug":"why-pursue-the-associate-degree-in-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-education\/eastern-caribbean-jbte\/why-pursue-the-associate-degree-in-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Pursue the Associate Degree in Education?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"contentpage-div\">\n<div class=\"page-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div id=\"main-content\" class=\"pagecontent bodytext\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">Why Pursue the Associate Degree in Education (ADE)?<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/Eastern-Caribbean-JBTE\/Images\/OOSCI-Photo.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Associate Degree in Education (ADE) is the<strong> <\/strong>premier initial teacher education programme for teachers in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Why should you choose the ADE?&nbsp; Here\u2019s why:<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\">There are several areas to choose from (e.g. Early Childhood Education; Primary Education; Secondary Education, with focus on teaching different subject areas; Technical and Vocational Education)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\">It is recognised by The UWI as the equivalent of Level 1 (Year 1) of the Bachelor in Education degree (students enter the B.Ed. at Level 2)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\">It is recognised by the Ministries of Education in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean (greater opportunities for employment)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\">It is accepted by other regional and international education institutions for entry to their degree programmes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<ul>\n<li>If you are in the Eastern Caribbean, you can pursue your studies right at home at your national college&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>&nbsp;The ADE provides a pathway for further higher education qualifications. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<br class=\"clear\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Pursue the Associate Degree in Education (ADE)? The Associate Degree in Education (ADE) is the premier initial teacher education programme for teachers in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.&nbsp; &nbsp; Why should you choose the ADE?&nbsp; Here\u2019s why: There are several areas to choose from (e.g. Early Childhood Education; Primary Education; Secondary Education, with focus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":483,"featured_media":0,"parent":40,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/JBTE-with-side-menu.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Why Pursue the Associate Degree in Education? - School of Education - The University of the West Indies at Cave Hill","description":"Why Pursue the Associate Degree in Education (ADE)? 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