RECOMMENDATIONS

RE-DEVELOPMENT PLAN

FOR

THE DOMINICA COLLEGE

For the Government of Dominica

& The OECS Tertiary Education Program

Consultants: Hilroy A. Thomas, Ed. D. & Donald C. Peters, Ph. D.

November 2000

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 4

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5

I. INTRODUCTION 8

1.1. Issues and Challenges............................................................. 8

1.2. The Name “The Dominica College”............................................ 9

1.3. Purpose of Consultation.......................................................... 9

1.4. Terms of Reference............................................................... 9

1.5. Methodology...................................................................... 10

1.6. Existing Colleges: History, Structure and Programmes........................ 11

1.6.1. Nursing School........................................................ 11

1.6.2. Dominica Teachers Training College............................... 11

1.6.3. Clifton Dupigny College............................................. 12

II. CRITICAL SITUATION ANALYSIS.............................................. 12

2.1. Possible Impacts of Proposed Organizational Change........................ 12

2.2. Dominica’s Capacity to Absorb the Re-Development of its College 13

2.3. Managements Capacity: Administrative, Operational and Procedural 13

III. RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................. 14

3.1. Background to Recommendations............................................... 14

3.2. Establishing the Transition...................................................... 15

3.2.1. The Management Team.............................................. 15

3.2.2. Institutional Self-study................................................ 16

3.3. Hiring of Consultants............................................................. 16

3.4. Organization Structure of the Dominica College.............................. 16

3.4.1. Proposed Governance Structure...................................... 16

3.4.2. Table of Organization................................................. 17

3.5. Legal Authority to Operate a College.......................................... 18

3.5.1. The Dominica College Act.......................................... 18

3.5.2. College Governance.................................................. 18

3.5.3. Structure of College Board........................................... 18

3.5.4. Terms of Reference and Guidelines................................. 19

3.5.5. Functions of the Board of Governors............................... 20

3.6. Systems and Operations.......................................................... 21

3.7. Programme and Course Development.......................................... 22

3.8. Academic Development and Expansion........................................ 23

3.9. Non-Academic Development and Expansion.................................. 24

3.10. Administrative Structure: Development and Expansion..................... 24

3.11. Teaching (Faculty): Development and Expansion........................... 25

3.12. Technical, Administrative, Clerical and Support Development............. 25

3.13. Custodial Staff Development................................................... 25

3.14. Physical Facilities Expansion................................................... 25

3.15. Existing Tertiary Institutions: Development................................. 25

3.15.1. Nursing School.......................................................... 26

3.15.2. Dominica Teachers Training College................................. 26

3.15.3. Clifton Dupigny College: Technical Studies Division................ 27

3.15.4. Clifton Dupigny College: Academic Studies Division................ 28

3.16. Financing, Budgeting and Financial Management............................. 28

3.16.1. Budget Development and Consolidation of Expenditure............ 29

3.16.2. Income Generation and Other Revenues.............................. 29

3.16.3. Financial Aid and Scholarships......................................... 30

3.17. Tuition Fees and Related Revenues............................................ 30

3.18. Role of Private Sector........................................................... 31

3.19. Staff Training in Management and Policy Development.................... 31

3.20. Monitoring and Quality Control............................................... 32

3.21. Human Resources Development: Policies and Procedures................... 32

3.21.1. Human Resource Development........................................ 32

3.21.2. Personnel Policy Development....................................... 33

3.22. Communications and Public Relations Plan Strategies and Policies 34

3.22.1. Goals.................................................................... 34

3.22.2. Policy................................................................... 35

3.23. Articulation and Association...................................................          </