Participants' Speak

Hear what some of our participants have to say

Our testimonials come from a diverse range of individuals and organisations, from business leaders and executives to managers and employees. We believe that these testimonials serve as a testament to the effectiveness of our programmes and the dedication of our faculty to providing high-quality education and training to our delegates.

Testimonials

What our graduates say

  • The IMBA programme format provided flexibility to further my business education while remaining on the job.  I was immediately able to utilize sharpened knowledge and skills in all business education disciplines to contribute more meaningfully to achieving my organization’s objectives.   Equally crucial, being able to maintain presence and visibility, played a key role in securing a position as a competitive candidate for career advancement in my organization. The award of the International Masters in Business Administration degree (distinction) from the CHSB/UWI provided further validation for immediate appointment to top-level management.  I embrace my new responsibilities with the confidence that I am equipped to manage in this challenging global environment.  This programme is extremely rigorous, requiring a high level of tenacity, responsibility, commitment and sacrifice; the pay-off, however, is absolutely worth it.
    Marilyn Gardiner-Usher
    Deputy Governor Operations - Central Banking Operations
  • The Cave Hill School of Business IMBA programme has reinforced the foundation of my business knowledge and has equipped me with new skills, courage and confidence, that I have been able to utilize immediately in my new career as a Training and Management Consultant at Customer Service Academy of Jamaica where I specialize in Strategic Change Management and Customer Service Training.

    The programme has a comfortable blend of qualitative and quantitative courses. The case studies and how they were facilitated were invaluable, as they gave insight into the boardrooms of real businesses, doing analysis and solving problems. The facilitators were world-class and they brought priceless real life experiences.

    The team approach employed added richness. We learned how to build consensus and understanding, and to contribute to each other’s experience and learning, fitting us to succeed in this global economy.

    I thoroughly enjoyed the competitive intensity, the exposure to the diversity of thoughts which resulted in a widening of my own perspective as a result of the interactions with fellow classmates and faculty.

    Thank you Cave Hill for giving me the opportunity to be an alumnus of this great institution and for all the memorable moments associated with our time together!

    Marlene Campbell
    Management Consultant/Trainer, Customer Service Academy of Jamaica
  • There are two aspects to consider when attempting to quantify what benefits I have derived from the EDM and now the EMBA. Before we consider this, however, I must state the fact that calculating what I have learned is really quite impossible since I’ve forgotten how little I knew. The two aspects are that of education and then education within the framework of the Cave Hill School of Business. First, education provides you with innumerable benefits; the ability to recognise what is happening within your organisation and country and to be equipped to positively effect change, the fact that you now know what the economists are talking about on BBC world, the capacity to be able to provide valuable input into your childrens’ university level projects, the fact that now your are more marketable, etc.

    I am absolutely positive that the EDM was the catalyst to a future lifetime of learning. Secondly, the aspect of being able to pursue education, together with peers, through a distinguished, experienced and hardworking organisation. I will always be grateful to those whose concept it was to provide excellent, affordable and easily accessible education and, of course, to those whose difficult job it is to implement the concept. The staff of the Cave Hill School of Business are efficient, approachable and determined to hold us responsible for achieving the required standards. The materials provided and facilitators chosen clearly indicate a commitment to the highest standards and it is always with a sense of anticipation that I open the next textbook or logon to the next course.

    Juliet Hines
    Director, Associated Engineering Services Ltd
  • The Executive Masters in Business Administration is an exceptional programme both in terms of the business knowledge it imparts and the personal strengths it helps to develop. It proved useful from the very outset, helping to develop analytical, report-writing and presentation skills. It helped me to better analyse business problems and the operating and legal environment of the company; thereby enabling better planning and monitoring. The programme provided exceptional tools and approaches to enhance my capabilities thus providing immense value to the enterprise.

    CHSB’s programmes are apposite; therefore, I highly recommend this EMBA for all managers and I would endorse others from my company for this or any other CHSB programme.

    Alvan Lennox Haynes
    Chief Executive Officer, Belize Water Services Limited
  • Actions speak louder than words, but it is nice to hear the words with the actions.

    “I have recommended three persons to your Executive Diploma Programme and they all are reaping the benefits of learning in a practical environment and honing their interpersonal skills. Keep the good work up!”

    Clearly Melanie is happy with what she got in the EDM, she is happy with what she is getting in the EMBA and is contributing to the happiness of others – you too can reap the benefits of developing your educational career with CHSB

    Melanie Haynes
    Participant, EMBA GM Cohort 24
  • My name is Miriam Cervantes Requena and I am a graduate of CHSB, Barbados . I am a member of Cohort 3 of the Executive Diploma in Management (EDM) programme. CHSB proved that they are indeed “a catalyst for business growth through the development of intellectual and human capital.” After being away from the classroom for so many years, CHSB and its team of professionals were able to help me refine and upgrade my skills; skills that I believed were dormant for too long, even non-existent.

    The programme contained an organized and rigid curriculum that had to be met at the end of one year. Amidst the hard work and dedication of the team members, the programme proved to be beneficial to each of us as individuals and even to our organizations that benefit from our skills. This programme helped me become a better person with stronger leadership qualities. I became better prepared to lead and motivate my staff, and prepare them for future upward mobility. CHSB through the EDM programme helped me achieve a level of success that I thought would never be possible, after so many years, in a modern competitive business world.

    I can safely say that I recommend the Executive Diploma in Management (EDM) programme from CHSB, to any who has been out of the classroom and feels the need to better hone their managerial skills. If the opportunity should become available, I would most definitely participate in other programmes that CHSB offers.

    Miriam Requena
    Administrator, Belize Social Security Board
  • The BSc. Hospitality and Tourism programme offers students an opportunity to pursue two years study at BCC within a tourism/ hospitality stream before progressing to UWI to do another two years which ultimately culminated in the award of the Bachelor’s degree. I felt that this gave a good opportunity to have a mixture of practical and academic grounding that would give me a good start professionally. Financially it was also not as prohibitive as other international options, but I ultimately came to realise that its financial attractiveness notwithstanding, the high quality of instruction was definitely not jeopardised.

    Having been fortunate enough to do graduate study as an international student at a global institution I know that UWI’s Times of London rating is no small feat as I’ve seen the impact such metrics have on a university’s attractiveness, particularly to international students. This has also given me the opportunity to juxtapose the two experiences. Though Cave Hill certainly has some areas for improvement in its facilities, resources and aspects surrounding student life, I find it to be highly competitive in the quality of tutelage.

    Lecturers within the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management showcased exceptional drive. Each lecturer I had the opportunity to interact with offered a genuine interest in extracting the best from their students. Some were naturally more rigid and stern than others, but they were all very adept and knowledgeable in their respective fields.

    On the other hand, the greatest benefit of the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management has been the extent to which it prepared me for future study.  One of the oft mentioned concerns about academia is that there is a lack of practical relevance and application. When I reflect on my time at Cave Hill, I cannot say that this holds true. By and large, the various courses were structured so that they properly blended the academics with our practical realities and were thought provoking. Consequently, I can distinctly recall the joys of being recognised by the department as the most outstanding student in the programme within my contingent.  

    Having been fixated on putting the degree to some practical use long before I had earned it, its fair to say my time at Cave Hill continues to serve me well. Ultimately, I have no hesitation in recommending studies within the department and by extension at Cave Hill.

    Kareem Yarde
    Barbados
  • As a St. Lucian student, I chose UWI because I believe that only a Caribbean institution can fully cater to the needs of Caribbean students. My desire to attend UWI became concrete when I received the UWI Open Scholarship to pursue an undergraduate degree in Accounting.

    My UWI experience was enhanced by the lecturers I consider to be UWI’s best asset. They incorporated their experiences into the classroom which made me look forward to classes. The office staff was also supportive; I would especially like to acknowledge Mrs. Neila Hinkson for providing excellent student support.

    One advantage of choosing a programme from the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management is that I was able to obtain exemptions from some ACCA papers and also financial savings as it relates to registration and exemption fees. Accounting students interested in going on to pursue their professional designation whether it be ACCA or CPA will find the UWI Cave Hill programmes advantageous.  Also, the advice and personal interaction with the Accounting lecturers helped in the performance of my duties as an Audit Assistant after graduation.

    In my final year, one event that kept me going was receiving a departmental award. My secret was trusting God, keeping connected to Him as He helped me to succeed in every course and every aspect of university.

    Allyer Montoute
    Saint Lucia

Marilyn Gardiner-Usher

Deputy Governor Operations - Central Banking Operations

The IMBA programme format provided flexibility to further my business education while remaining on the job.  I was immediately able to utilize sharpened knowledge and skills in all business education disciplines to contribute more meaningfully to achieving my organization’s objectives.   Equally crucial, being able to maintain presence and visibility, played a key role in securing a position as a competitive candidate for career advancement in my organization. The award of the International Masters in Business Administration degree (distinction) from the CHSB/UWI provided further validation for immediate appointment to top-level management.  I embrace my new responsibilities with the confidence that I am equipped to manage in this challenging global environment.  This programme is extremely rigorous, requiring a high level of tenacity, responsibility, commitment and sacrifice; the pay-off, however, is absolutely worth it.