Our Vision
“With a proud tradition of accessible quality education, we aim to exceed the expectations of our Students, Staff and other Stakeholders, as the premier tertiary educational institution in the Caribbean, in areas of Labour, Co-operative Studies and a dynamic range of other specialized training programmes.”
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to increase the capacity and consciousness of the Labour and Co-operative movements and to empower present and future working people, people based and professional institutions both locally and regionally. To do this we will:
• Provide the highest quality educational and research programmes for our students in a physically and intellectually supportive learning environment;
• Provide and enable a highly committed, qualified, dynamic and professional staff;
• Be proactive and innovative in meeting the needs of all our stakeholders in a continuously changing and competitive environment.
BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMMES
• BA Cooperative Studies
• BA Human Resources Management
• BA Labour Studies
• BSc OSHE Management
• BSc Project Management
• BSc Security Administration and Management
ASSOCIATE PROGRAMMES
• Associate of Arts Cooperative Studies
• Associate of Arts Human Resources Management
• ASc Environmental Management
• ASc OSHE Management
• ASc Project Management
• ASc Security Administration & Emergency Management
DIPLOMA COURSES
• Dip Emergency Management
• Dip Environmental Management
• Dip Human Resource Management
• Dip Industrial Relations Practice
• Dip Occupational Safety and Health
• Dip Project Management
• Dip Public Relations
CERTIFICATE COURSES
• Cert Credit Union Management
• Cert Emergency Management
• Cert Environmental Management
• Cert Human Resource Management
• Cert Industrial Relations
• Cert Marketing
• Cert Occupational Safety and Health
• Cert in Occupational Safety, Health and the Environment
• Cert Project Management
• Cert Public Relations
• Cert Security Administration and Management
SPECIAL PROGRAMMES
• Distance Learning Department
• Specialised Training
• 10-Saturday Introductory Courses
• Continuing Studies
• General Education
SPECIAL PROGRAMMES Distance Learning Department On the 27th April 2011 the Honourable Errol McLeod, Minister of Labour, Small and Micro Enterprise Development opened the Distance Learning Unit at the Cipriani College of Labour ad Co-operative Studies. The College decided to expand and integrate the ...
Cert Public Relations Although open to all who may have an interest in Public Relations and have the necessary qualifications, this programme is also aimed at those who have completed the College’s Introduction to Public Relations course, Public Relations Officers, Teachers, Police Officers, Prison ...
Cert Project Management Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies offers a one (1) year Certificate Programme in Project Management. CREDITS AND HOURS This Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health programme will consist of 18 credits over two semesters.
Cert in Occupational Safety, Health and the Environment This programe has been specially designed for trade union members at the request of the movement. The full-time programme incorporates elements of the Occupational Safety and Health programme with basic concepts in Environmental Science and wil...
Cert Occupational Safety and Health This one-year part-time Certificate programme is to develop participants’ knowledge in the field of Occupational Safety and Health, to provide an awareness of the legal ramifications with respect to Safety and Health issues and to provide practical guidance on the...
Cert Marketing This course aims at providing students with an understanding of marketing concepts, operations, practice and analytical skills. Once these areas are successfully completed, students should be able to recognize and confront marketing problems and seek solutions to deal with these probl...
Cert Industrial Relations This programme gives a broad introduction to Industrial Relations to members of Trade Unions and Associations. Students will be assessed during and at the end of the programme. Successful completion can be used as entrance qualification for the Certificate or Diploma Progra...
Cert Human Resource Management This one-year Certificate in Human Resource Management is open not only to persons who have five (5) C.X.C. subjects or its equivalent but also to those students who have successfully completed the ten (10) week Outreach Programme in Human Resources Management or Super...
Cert Environmental Management This one-year part-time programme is open to persons who have completed the CCLCS 10 Saturdays Introductory Course in Environmental Management or Occupational Safety and Health. CREDITS AND HOURS This Certificate in Environmental Management programme will consist of 18 ...
Cert Emergency Management This one-year Certificate programme in Emergency Management is open to persons who have completed the Introductory course in Crisis and Emergency Management and to other individuals who have had an appreciable amount of training and background experience in related fields. ...
Cert Credit Union Management This programme is intended to provide not only certification in credit union management to members of the credit union movement in Trinidad and Tobago but also training specific to the credit union industry as a whole. CREDITS AND HOURS • This Certificate in Credit Union...
Dip Public Relations The Diploma in Project Management is a two year programme. CREDITS AND HOURS This Diploma in Project Management programme will consist of 39 credits over two semesters General Education Courses 15 credits CIS 100 Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3 COM 201 Technical R...
Dip Project Management The Diploma in Project Management is a two-year programme. CREDITS AND HOURS This Diploma in Project Management programme will consist of 39 credits over two semesters General Education Courses 15 credits CIS 100 Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3 COM 201 Technical...
Dip Occupational Safety and Health This Diploma is aimed at those who have successfully completed the Certificate programme in Occupational Safety and Health and managerial and sub-managerial personnel responsible for the management of safety in organizations. Individuals in supervisory positions, w...
Dip Industrial Relations Practice The Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies has been offering programmes in Industrial Relations for workers, trade unions and other people based organizations for the last forty (40) years. As the only institution which has remained focused in the area o...
Dip Human Resource Management This programme is intended for those who have completed the Certificate in Human Resource Management or students who, in the opinion of the College, have training and/or experience equivalent to holders of the Certificate. CREDITS AND HOURS This Diploma in Human Resourc...
Dip Environmental Management Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies has been offering training in Environmental management since 1992. The College has moved from an Introductory course to a Certificate programme because of the demands of our students and the imperatives of the environmen...
Emergency Management The one-year Diploma in Emergency Management is geared towards persons who hold the Certificate in Emergency Management as well practitioners in the field who have received training in the discipline. This programme will build on knowledge gained at the certificate level and com...
ASc Security Administration & Emergency Management The programme will provide a substantial foundation for the legal, management, behavioural and policy issues affecting security in its broadest sense. Among the areas the programme addresses are: • Personnel Security • Information Technology • Inves...
ASc OSHE Management The degree provides a substantial foundation for the legal, management, behavioural and policy issues affecting Occupational Safety and Health in its broadest sense. The scope of the topics is wide ranging and will be covered in sufficient detail to provide a firm basis for futur...
ASc Environmental Management The programme will provide a substantial foundation for the legal, management, behavioural and policy issues affecting security in its broadest sense. Among the areas the programme addresses are: Personnel Security Information Technology Investigation Protection of propr...
Associate of Arts Human Resources Management The acquisition of human resources management skills will provide students with the requirements necessary to meet the challenges of the on-going process of capturing and optimizing the people’s talents and potential for greater productivity. The Associat...
Associate of Arts Cooperative Studies Co-operative Studies examines the values and principles of co-operatives and looks at the methods and processes by which co-operatives are organized. This programme is geared to the training and education of co-operative personnel, Directors, Committee Members, ...
BSc Security Administration and Management The Bachelor’s Degree in Security Administration and Management offers students a sound foundation in legal procedures, criminal evidence, crime investigation and security risks detection. The areas of concentration offered in the degree will also introduce...
BSc Project Management Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies (CCLCS) was the first institution in Trinidad and Tobago that offered tertiary level training in Project Management at the Diploma level. This Programme started in 1998 and the Associate of Science Degree in Project Managemen...
BSc OSHE Management After nineteen years of offering programmes in Occupational Safety and Health and Environmental Management, the Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies began offering the Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Safety, Health and the Environment in response to the n...
BA Labour Studies After forty (40) years of developing and offering programmes in Industrial Relations for workers, trade unions and other people-based organizations, the Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies, a community college, has taken a qualitative leap and has entered the arena o...
BA Human Resources Management Human Resource Management has been growing in importance globally, regionally, and in Trinidad and Tobago, over the recent past. The sourcing, training and management of one’s human resource is well known as a significant contributor to an organisation’s sustainability ...
BA Cooperative Studies In today’s society, co-operatives are becoming complex business entities with increasing demands from their members being placed on them. Members are demanding from their cooperatives that they satisfy a wide range of needs resulting in societies having an extremely diverse pr...