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The University of Technology (UTech) has applied to the University Council of Jamaica for Institutional Accreditation to cover all its courses of study.
Approval would mean that UTech would no longer have to seek accreditation for individual courses of study being offered to its students.
In response to concerns raised by students, UTech President Professor Stephen Vasciannie said it is expected that in coming months the University Council team will conduct visits to examine whether the university has been carrying out its mandate.
While some courses of study have been accredited, Professor Vasciannie said application has not yet been made for others.
Meanwhile, regarding tuition costs, the UTech president said except for two courses of study, there has been no change to fees this year.
He said those attracting modest increases were Technical and Vocational Education as well as Hotel Management.
Professor Vasciannie explained that in the case of Hotel Management the students do a lot of practical work in food preparation as well as related tasks and the cost of material has been steadily rising.
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