To operate in Trinidad and Tobago, providers of post secondary and tertiary education must be registered in accordance with Chapter 39:06. Satisfying the requirements of the Criteria for Registration provides the assurance that registered institutions meet or exceed the minimum standards required for provision of quality education and training. Institutions that satisfy ACTT’s requirements for registration will be granted the status of a ‘registered institution’ and placed on a Register of Post Secondary and Tertiary Institutions maintained by the Ministry of Science, Technology & Tertiary Education.

Process for the registration of post secondary and tertiary level institutions/providers can be found in the document below: 

Guidelines for submitting an application for registration can be found in the document below:

Guidelines for submitting an application for registration

 Decisions on Registered Status

The Board of Directors of ACTT makes the final decision on the registration status of an institution, after considering the External Evaluators' Site Visit Report.  The Board can make one of six decisions based on the institution’s ability to satisfy all the criteria for registration.

Registration decisions are:

• registration for three (3) years
• registration for two (2) years
• registration for one (1) year
• provisional registration
• extension of candidacy status
• denial of registration