The Tertiary Unit of the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training is charged with coordinating activities pertaining to scholarships, awards and grants that allow citizens to pursue tertiary level education locally, regionally and internationally.

Over time, Government has provided significant portions of its resources to funding post-secondary education with the aim of meeting the human resource needs of the country. This has been achieved through the provision of scholarships, the payment of fees for citizens at the University of the West Indies and the provision of training opportunities at the Barbados Community College, the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic and Erdiston Teachers Training College.