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THE CARIBBEAN EXAMINER

EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR

he Caribbean Kemba Gordon
Examinations Council At the CXC® Staff Appreciation and Awards
Dinner in Barbados in December 2019, Ms Kemba
T(CXC®) Employee of
the Year is a prestigious Gordon, Accounts Clerk in the Finance and Office
Management Department, was recognised as the
award that is presented to Eastern Zone Office Employee of the Year.
the member of staff who goes In interacting with external stakeholders, Ms
above and beyond the call Gordon exhibits excellent communication and
of duty in their service to the customer service skills. She is analytical, shows
organisation. initiative, is focused on professional development
Consideration for and strives for excellence. Outside of here day-
Employee of the Year is to-day role, Kemba was also recognised for
her punctuality, participation in social activities,
based on overall annual encouragement of her colleagues and her overall
performance and is evaluated passion for contributing to the Council.
by the Awards panel based
on the following criteria: job
knowledge; productivity;
communication skills; problem- Norlette Leslie Yearde
solving skills; interpersonal Mrs Norlette Leslie Yearde, Manager, Syllabus
skills; judgement; initiative/ and Curriculum Development, is the Employee of
creativity; punctuality; The Year for the Western Zone Office in Jamaica.
attendance; attendance and The designation was awarded to her for her
exemplary contribution to advancing the Council’s
participation at social activities;
goals in 2018. During this period, Mrs Leslie Yearde
diplomacy; ability to sustain led the process for the comprehensive review
good morale; commitment, and of the Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level
the ability to satisfy customers Competence CCSLC® Programme.
and their contribution to CXC®. Furthermore, Mrs Leslie Yearde provided
The organisation has made consultancy services support for two projects
it a policy to recognise an undertaken by the Council while spearheading
Employee of the Year in each the process of mapping the Caribbean Advanced
office – Barbados and Jamaica Proficiency Examination CAPE® Syllabuses to
University Courses with the aim of developing
– as it values the efforts of its MOUs and/or Articulation Agreements with
team members and the vital tertiary institutions across the region. These acts,
role they play in the delivery of alongside performing a comprehensive revision of
the highest quality service and the Modern Languages Offerings earned Mrs Leslie
products to our stakeholders. Yearde the award.

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