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fees to be charged to centres, the organization would defer the application of a fee during the
initial stages since it may serve as a deterrent and the organization would not achieve its
objective of getting more out-of- school students certified.

38. The SEC was informed that with regard to stakeholder engagement, the CXC Strategic
Plan was widely circulated and discussed for a number of years. As a result, all stakeholders
were aware that the CXC would be moving to e-testing by 2020. The plan was also revised
with input from stakeholders, finalized and approved. The SEC heard that the CXC was
prepared to offer e-testing as the plan requires and that countries had the option to come on
board whenever they were comfortably ready to do so. Nonetheless, the CXC recognizes that
more engagement needs to be undertaken and is committed to working more closely with
stakeholders.

39. In relation to the increase in projected revenues, the sum of five hundred thousand
dollars ($500,000) was added on in 2017 because the CXC had not attained royalties from
some of its resources. The CXC has projected 2.7M for 2017 since the organization spent
2016 laying the groundwork for engaging in consultancies to offer certification for two
professional bodies.

40. In closing his responses to Dr McLean’s concerns, the Registrar reminded the SEC that
the CXC was not a group of persons in two offices but rather collectively the people of the
Caribbean. He urged members to submit their concerns to the CXC and asked that the
importance of the national committee reports to the work of the Council not be
underestimated.

41. Dr Eduardo Ali, CARICOM representative, gave thanks for the opportunity to be
engaged and contribute to the meeting. He referenced Professor Cobley’s comment with
respect to the Regional strategy for education and human resource development and pointed
out that one other matter the region should be concerned about was the issue of learning
outcomes in the curriculum which have been mapped in the CARICOM qualifications
framework. The SEC heard from Dr Ali that Levels 1 to 4 addressed the areas of focus for the
CXC in particular. The SEC also heard that other regions focused on CEBETA and the vital
importance of active learning to teach learning outcomes. Dr Ali stated that the CXC is a very
critical vehicle for the development of the region through education and will have a crucial
role to play in driving the philosophy which guides development in the region. He enquired
whether the Caribbean was taking an integrationist approach in the delivery of curriculum
or engaging in compartmentalization thus causing students to see and act in silos. Dr Ali
stated that siloism in education is being exacerbated within society in many facets and
creating problems for the workforce. He added that whatever the solution, it should be
guided by what is viewed as the future of work, not just the skill set but in creating an
integrationist culture in terms of how people engage in the workforce and the role that
education plays in terms of the planning and delivery of curriculum to address those issues.

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