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APPENDIX 2

PROPOSED CRITERIA FOR SELECTION TO EXAMINING COMMITTEES

The Examining Committee comprises a Chief Examiner and two or more Assistant Chief Examiners for
each syllabus. Their role is to serve as content specialists who set question papers, prepare mark schemes,
supervise the marking of scripts and reporting of grades. These are highly confidential positions.

Persons wishing to be nominated for appointment to an Examining Committee should satisfy the following
criteria:

Chief Examiner

1. Possess a post graduate or equivalent professional qualification with a focus in the relevant
subject area OR undergraduate degree and at least 8 years experience.
2. Be a national of a Caribbean country, but may be working in the diaspora.
3. Must not be preparing candidates (either privately or in an institution) for examination in the
particular subject area.
4. Previous teaching/lecturing experience would be an asset.
5. Should be available for at least 4 days for a paper setting meeting each year.
6. Be able to participate in the annual Standardizing, Marking and grading activities which are held
during June to August and/or January.
7. Possess strong organizational, interpersonal, communication and report writing skills.

Assistant Chief Examiner

1. Possess an under graduate degree with a focus in the relevant subject area and at least three-
years experience as a practitioner in the relevant area. A professional qualification
2. Be a national of a Caribbean country, but may be working in the diaspora.
3. Must not be preparing candidates (either privately or in an institution) for examination in the
particular subject area.
4. Previous teaching/lecturing experience would be an asset.
5. Should be available for at least 4 days for a paper setting meeting each year.
6. Be able to participate in the annual Standardizing, Marking and grading activities which are held
during June to August and/or January.
7. Possess strong organizational, interpersonal, communication and report writing skills.

Technical Vocational Subjects:

1. Possess at least a level 4 CVQ in the area and/or under graduate degree with a focus in the
relevant subject area or at least three-years experience as a practitioner in the relevant area.
2. Industry practitioners should possess at least three-years experience as a practitioner in the
relevant area.

All other criterion remains the same.