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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2019

People

Learning and Development

STAFF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT As of 30 September 2019, there were two approved requests
Staff learning and development continues to be pivotal to for funding for employee initiated programmes. These were:
ensuring human performance improvement throughout • Partial funding towards attendance at the American
the organisation and as such is linked to the organisational Educational Research Association (AERA) conference;
strategic priorities of the Caribbean Examinations Council • Full funding towards the Association of Chartered Certified
(CXC®). Accountants (ACCA) Financial Management Course.

The main focus areas of learning and development initiatives Key activities for the year included:
at CXC are: • The Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Innovations
1. Current job performance improvement – job-related in Testing annual conference which was attended by
developmental areas as identified by the employee Rodney Payne and Alton McPherson
assessments and developmental plans. • The American Educational Research Association (AERA)
annual conference which was attended by Keisha Laurie
2. Organisational capacity – associated with the and James Young
implementation of new software and our focus on • The American Society for Quality (ASQ) World conference
continuous improvement. on Quality and Improvement which was attended by
Angela Lowe
3. Professional development – to ensure that staff gain new • The Institute of International Education (IIE) Summit which
knowledge and remain updated about developments in was attended by Sharon Armstrong-Mullah
their areas of expertise. • Introduction to Adobe Animate course at the American
Graphics Institute which was attended by Matthew Tull
4. Educational programmes/Personal benefits – individually and Christopher Bannister
initiated development goals of staff. • The Administrative Professionals Conference (APC) which
was attended by Amril Gittens

The table below illustrates the investment in human capital development for the year up to 30 September 2019.
SUMMARY OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE AT HEADQUARTERS
AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2019
Category ($)
Job Specific 50,349.92
Corporate Learning & Organisational Development 60,058.87
Professional Development (conferences, professional certification) 71,872.23
Personal Benefits 11,353.75
Total $193,634.77

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