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Public Relations and Stakeholder Relationship Management

Stakeholder Engagement

CXC® hosts Summer Education Boot Camp US Embassy Education Fair supported by CXC®
As a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility and Outreach In October 2019, Corporate Communications Manager, Richard
programme, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) Rose attended the United States Embassy’s College Fair at the
hosted a Summer Boot Camp for students from the Upper Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, St Michael, Barbados. The
Room Community Church’s afterschool programme in event which attracted 100s of students, showcased American
Kingston, Jamaica from 12 – 23 August 2019. universities seeking to attract students from the Caribbean.

The programme was designed to expose and equip students The event was as an opportunity to engage in discussions with
for emerging careers that are aligned to the CXC® New several universities about working in partnerships with CXC®
Generation offerings. Boys and girls between the ages of 13 to help students make a smooth transition when transferring
and 15, learned t also provided students with an opportunity with a CSEC® or CAPE® qualification to degree-granting
to be exposed to the fields of Animation and Digital Content institutions.
Development. These areas were specifically chosen as they
have been identified as skills required for emerging 21st CXC® is stepping up its campaign to formalise partnerships with
Century jobs. Additionally, these areas provide opportunities institutions, which attract Caribbean students by establishing
for monetizing assets/products developed resulting in Articulation Agreements.
potential entrepreneurial ventures for programme participants.
The students were taught how to create storyboards and fun College of Agriculture, Science and Education to Award
videos using flipbook and stop animation. Each participant Transfer Credits for CAPE® and CXC®-AD
was awarded a certificate of completion, and in an unexpected The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) and the College
gesture from the CXC®, they were each presented with the of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Jamaica,
tablets to keep, which they had used during the camp. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which grants
advanced standing to prospective students who present
Soft Skills Development for Students at the Ellerslie School, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE®)
Barbados certifications, the CXC® Associate Degree and/or relevant
In April, Marketing Manager, Andrea Austin, conducted a CAPE Units, when enrolling at the College.
seminar on “Time Management” at The Ellerslie School in
Barbados. A mixture of students in the school’s first and second CASE provides instruction primarily in the fields of agriculture,
cohorts of sixth form students received tips and pointers on science, technology, education, business, hospitality, tourism
scheduling, studying and balancing extracurricular activities, and social work. CXC® seeks to offer learners increased
as they prepare for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency access to higher education opportunities across the globe,
Examination (CAPE®). As part of their examination preparation, through agreements such as this which recognise the merit of
the Marketing Manager also shared information on CXC’s CXC® certifications.
support resources such as past papers and study guides.

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