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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL  ANNUAL REPORT 2020




            Public Relations and Stakeholder Relationship Management






            Stakeholder Engagement






            CPEA™ Implementation Progresses in St Lucia and Turks &   ST LUCIA
            Caicos Islands                                      After several months of consultations with various stakeholder
            TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS (TCI)                        groups, the final phase of the CPEA™ implementation process
            In 2018, the Ministry of Education, Youth Culture and Library   - teacher training sessions - was held from 6 - 20 July 2020.
            Services in Turks and Caicos opted to discontinue the Grade   Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these sessions, which were
            Six Achievement  Test  (GSAT) and to replace  it with  the   previously scheduled to be conducted at the Ministry of
            Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment™ (CPEA™) by 2020.    Education, Innovation and Gender Relations’ Summer Institute
                                                                in St Lucia, were hosted online using the Zoom platform as well
            Sensitisation sessions were held with various stakeholder   as Google Classroom.
            groups such as Ministry officials, school administrators,
            students, parents and teachers in North Caicos, South Caicos,   The training was delivered to approximately 525 primary-level
            Providenciales and Grand Turk. Of note, lecturers and student   teachers using synchronous and asynchronous approaches.
            teachers  from  the  Turks  and  Caicos  Islands  Community   The teachers were split into two cohorts, with the first cohort
            College were also involved in the consultation process as the   consisting  of teachers  from Northern St Lucia, undertaking
            introduction of the CPEA™ would have an impact on teacher   training from 6 - 10 July.
            training which is conducted at the institution.
                                                                The second cohort, consisted of teachers from the Southern
            Teacher orientation sessions for primary level teachers were   section of the island who were also trained in the CPEA™
            conducted by officials from CXC’s Syllabus and Curriculum   methodology during the period 14 - 20 July.
            Development Division
                                                                CAPE® GREEN ENGINEERING Student Webinar
            Recently, the Ministry of Education and CXC® collaborated to   The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®), the Energy
            conduct online refresher training for teachers, from 21 - 25   Unit of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat
            September 2020. This  training was conducted  through the   and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy
            CXC® Learning Institute, using a blend of synchronous and   Efficiency (CCREEE) collaborated to further the principles of
            asynchronous methods.                               renewable energy and sustainable development through
                                                                future practitioners. The CARICOM entities hosted a two-part
                                                                webinar on 11 and 12 June 2020, highlighting key areas in
                                                                sustainable energy design, to support candidates preparing
                                                                for Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®)
                                                                Green Engineering examinations in July. The online sessions
                                                                featured regional lecturers and professionals, sharing insights
                                                                on content from the syllabus, in the context of current energy
                                                                trends and practical applications.








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