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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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