Page 86 - 2020 CXC Annual Report

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2020

People

Learning and Development

STAFF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT Key activities for the year included:
Staff learning and development continues to be pivotal to • Alton McPherson, Senior Manager - Examinations
ensuring human performance improvement throughout the
Development and Production Department (EDPD)
organisation and as such is linked to CXC’s organisational
gained a Certification in Transformational Leadership
strategic priorities.
Development, after completing a six-month programme
The main focus areas of learning and development initiatives with the Caribbean Center for Development Administration
at CXC® focus on: (CARICAD);Nicole Manning, Director of Operations,
Examination Services, Dianne Medford, Manager –
Current job performance improvement – job related
Examinations Administration and Security Division, Andre
developmental areas as identified by the employee
Blair, Senior Database Analyst – Information Technology
assessments and developmental plans.
Services, James Young, Manager, EDPD and Alton
Organisational capacity – associated with the implementation McPherson attended the Association of Test Publishers
of new software and our focus on continuous improvement. (ATP) Innovations in Testing annual conference;

Professional development – to ensure that staff gain new
• Balanced Scorecard training focused on development
knowledge and remain updated about developments in their
of the Strategic Plan 2021 – 2025. All staff had the
areas of expertise.
opportunity to provide inputs with a cross section of staff
Educational programmes/ Personal benefits – individually involved at various levels;
initiated development goals of staff.
• Nadine Bell-Morgan, Clerk/Typist, Examinations
It must be noted that as of 30 September 2020, there was
Administration and Security, completed a course in
only one approved request for funding for employee initiated
Effective Report Writing at the Management Institute for
programmes. The request is listed below:
National Development, Jamaica;
• Partial funding towards enrollment in a Masters of
Education in Teaching and Learning with Emerging
Technologies (Curriculum Quality);

The table below illustrates the investment in human capital development for the year up to 30 September 2020.
SUMMARY OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2020
Category BARBADOS JAMAICA TOTAL
Job Specific $65,468.25 $2,862.73 $68,330.98
Corporate Learning & Organisational Development $189,573.75 $4,672.62 $194,246.37
Professional Development (conferences, professional certification) $60,827.17 $4,872.62 $65,699.79
Personal Benefits 0.00 $4,670.00 $4,670.00
Total $315,869.17 $17,077.97 $332,947.14

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