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Public Relations and Stakeholder Relationship Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Belmont Secondary School Tours CXC® HQ In January 2020, Dr Wesley continued the high level
In January, seventeen form five students from the Belmont stakeholder consultations with engagements in the British
Secondary School in Trinidad and Tobago, received an inside Virgin Islands followed by Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts &
glimpse of the workings of the Caribbean Examinations Council Nevis (for the 5th Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern
(CXC®). The students, who ranged in age between 16 and 18, Caribbean States Council of Ministers), and a meeting via
were on a tour of various institutions, based in Barbados, to Zoom technology with The Honourable Mrs Cora Richardson-
gain a greater appreciation and better working knowledge of Hodge, Minister of Education, Anguilla, Mrs Chanelle E. Petty
regional integration. Barrett, Permanent Secretary, and other representatives from
the Ministry of Education on 27 April 2020. At the start of the
This is the second such occasion in recent times that the consultations, Dr Wesley said: “CXC® is not an independent
school has brought a group of students to learn more about entity but a regional enterprise, which facilitates regional
CXC’s work. The students toured each department, speaking transformation within the education sector through teaching,
to representatives who explained the activities which learning and assessment through the infusion of digital
the department carries out and their strategic role in the technology, informed by research and development.”
organisation.
He added: “We all need to develop a collective understanding
of the issues and challenges facing the various territories in
order to put a plan in place that will advance how we deliver
education that is culturally relevant, is in line with the digital
transformation age, and how teaching and learning can
ensure that the region’s students receive the requisite skills to
compete globally.”

During the round of consultations, a range of topics were
discussed including: CXC’s transformational agenda, regional
integration, the regional and international recognition and
Belmont Secondary School Tours CXC® HQ acceptance of CXC’s qualifications; the acceptance of the
CPEA™; e-testing; School Based Assessment; matriculation and
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) continued its
the CXC® Learning Hub – CXC’s online platform which provides
round of stakeholder consultations across the CARICOM
a single, collaborative and engaging space where learners,
region in development of its Strategic Plan for 2021 to 2025.
educators, parents and employers can access multiple high-
The consultations, which started in October 2019 with chief
quality resources.
education officers, have generated valuable feedback
from stakeholder groups including ministers of education,
permanent secretaries, senior government officials, local
registrars, heads of higher education institutions, principals,
teachers, parents and students.

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