The Registrar, Mr Glenroy Cumberbatch, delivers the way forward for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).

1. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Glenroy Cumberbatch, Registrar
FEBRUARY 2016

2. Landscape
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Universal primary and secondary education
Increased incidents of crime and violence
High unemployment amongst youth
Development and expansion of service economies

3. Background
Increased use of technology at home and school
Enhanced technological infrastructure in the
country, home and school
Policies and programmes to encourage greater use
of technology
Increased availability of educational material online
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4. CXC Intervention
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• Syllabuses, Study Guides, Subject Reports, Exemplars
• Notesmaster and Webinars
• Practice Tests
• Virtual Subject Associations
Learning
support
• CPEA
• CCSLC
• CSEC and CVQ
• CAPE and CXC Associate Degree
Subject
offerings
• Online Testing
• Pre-testing
• Online Practice Tests
• Online access to results and data
Assessment

5. CCSLC: A Foundation
Programme
• Oral and written communication skills
• Mathematical Literacy
• Scientific Literacy
• Social and Citizenship Skills
• Collaboration
• Critical Thinking
• Creativity
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6. CCSLC: Why do it?
• Prepares you for life – values and attitudes
• First level of certification
• Articulates well with CSEC
• Provides a good foundation for CVQ
• Internationally benchmarked – UKNARIC
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7. 6
SUPPORT PROCESSES
TARGET - Out of School
- In School
- Out of Region
- Diaspora
-Professionals
REQUIREMENTS
- Unique Identifier
- Online Registration
- Form of Identification
TOOLS Exams Processing System
- e-Authoring
- e-Testing
- e-Marking
- HUMAN RESOURCES
- FINANCE
- TECHNOLOGY
LARGER , CERTIFIED , GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE
WORKFORCE
PORTALS
ENCOURAGEMENT LEARNING SUPPORT
ONLINE LIVE TEST
ONLINE PRE -
TESTING
SOCIAL
MEDIA

8. Target
• Out-of school
• In school
• Out of Region
• Diaspora
• Professionals
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9. Requirements
• Unique Identifier
• Online Registration
• Form of Identification
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10. Tools
• Exams Processing System
–E-Authoring
–E-Testing
–E-Marking
–E-Certificates
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11. Portals
• Learning Support Resources
–Past Papers
–Study Guides
–Digital Toolkits
–Exemplars
–Subject Reports
–Syllabuses
–Webinars
–www.Notesmaster.com
–www.cxc-store.com
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12. Social Media
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Other Social Media Tools
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13. Support Services
• Human Resource
–Recruit, Retain, Reward
• Finance
–Timely and convenient payment
• Technology
–Fit for purpose, relaible
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14. Online Pre-Test
• Paper 01
• Paper 02
• Paper 03/2
• April 2016, items to be pre-tested online
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15. Online Live Test
• Online testing beginning 2017
–Paper 01 for all subjects
–January and May/June
• Online testing 2018
–Paper 01, 02, 03/2
–January and May/June
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16. Way Forward
• Engage all
participating
territories in
discussion
• Engage LRs
Q1 2016
• Present
findings to
SUBSEC
April 2016
• Revise plan
Q2 2016
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17. Way Forward
• Engage all
stakeholders
Q2 2016
• Present
plan to
SUBSEC
June 2016
• Roll out
final plan
Q4 2016
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18. Comments
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