On Friday, 29 January 2021, the Caribbean Examinations Council\u00ae (CXC\u00ae) launched the organisation\u2019s Strategic Plan for 2021 \u2013 2025 at the Pegasus Hotel in Jamaica, to staff and specially invited guests, including former Governor General of Jamaica and former Chairman of CXC\u00ae, Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, now Chancellor of the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean, (UCC). The five-year plan entitled \u201cCommitted to our people \u2013 shaping our future\u201d, was ratified at the 53rd annual governance meeting of the CXC\u00ae Council (The Board), which was held virtually on 4 December 2020.<\/p>\n
At the launch event, Dr Wayne Wesley, Registrar and CEO and Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Chairman of CXC\u00ae Council, shared the strategic objectives of the plan and their significance. Stakeholder partners including: Dr Grace McLean, Permanent Secretary (Ag.), Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, who represented the Honourable Fayval Williams, Minister of Education, Youth and Information; Mr Dexroy Martin, Senior Negotiating Officer of the National Workers\u2019 Union of Jamaica and Mr Keone James of CXC\u00ae, representative of the Principal Staff Association of CXC\u00ae and the Barbados Workers\u2019 Union, also shared their perspectives and support for the Strategic Plan. The programme was rounded out with a motivational keynote address by Mrs Ethnie Miller Simpson, Chief Growth Officer & CEO of Zinergy International, who encouraged staff to \u201crise up and be extra\u201d in everything they do.<\/p>\n
Dr Wesley disclosed the vision for stakeholder engagement to those in attendance and viewing online, \u201cWe recognise that CXC\u00ae can no longer see itself as an individual entity but a part of a regional enterprise within which we must recognise and collaborate with those critical partners that are important for us in moving forward. Such collaboration will be executed within an inclusive, decision-making framework where we recognise that whatever we ought or want to achieve, such achievement can only be fully appreciated when we\u2019re all on the same page.\u201d<\/p>\n
The emerging regional enterprise will be Integrated \u2013 working collaboratively with all stakeholders, Flexible \u2013 being able to adjust to efficiently and effectively meet the needs of its stakeholders, Responsive \u2013 demonstrating the capacity to remain relevant and innovative, and Proactive \u2013 anticipating and actively addressing challenges.<\/p>\n
In his address, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles reflected, \u201cWe have been tested in 2020 and continue to be tested by the COVID-19 pandemic. We have learnt many important lessons from the perspective of strategy, flexibility and agility and those lessons have been taken to heart. But we have remained steadfast, and this strategic plan will take us into the future with even greater alacrity, while we maintain the dignity of this noble institution.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new strategic plan was developed to direct CXC\u2019s transformation for greater regional impact. The organisation\u2019s strategic management approach will ensure that the Council is repositioned as a digitally transformed enterprise providing quality, relevant and globally recognised educational services.<\/p>\n
Dr Grace McLean expressed in her address, \u201cThe Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is indeed pleased with the strategic direction that the Caribbean Examinations Council\u00ae has decided to take over the next four years. This is an important move by the regional examination body for secondary level exit examinations and complimentary services, as we seek to be more efficient and effective in the provision of these services.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the event, partnerships were also formalised with The University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica and the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) by way of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs). These MOUs will allow students with CXC\u00ae qualifications to receive transfer credits at tertiary institutions and between CXC\u00ae and the signing institutions, there will be cooperation on curriculum and assessment development, training and research. Professor Colin Gyles, Acting President of UTech, Jamaica and Dr Donna Powell-Wilson, Executive Director of the CCCJ were on hand at the event to sign the MOUs and deliver remarks.<\/p>\n
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