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▸ OUR MISSION To provide the region with: syllabuses of the highest quality; valid and reliable examinations and certificates of international repute for students of all ages, abilities and interests; services to educational institutions in the development of syllabuses, examinations and examinations’ administration, in the most cost-effective way. ▸ OUR VISION To assure the global human resource competitiveness of the Caribbean through the provision of quality assurance in education and comprehensive certification. 1 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2011 04 Introduction Chairman’s Statement Registrar’s Review Introduction 07 Structure of the Council Legal Status Membership Committees of the Council Subject Panels Examining Committees National Committees Administrative and Operational Centres INTELLECTUAL 41 Property 09 Certification CSEC – JANUARY CSEC – MAY/JUNE 31 Syllabus Development CAPE Activities CSEC 21 Outstanding CAPE CCSLC Performance CSEC CAPE 39 Capacity Building CARDI Teacher Training Workshops US Embassy/CXC National Award Item Writing for Outstanding Performance in CSEC Training of CSEC Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs The Eric Williams CAPE History Prize 26 Strategic Direction 40 Corporate Strategy Strategic Goals 2011 and Business Outcomes Development 30 New Technological Syllabuses and Past Papers Study Guides and Textbooks Applications Notesmaster.com HEART Trust MOU RosettaStone Pilot 30 Archives & Records Fundraising Management Intellectual Property Customers and Collaboration The Agreement Establishing the Council Services Development New CXC Headquarters Building 2 43 Stakeholder Relationship Management, Marketing and Public Relations Media Events Stakeholder Engagement Publications Public Relations Activities Social Media University Relations Press Releases and Statements Visual Arts Exhibition 53 Registrar’s Regional and International Engagements 49 VISUAL Arts EXHIBITION 56 Team CXC Staff Training and Development Farewell Promotions and Re-Assignments New Staff Employee Awards Retirees 61 Facts and Figures CAPE CSEC Committees of the Council SOCIAL Subject Panels 47 MEDIA Staff ANNUAL Report 2011 – published by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) © COPYRIGHT 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED • ISSN: 1562-0476 3 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) ▸ANNUAL REPORT 2011 CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT▸ ▸ As I reflect on the past None of this is possible without a stellar staff, staff willing year of CXC operations, to transform, to go the extra mile, to make a quantum it is with a sense of leap into the future. Team CXC has been tremendous in satisfaction that I extend embracing the changes that have been taking place within heartiest congratulations the organisation and to each of them I say a special thank to Registrar Dr Didacus you. The institution has served this region well since its Jules and Pro-Registrar establishment and is one about which we should be very Mr Glenroy Cumberbatch proud. Equally important is building in flexibility to allow the and their wonderful team organisation to adapt to changes, changes that are taking for another year of solid place very rapidly in the global education sector as learning accomplishments. The and teaching are transformed by technology, and more and Registrar has articulated more, institutions are required to be more service oriented. a vision for repositioning CXC in the education CXC is one of the shining examples of functional cooperation landscape in the region and in the Caribbean. It is a collaborative effort among our internationally, and the organisation has been marching to an Governments, through their Ministers and Permanent invigorated drum-beat that resonates throughout the region Secretaries; our many resource persons – markers, subject in classrooms, lecture rooms, board rooms and beyond. panellists; the amazing staff of CXC, at Headquarters in The Strategic Plan continues to guide the transformation of Barbados and at the Western Zone Office in Jamaica; and CXC into an ever more responsive entity that is also more the people of the Caribbean who have supported our entrepreneurial in its outlook. examinations for more than three decades. There has also been a very concerted thrust into I commend the report that follows to you. My warmest internationalisation, the latest buzzword. CXC’s curriculum congratulations to the Registrar, Pro-Registrar and staff for is rooted in the Caribbean but must also prepare students all that they have accomplished and I look forward to much for national and regional tertiary education systems that are more in the years to come. increasingly international in outlook as our global village shrinks through the use of new technologies and as people move across borders. Ensuring that the examinations and certification processes that we offer are of the highest quality and are acceptable internationally has therefore continued to E. Nigel Harris be a major focus for CXC. The Registrar and his team continue PROFESSOR E. NIGEL HARRIS to research the locations to which Caribbean students typically Chairman locate to explore articulation arrangements to ensure that our students are not disadvantaged with regard to entry into other academic institutions. Articulation arrangements are already in place with North American institutions to ensure that students receiving CXC certification can move seamlessly across continents to pursue higher education. Diversifying revenue streams has been a major strategic focus as the current economic climate in the Caribbean is predictably unpredictable. CXC has had to become more entrepreneurial in its outlook, as traditional revenue streams are simply not able to meet all our costs. There is a complex supporting structure to the certification process that must be maintained and consistently reviewed and renewed to ensure quality and relevance. To bolster income, CXC has developed a business model that allows for leveraging the organisation’s in-house intellectual assets to provide a variety of services to Governments and other stakeholders within the region. 4 REGISTRAR’S REVIEW▸ ▸ For the past three years we approved the submission of new legislative and governance have steadfastly sought to instruments to Participating Territories that will make accession to actualize the new vision for membership easier and faster. While these processes are underway, the Caribbean Examinations we are preparing internally by strengthening staff foreign language Council and as this 2011 capability in Dutch, Spanish and French using our Rosetta Stone Annual Report attests, we are licenses. beginning to see concrete manifestations. We are looking to the future with increased optimism. In mid October, construction work commenced on our new Headquarters building In a very tangible sense, 2011 and we want to record our deep appreciation to the Government was the year when we crossed of Barbados for delivering on this commitment. For 2012-2013 we the threshold to justifiably have established 3 main strategic objectives: call ourselves an IT-intelligent organization. There is now no department in CXC whose modus operandi has not been impacted by new technologies and different smarter ways of working. A major accomplishment has been the establishment of the free interactive learning portal – www.notesmaster.com – which will have tremendous strategic impacts on learning and teaching in the region in the coming period. Not only will it facilitate the emergence of the digital Caribbean classroom but, it will also be the platform for communities of learning and practice. The year 2012 will see the rollout of the next generation Notesmaster which will include the groups feature that will allow for the creation of virtual subject associations. Teachers of every subject across the entire region can join these communities of sharing and practice. The pace of engagements for the top leadership of CXC in 2011 Cross cutting emphases will be continued leveraging of ICT, providing was grueling as we sought to complete the circuit of visits to every customer driven products and services and achieving through people Participating Territory, meeting with Government leaders, Ministry (building capacity of staff, panel members and examiners). of Education officials, principals, teachers, students and parents. A demonstration of our commitment to this was our visit to Saba with Like the Chairman, I would like to express appreciation to the three students registered this year! The outreach to stakeholders management and staff of CXC for rising to the challenge of the vision. has been an important priority as we sought to listen to their views We have come a long way and there is much more to be done on this of CXC, their criticisms and suggestions. We have also leveraged journey, but the results of the work done to date and the positive Internet and computer technologies in this outreach through feedback from stakeholders gives us much encouragement. webinars and live streaming of student forums in Guyana, Grenada and Barbados. We have sought to promote a debate on rethinking education in the Caribbean at all levels and have succeeded in placing this on Didacus Jules the agenda of policy makers. A seminal issue of the Caribbean Examiner on this theme generated much discussion and has even DR DIDACUS JULES resulted in approaches from potential partners overseas such as the Registrar Illinois Institute of Technology. In the quest to take the discussion to the highest levels, we have done presentations to the Cabinet of Ministers