Education
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Caribbean Public Health Day: from Awareness to Action – Public Health Matters
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 3 July 2024 – Caribbean Public Health Day (CPHD) is celebrated annually on 2 July to raise awareness about public health’s vital role in the lives of Caribbean people and to highlight the work of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). This day coincides with the anniversary of CARPHA, the Region’s sole public health…
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CARICOM Youth Leaders to Implement Climate Change Mitigation Projects Following Successful Training Initiative
CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) and regional youth leaders spent four engaging days (23-26 April) at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, where they built their capacity to effect change on climate change and health issues. As part of the Pan American Health Organisation’s (PAHO) Climate Change and Health Project (CCH), young leaders across the Region are receiving education, funding, and…
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Regional Policy Being Developed to address Migration Priorities, Challenges and Opportunities
Friday, 1 September 2023 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): Developing a “Regional Approach” to migration was the focus of a two-day workshop (24-25 August 2023) facilitated by CARICOM in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Bridgetown, Barbados. Regional stakeholders, including representatives from CARICOM Implementing Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), CARICOM Standing Committee of Chiefs of Immigration…
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The Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) at 50
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is a regional institution that is geared at developing the human capital of the Caribbean people. It provides: 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…
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THE CARICOM QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK: A MODEL FOR ENABLING REGIONAL SEAMLESS HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
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CARICOM-Japan partnership supporting improvements to teaching profession
Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – The Government of Japan is supporting Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with harmonising national teaching standards with those articulated in the CARICOM Standards for Teachers, Educational Leaders, and Teacher Educators. More than 150 stakeholders participated in three, one-day orientation workshops for the Development of National Standards for the Teaching Profession…
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Regional education recovery strategy underway
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – With the interruptions of conventional schooling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and concerns about learning loss, a multi-partnership is underway to establish a Model Learning Recovery and Improvement Strategy for Caribbean Schools. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)coordinated a validation workshop on…
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Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) Statement on the 2021 Regional Examinations
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) is cognisant of the many challenges across the region at this time including the debilitating impact of COVID-19 on all areas of society, and all stakeholders operating within the education sector, coupled with the explosive volcanic activity on La Soufrière in St Vincent and the Grenadines. CXC® stands in solidarity with our…
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READINESS FOR ACTION THE BASELINE AND SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS REPORT FOR PHASE I OF THE CARICOM HRD 2030 STRATEGY
The Baseline Report (BR) is intended to be used as a guide for policy dialogue on the development of regional targets for the CARICOM Human Resource Development 2030 Strategy (C-HRD 2030 S), as well as the actions that are required to achieve them. The report provides a snapshot of the region’s readiness to report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for…
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Framework for Reopening of Schools in the Caribbean
The CARICOM Secretariat’s Education Programme ensures inclusive, equitable, quality education and promotes lifelong learning opportunities for the Region. As part of this responsibility, the Programme has developed a Human Resource Development 2030 Strategy, which is currently being implemented. · The CARICOM Education Programme, in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), has…
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