BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC—The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced plans to meet with the Ministers of Education across the region to discuss concerns about suspending the syllabus for four technical subjects.
The CXC, recognizing the public’s interest and concern, has assured that the public will be promptly updated on the outcome of the meeting, scheduled for June 4 .
Commenting on this development, Jamaica’s education minister Fayval Williams said officials in the country have constantly reiterated the importance of continuing to certify the subjects.
“Jamaica’s education minister Fayval Williams, in response to the concerns raised by our principals and other concerned Jamaicans, has taken a firm stance. She will be meeting with CXC, along with other regional education ministers, to address concerns with respect to the discontinuance or suspension policy. CXC also indicated that it would like to address critical matters relating to the administration and the release of results for the May and June 2024 exams,” said Williams during a press briefing on Wednesday.
“I would also like to note that other colleague education ministers are very concerned about this discontinuance decision across the Caribbean. And as a body, we have decided to take the matter to the Council for Human and Social Development. This CARICOM committee seeks to promote and develop coordinated policies and programs,” she said.
CXC recently announced that it will no longer award certification for Green Engineering, Agricultural Science (double award), Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering due to low enrolment.
However, according to Williams, countries across the region should decide whether the CXC should continue to offer certification for the subjects in question.
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