The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has said there has been a positive response to its regional engagement series with respect to the Standards and Guidelines for the Use of AI in Education Assessment stakeholder sessions.
In a release on October 13, the regional organisation said it met with over 300 educators, students, employers and other stakeholders in Guyana to discuss the standards and guidelines.
It said the sessions began in mid-September in Barbados, and were staged in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and the OECS. It said the engagement series will culminate with an online webinar on October 17.
CXC registrar and CEO Dr Wayne Wesley said the sessions are aimed at encouraging stakeholders in the regional education system to embrace the use of AI responsibly and ethically.
At a courtesy call on the new Guyanese education minister Sonia Parag and her senior leadership team during the stakeholder mission, Wesley provided an update on CXC’s ongoing transformational initiatives pertaining to artificial intelligence, as well as other innovations such as the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC) qualification, a modularised approach to learning aimed at increasing access to certification for out-of-school youth, part-time students, and adult learners.
He also pointed out CXC’s commitment to achieving alignment with the educational policy goals of the respective member states served by the regional examinations and assessment body.
“As we design and present our array of knowledge products to the market, we are grateful for the support of our regional policymakers.
“Foundational to the renewed mission of the council is to place greater focus on competency-based assessment and the use of its product innovation model to open more opportunities across the region, equipping our students with the knowledge and relevant skill competencies to matriculate into higher education and to obtain employment.”
CXC’s director of operations Dr Nicole Manning, who has been spearheading the initiative, expressed appreciation for the very positive response to the seminars across the broad spectrum of stakeholders served by CXC. She said the turnout and participation in the engagement sessions has been exemplary.
The release said there will be a newly inaugurated regional education conference in Jamaica between October 28-30, in collaboration with Jamaica’s Ministry of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, under the theme Navigating the Digital Age: Rethinking Teaching, Learning and Assessment. It said the event will be an important meeting of the minds for top Caribbean educators to discuss and agree on strategies to advance the regional education transformation agenda.
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