THE Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and Macmillan Publishers Limited have signed a publishing contract for the publication and distribution of learning support material for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).
Under the terms and conditions of the agreement, CXC has granted Macmillan exclusive publishing rights, in respect of syllabuses and past examination question papers for all CAPE and CSEC subjects.
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| Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr. Didacus Jules, signing the publishing contract between CXC and Macmillan Publishers Limited. Looking on is Anderson Marshall, Director of Corporate Services, and Director of Regional Sales Macmillan Publishers, Daniel Wilson. |
During the signing at Alexandra Court, Britton’s Cross Road, Director of Corporate Services at CXC, Anderson Marshall, acknowledged that since the start of CXC in 1972, it has contributed significantly to education in the region.
However, he stated that CXC is not satisfied with the level of attainment, and will continue to advance strategies for improving performance.
“Among these are Notesmaster, which is a web base for teachers and students to assist in the preparing of exams. We also do teacher training and we have also developed study guides for the use of students.
“In addition, we are publishing past examination papers, and that is what the Macmillan contract is about,” he highlighted.
Marshall disclosed that Macmillan was selected for the publishing of the past papers as a result of a tender process, opened to both Caribbean and British publishers.
“The publication of the past papers booklets and schools reports by Macmillan increases student and teacher access to these important resource materials. We expect that if these resources are used appropriately, they will go a long way to improving the performance of students,” Marshall noted.
He added that one of the important dimensions in the distribution of this new series of past papers is the facility to access copies online through the introduction of the CXC store.
Director of Regional Sales at Macmillan Publishers, Daniel Wilson, said that his company is delighted to enter into this exciting partnership with CXC.
“Having formerly printed and distributed CXC past papers, Macmillan is very aware of the value of these resources to students and teachers throughout the Caribbean as they prepare for exams,” Wilson stated.
He further indicated that the collaboration will increase access to essential examination resources – print and digital – for students, parents, teachers and schools across the region.
“This is an opportunity to work with CXC to develop, in addition to the printed past papers, an e-mail channel for these resources, which is particularly exciting for us.
“Digital offers a flexibility that print cannot, and Macmillan, with this partnership, will deliver an outstanding digital platform to house CXC’s resources,” Wilson assured. (TL)Ą
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