{"id":18025,"date":"2010-09-22T09:19:07","date_gmt":"2010-09-22T13:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=18025"},"modified":"2010-09-22T09:19:07","modified_gmt":"2010-09-22T13:19:07","slug":"welcome-news-to-implement-cpee-and-cape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/commentary\/welcome-news-to-implement-cpee-and-cape\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome news to implement CPEE and CAPE"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18026\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18026\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18026\" title=\"Saboroache\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Saboroache-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Saboroache-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Saboroache-75x113.jpg 75w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Saboroache.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Herbert Sabaroche<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The decision to implement the Caribbean Primary Exit Examination (CPEE) for our OECS students as a mandate to CXC by Education Ministers (to include Petter Saint Jean) in 2012 is welcome news.<\/p>\n<p>Concerned students, parents, teachers and other Dominicans who cherish the value of relevant and valid programs of education and training at the Dominica State College (DSC) also welcome too Prime Minister Skerrit\u2019s utterances that CXC\u2019s Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examination (CAPE), mandated and ratified in 1984, will be introduced in 2011 &#8211; although there is the urgent need for policy decision and a preparatory period of at least two (2) years.<\/p>\n<p>The OECS Ministers of Education (to include the then DFP Minister Rupert Sorhaindo) in October 1991 at the Fort Young Hotel in Dominica, ratified the recommended CPEE initiative as spelt out in the document \u2018Foundation for the Future: OECS Reform Strategy\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Fifteenth Strategy of that OECS Document recommended seven components (pages 78 &amp; 79) to improve the Quality of Primary Education. What the component, specific to CPEE, proposed are:<\/p>\n<p>1. The development of functional standards that primary schooling should achieve;<br \/>\n2. To\u00a0 develop measures that would assess the readiness of students to embark on courses of instruction;<br \/>\n3. To assess the progress and diagnose the problems during the instructional process;<br \/>\n4. To develop the functional standards for the entire sub- region (OECS);<br \/>\n5. Responsibility to develop and administer the tests and measures to assess these standards would be contracted to CXC.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Saint Jean must therefore urgently utilize the experiences of some of our Caribbean countries, the services of CXC and expertise locally and elsewhere, in the Operational Planning, Implementation and Evaluation\u00a0 Processes to guide the\u00a0 laying of a solid foundation for both CAPE (which he earlier proclaimed was not on his Agenda) and CPEE.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Saint Jean must also include in his education and training agenda the legislative framework required to replace the General Certificate Examination (GCE) A Levels with CAPE to provide regional and international competitive opportunities and significant transparency for the benefit of our future and less fortunate Caribbean Secondary Examination Certification (CSEC) students.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Saint Jean must further put on his agenda the adherence to Quality Assurance Procedures not only for CPEE and CAPE but also for the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) all of which are regional initiatives already in operation in some of our OECS or larger CARICOM Countries.<\/p>\n<p>The Government and People of Dominica can be assured that the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) will continue to recommend policy direction that is appropriate, relevant, valid and reliable for the different levels, to include the proposed pre-primary Stage (3-5 years) of our education and training system.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Herbert Sabaroche is a former Minister of Education\u00a0 &amp; OECS Education &amp; Training Coordinator\/Education &amp; Training Consultant<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The decision to implement the Caribbean Primary Exit Examination (CPEE) for our OECS students as a mandate to CXC by Education Ministers (to include Petter Saint Jean) in 2012 is welcome news. 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