CXC Fine-Tuning Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is in the process of fine-tuning its generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy.  

This was disclosed by CXC Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Wayne Wesley, in his address during the Council’s 2024 Top Awards Ceremony in St. Lucia on Thursday (December 5).  

Dr. Wesley reasoned that CXC wants greater success for more of its candidates, especially in the fundamental subject areas of Mathematics and English.  

“It is with these considerations in mind that we have been agile in our response to produce a generative AI Policy for the regional secondary education system. We are in the process of fine-tuning this policy by engaging multiple stakeholders in consultations across the region, and our Council will have the opportunity to interrogate how we plan to have this dynamic policy document adopted and effectively implemented across our schools,” he explained.  

CXC awarded 14 top-performing students in this year’s May/June sitting of Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) examinations. 

The students, who hail from Jamaica, Grenada, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago, each received a trophy and monetary award or prize from CXC and sponsors.  

Dr. Wesley pointed out that the top awardees are digital natives and can school stakeholders in the value and efficacy of artificial intelligence, because they are actively using it daily.  

“CXC’s intent, in developing this generative AI Policy, is to assist the entire regional secondary education system to catch up, to embed within their own institutional policy, in our learning administration delivery systems to make learning more exciting, learning more fun, learning more engaging and learning more fulfilling, and to radically improve the performance of the critical mass of students and our schools,” he added. 

The Registrar further noted that CXC’s position is that AI can be an integral tool for learning.  

“All our educators must master the use of this AI tool to achieve quantum leaps in the education and learning process, and this CXC Generative AI policy will provide guidelines and guard rails to make this happen,” Dr. Wesley maintained.  

He reasoned that governments across the region are the primary enablers and facilitators but will need the support of the entire Caribbean.  

“Support this AI technology push in our education system. Encourage our children and mentees to embrace AI as a tool to learn how to learn, and then apply this learning to drive intervention, innovation for growth and development of our economy and quality of life,” Dr. Wesley said.