Caribbean education leaders to meet for CXC Conference, Ministerial Forum on learning in digital age

Over 300 education stakeholders from across the Caribbean, including Ministers of Education, will gather in Jamaica later this month to discuss teaching, learning, and assessment in the digital age. The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and Jamaica’s Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information have partnered to facilitate this timely Regional Education Conference and Ministerial Forum between March 16 and 19, 2026 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Both CXC events, originally set for October 2025 on Jamaica’s north coast were disrupted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

CXC’s Director of Operations, Dr Nicole Manning is grateful for the sustained interest in the conference, which is designed to deepen regional collaboration on how best to navigate the prevailing digital environment for greater learning outcomes in the Caribbean. “CXC is facilitating this meeting of the finest minds in Caribbean education at a time when the region is seeking to scale efforts to equip in-school learners with electronic devices, adapt to generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and embrace electronic-assessment and teaching via online modalities, continued Dr Manning. In the meantime, Pro-Registrar and Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CXC, Dr Eduardo Ali who is spearheading the organising of the Ministerial Forum, also pointed to CXC’s ongoing work with regional employers to plan for future educational needs and skills for the region under its Skills and Employability Signaling System for CXC Qualifications Development. CXC will sign a landmark Partnership Engagement Agreement (PEA) with the Consortium of Caribbean employer groups at the Ministerial Forum.

“As global open education systems evolve, it is critical that we factor in the counsel and inputs of our employer stakeholders to effectively implement an integrated approach for the teaching and assessment of our learners in our digital environment”, the Pro-Registrar stated. The inaugural CXC Regional Education Conference and Ministerial Forum has been endorsed by, Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon who will be a keynote speaker during the four days of meetings. “Jamaica welcomes this timely conference by CXC with our fellow educators from across the region. The goals of this regional meeting are in alignment with Jamaica’s Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) education strategy, where the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) within the education system is a key pillar to achieve our national goals for world class education and training, and a technology enabled society”, the Minister related.

Among the featured speakers and presenters at the CXC Conference and Ministerial Forum will be Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Chairman of CXC and Deputy Chair of Council; Dr Marcia Potter; Dr Wayne Wesley, CXC Registrar; Professor Paloma Mohamed Martin, Vice Chancellor, University of Guyana (UG); Dr Luz Longsworth, Senior Corporate Director, Sandals Corporate University, and former Principal and Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies (UWI) Global Campus; Alison Drayton, Assistant Secretary General, Human and Social Development, Caribbean Community (CARICOM); and from the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Professor Peter Scott, President and CEO, along with members of his team.