CXC, CAPE results to be released today

…as Council unveils new certification to recognise national programmes, emerging skills

As parents and students across the region await what can at times be an anxious moment, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is set to officially release the 2026 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) results today. In Guyana, the local results will be released at an event at the Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown in Kingston, Georgetown, at 13:00.
CXC on Monday announced that it is expanding its regional certification offerings with the introduction of two new product innovations, Hybrid Innovation and Proxy Innovation, designed to allow member states to develop and certify programmes tailored to their national priorities while gaining regional recognition and global acceptance. Introduced by CXC, Hybrid Innovation and Proxy Innovation are certification models designed to provide flexible pathways for recognising regional skills and national priorities. They work alongside “classical innovation,” which includes traditional examinations such as CSEC and CAPE, to better align education with economic needs. This was disclosed recently by CXC Registrar Dr Wayne Wesley, who explained how the Council is rolling out the new certification models to help more Caribbean people turn their skills into recognised qualifications. “CXC has developed what we call our Product Innovation Model, which now gives our standard classical products, which persons are used to—the CSEC, the CAPE, our associate degrees and diplomas – but now we have created two new additions to the services that we provide and that is Hybrid Innovation and Proxy Innovation. The Hybrid Innovation is simply combining products from CXC with products at the national level that are of importance to that particular country in awarding a particular qualification.”

Hybrid Innovation model
He explained that under its Hybrid Innovation model, member states can combine existing CXC qualifications, such as CSEC and CAPE, with specialised programmes tailored to their national priorities. “So countries and member states might develop a programme that will utilise our newly minted CTEC (Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate) qualification, or our CSEC or our CAPE, to be combined with specialised programmes that are unique to their country’s priorities. And we work together to certify the students in those areas. The other section, or the other Product Innovation Model that we have come up with, is that of the Proxy Innovation. This is where member states are now able to design their own programmes.”
This process will also allow CXC to quality-assure programmes developed by member states, enabling them to receive regional recognition while benefiting from the Council’s global standing. The Council says this will be supported by its Skills and Competency Framework, which identifies the key skills and competencies needed for modern economic development and employability. “In doing so, we have formulated that within five thematic areas and 15 sub-theme areas that will look at problem-solving, communication skills, critical thinking, and all those areas that are relevant for students to have now if they are going to be productive within our economy, the economies of the region.” “Now, as we do that, we will engage member states. For example, you heard member states speaking about the orange economy and what they want to achieve with the orange economy. There are certain areas of that economy, like design, craft, cultural skills and design skills that persons will display in our carnivals, in Crop Over in the case of Barbados.”
Similarly, drawing reference to Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago and the various festivals held across the region, he noted that several skills demonstrated through these events and activities can now be certified. “And we can do that through our Proxy Innovation, where we give them the seal of quality assurance that will say this programme meets the required standards at the level that is befitting of those skills and competencies, we have formulated within the framework I spoke to you about earlier. Once we do that, then persons can be assured that the qualification that they receive at the national level will now have regional recognition and global acceptance. So, our students are not limited to performing or applying their skills in the region, but globally as well. In that regard, we are also working with.”