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CUP Fest Education Fairs goes online – Caribbean students, parents and educators will still be able to connect with schools from across the globe this upcoming Michaelmas term. CUP Fest, the region’s premier education fair, will offer dedicated platforms and virtual events between September and November for students seeking to pursue college/universities studies abroad. CUP Fest International and CUP Fest Canada will offer interactive directories for students view and select schools to connect with. The Student Centre and participating institutions will also be hosting several themed webinars and school information sessions, which will be made available across many social media platforms.
The Student Centre Online - Over the past couple of months, The Student Centre’s Barbados office operations have transitioned fully to online servicing. Online servicing is no stranger to The Student Centre, given that its servicing to students outside of Barbados are primarily online. The decision to continue with online servicing is guided by developments locally as well as across the higher education sector in major study destinations where our students pursue studies. The Student Centre remains committed to ensuring the safety of its team, CUP members, and clients. Online servicing will continue until further notice.
Career Assessment well received – The Student Centre has launched and integrated a new career assessment service for clients. The career assessment will be offered as part of CUP Memberships to improve the college and university prep process for students. In keeping with the fundamental believe that higher education should career sense, the career assessment is seen as critical to assisting students get better centered when it comes to deciding on a career study path. The career assessment tool has been met with great feedback with many indicating that it helped them to better decide on their study plans.
COVID-19 and University Webinar Series – The Student Centre launched a series of webinars as part of its outreach efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Webinars aim to keep students, parents and educators informed on college/university admissions due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. Webinars have been held in April and May with plans for more webinars in the coming months. For excerpts on previously held webinars and the upcoming schedule CLICK HERE
CXC and CAPE Exams Scheduled - The Caribbean Examination Council, after receiving a clear directive from the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) on May 8th 2020, have proceeded to schedule all regional examinations. Based on the timetables, which are available on CXC’s official website (www.cxc.org), exams will be held between July and August with results expected by the first week of September.
Further Cancellation of SAT Exams - Following the cancellation of SAT exams worldwide for the month of May, CollegeBoard has also cancelled exams for the June cycle. This move is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which has affected countries all over the globe. Both SAT general and subject tests for March and May were moved to June 6th, 2020; however, due to public safety concerns, a further decision was made to cancel the exams for June. Plans are in place to schedule exams sittings in September in addition to already scheduled exams in August, October, November, and December. Registration for these exams are scheduled to commence in May.
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