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CSEC and CAPE Examinations cont’d: In the statement released by CXC, a proposal for exams to be held in July has been tabled. Additionally, changes in the format and the delivery of the exam in light of the COVID-19 outbreak are being proposed. The proposed changes have raised a number of questions and concerns from educators, students and parents. One of the concerns surrounds the availability of grades for persons with conditional offers from potential colleges and universities. This brings to question whether results, due to the format and delivery changes, will be available in time for students to meet stipulated admission deadlines. For full statement visit https://www.cxc.org/may-june-strategy-2020/
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Members of the Badminton Association at information session
College Athletic Prep and Badminton- The Student Centre and Carib Athletes met with students and parents of the Barbados Badminton Association last month to talk about preparing for college or university as a competitive athlete. Students were able to interact and learn about how to plan for life after secondary school. Representatives from The Student Centre and Carib Athletes were on hand to explain how college and university recruitment for athletes is conducted in major study destinations such as Canada and the USA.
UK resumes post-graduation work permit program- International students successfully completing undergraduate and graduate programs in the United Kingdom, will be eligible to apply for a 2yr post-graduation work permit. This policy change is set to implemented by the 2020-2021 academic year. More to come on this issue as it develops.
Prof. Sean Muller visiting with students at Queen’s Royal College -Trinidad
Cricket was at the forefront of the recently concluded educational tour by Murdoch University in the Caribbean region. Students, parents, educators and members of the cricket fraternity in Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago met with representatives from the Australian university to learn about opportunities available to study and play cricket.
Tales from Australia. Lisa Walkes, a Barbadian student currently attending Murdoch University in Perth Australia, took time during her summer break to speak to students and parents who attended the recently held information session by Murdoch University in Barbados. Lisa is a first-year student in the Master of Science (MSc.) Forensics Science degree program at Murdoch. Those in attendance got an opportunity to meet with Lisa as she shared her experience living in Australia and life on campus at Murdoch. Lisa joined representatives from Murdoch University in Barbados, Mr. Euan McMillan, Regional Manager -The Americas and Prof. Sean Muller, Head of Exercise Science, who were on a three-country educational tour across the region.
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