Improving mathematics performance and strengthening pathways for skills development emerged as key priorities as education ministers and senior officials from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Georgetown for the 52nd Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD)-Education.

Honourable Sonia Parag, Guyana’s Minister of Education, also officially assumed the Chairmanship of the regional body. The meeting was hosted at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on August 12 and 13 under the theme, “Educating for Life, Purpose, and Caribbean Progress,”. It  brought together education ministers, senior officials, regional institutions and development partners to advance the region’s shared education agenda.

Among the key matters considered was a proposed Regional Sub-Framework for Micro-Credentials, aimed at making learning more flexible and responsive to the changing needs of individuals and economies.