The Thirty-Fourth Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government, Trinidad and Tobago, July 2013, ‘agreed to devote a Special Session of the Twenty-Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference, in March 2014, to addressing issues related to Human Resource Development (HRD)’. The Cluster of CARICOM Regional Institutions responsible for Human Resource Development was charged with preparing the submission for the Inter-Sessional Meeting and has worked in collaboration with the CARICOM Secretariat in preparation of the Document. The Cluster of Institutions is chaired by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and includes The University of the West Indies, (UWI) University of Guyana, (UG) The Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network (CKLN), and the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD).
The presentation focuses on several key issues which have also been the focus of attention by the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD). It recognises that Human Resource Development is not confined to that which transpires in schools and other institutions of learning, but indeed extends to consideration of lifelong learning across ages. It highlights in particular, the importance of addressing capacity building for public sector reform in order to meet the demands of transformation in other sectors and other emerging imperatives across the whole of government.
The presentation will be led by the Lead Head of Government for Human Resource Development, Health and HIV/AIDS, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, supported by the Chair of the CARICOM HRD Cluster of Institutions, Dr. Didacus Jules.
The Summary of the presentation outlined below, highlights the major areas for consideration by the Conference.
