Concept Paper

Public  education  for children  and youth  is  a  very  high  priority  in  the  Caribbean as  a  whole and the me mber  states  of  the  Commonwealth  Caribbean
.   
All  countries  have  met  the  Millennium  Development Goal  of  universal  primary  education;  a lmost  all  countries  have  compulsory  education  for  children  ages five  to 16,  have  achieved 
universal  primary  and  secondary  education,  and  are  making  significant  progress in  universal  early  childhood  education. 

From the inception of the regional integration movement, the narrative has always maintained the focus on people as central to the process of bringing the Caribbean together and it is vital –
if this is to be attained - that an effective functional framework for education and human resource development be constructed.