CXC has provided consultancy to Ministries of Education, regional and international agencies in the following areas:

• Fundamentals of educational assessment
• Item writing and item bank development
• Articulation of the lower secondary school curriculum with CXC syllabuses
• Curriculum and logistical support (provided via WZO to Saba)

The CXC syllabuses are used as the main resource for curricula design at the upper secondary and post-CSEC levels. With the expertise at its disposal, CXC is well placed to work with ministries of education to develop programmes that will enable a smooth transition from one level to another within the education system.

The services that CXC can provide in syllabus development include those listed below.

• Development of syllabuses for academic and technical subjects.
• Development of skills-based programmes.
• Articulation of curricula, from one level to another
• Development of resource materials for teachers and students.
• Development of self-study materials.
• Evaluation of students at various levels.
• Design of a variety of assessment instruments.
• Developing tests for various specifications.
• Constructing and using rubrics.
• Development of item bank.
• Continuous Assessment – preparation of tasks, conduct of assessment and training of persons to do continuous assessment.
• Reporting student achievement.
• Supervising persons on ‘attachments’ to CXC.
• Design of assessment programmes.
• Scoring and grading examinees work in large-scale assessment programmes.
• Evaluation of education programmes.