Mid-term Evaluation 2002

An external panel commissioned by COL to undertake a review of all of its activities at the mid-point of the current Three-year Plan (2000 - 2003) completed its evaluation and reported its findings in October 2002. The report is available for download in Acrobat PDF format:

The Panel found that COL has achieved a great deal in the period under review and has consistently improved upon previous performance in its key roles as a resource for training, partner in capacity building, catalyst for collaboration and information/knowledge provider. Nevertheless it identified a number of areas that should allow COL to further improve its performance in the next planning cycle.

The report notes that "COL is a well-respected organisation within the Commonwealth and even beyond. In the twelve short years of the organisation's existence, COL has touched nearly all of the nations of the Commonwealth and has had a positive impact on the lives of many thousands of people." "The panel hopes that this report and its recommendations will assist COL in building on this strong base," said Mr. Shell Harvey, Chair of the external panel.

 

COL mid-term evaluation panel, left to right: Dr. Geoff Peters, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Strategy, Planning and Partnerships), the Open University, U.K.; Dr. Esther Williams, Director of Planning and Development, the University of the South Pacific, Fiji; Mr. Shell Harvey, former Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education, Province of British Columbia, Canada (Chair); Ms. Jenny Glennie, Director, South African Institute for Distance Education, South Africa; Professor V.S. Prasad, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, India