COL reports on its work through a variety of means, both in print and electronically.
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Communications documents:
Connections and EdTech News newsletters provide a continually updated mailing list of over 8,500 government officials and education leaders with information on COL's work as well as other developments worldwide. COL also issues regular electronic bulletins. To be added to COL's mailing list and/or electronic distribution list please send your request to info@col.org.
COL's work by Commonwealth region (regional brochures)
COL Clippings (news articles profiling individual projects and programmes; available for reprint)
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Formal reporting:
REPORTS TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
CURRENT PLAN:
PAST THREE-YEAR PLANS AND EXTERNAL EVALUATIONS:
COUNTRY REPORTS:
SUMMARY REPORTS:
REPORTS TO MEETINGS OF COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENTS:
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings ( CHOGM, www.thecommonwealth.org/chogm)
- Kampala, Uganda: 23 - 25 November 2007
Theme: Transforming Commonwealth Societies to achieve Political, Economic and Human Development
COL's Report to CHOGM: Towards a Commonwealth of Learning: Twenty Years of Progress:
Presentation to Foreign Ministers' Committee, by HE The Hon. Burchell Whiteman (Acting Chair), Sir John Daniel (President and CEO) and Professor Asha Kanwar (Vice President)
Report - 1.5 Mb PDF download
CHOGM 2007 Outcomes:
CHOGM 2007 Communiqué
Munyonyo Statement on Respect and Understanding
Kampala Declaration on Transforming Societies to Achieve Political, Economic and Human Development
Commonwealth Climate Change Action Plan
- Valletta, Malta: 25 - 27 November 2005
Networking Learning Communities for Development. Presentation by Lewis Perinbam, O.C., Chair of COL's Board of Governors, reporting to the Foreign Ministers' Committee at CHOGM 2005
Networking Learning Communities for Development: The Commonwealth of Learning and the Millennium Development Goals. COL's report to CHOGM 2005 - 635 Kb Acrobat PDF download
Covering letter for COL's report to CHOGM 2005. From Sir John Daniel, President and C.E.O. - 148 Kb Acrobat PDF download
CHOGM 2005 Outcomes:
CHOGM 2005 Communiqué
Valletta Statement on Multilateral Trade
Malta Declaration on Networking the Commonwealth for Development
Gozo Statement on Vulnerable Small States
- Abuja, Nigeria: 5 - 8 December 2003
- Abuja Communiqué(see paragraph 67 on COL: "Heads of Government received with appreciation the Report of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and accepted its recommendations, in particular, the proposal of the Commonwealth Conference of Education Ministers for a Commonwealth Virtual University for Small States. They noted COL's request for resources to finance its three-year Strategic Plan.")
- Aso Rock Commonwealth Declaration on Development and Democracy: Partnership for Peace and Prosperity(see paragraph 16: "We affirm that education, whether formal or informal, is central to development in any society and is of the highest priority to the Commonwealth.")
- Brisbane, Australia, October 2001 postponed to March 2002 and moved to Queensland's Sunshine Coast
New Tools for New Skills - The Commonwealth of Learning's contribution to continuity and renewal in the 21st Century Commonwealth (Report to CHOGM from COL's Board of Governors). 620 Kb Acrobat PDF download
- Durban, November 1999
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- Edinburgh, October 1997
COL's Report to 13CCEM provided to Heads of Government (PDF file)
- Auckland, November 1995
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Reports to meetings of the Commonwealth Secretariat Board of Governors
Conferences of Commonwealth Education Ministers ( CCEM, www.thecommonwealth.org/Internal/37088/ministerial_meetings)
- 17CCEM: Ministers Meeting, Stakeholders Forum, Teachers Forum, Vice-Chancellors Forum, Youth Forum and Showcase
15 - 19 June 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Theme: "Making Connections and Partnerships: Towards and beyond global goals and targets"
Hosted by the Government of Malaysia (Ministries of Education and Higher Education)
www.17ccem.com
- 16CCEM: Cape Town, South Africa, December 2006: COL presentations
- 15CCEM: Edinburgh, Scotland, October 2003: www.15ccem.com / COL's reporting
- 14CCEM: Halifax, Canada, December 2000
and Report to the Commonwealth High-Level Review Group (2000)
- 13CCEM: Gaborone, Botswana, July 1997 COL's Report to 13CCEM (PDF file)
- 12CCEM: Islamabad, Pakistan, November 1994: Strategic Outlook, 1995 - 1998
A Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth
Report presented to Commonwealth Education Ministers in October 2003.
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Financial and Governance:
Financial and Governance Information :
Financial Statements
Quarterly Reports to the Board of Governors
Minutes of Board of Governors' meetings
Three-year Plan, 2009-2012
COL’s Three-Year Plan for 2009-2012, Learning for Development, is available for download on the right. This final version replaces three previous drafts that have been posted for discussion. This final version will be presented to Commonwealth Ministers of Education for their endorsement at their 17th triennial Conference (CCEM) to be held in Kuala Lumpur in June 2009.
Learning for Development includes an executive summary, a welcome message from our Board Chair, H.E. the Hon. Burchell Whiteman, a foreword from COL President, Sir John Daniel, a fold-out Logic Model and a summary of the external evaluation of COL’s work during 2006-2009.
The plan benefits from Commonwealth-wide consultation through various formal and informal channels including meetings of COL’s country Focal Points and COL’s Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (London, July 2008).
Also available for download on the right is Logic Model, the external evaluation of COL’s work during 2006-2009 and a file containing references for various quotes contained in the Three-Year Plan.
At CCEM, COL will also provide Ministers with a copy of COL in the Commonwealth 2006-2009. This is a compendium of reports on COL’s work in each Commonwealth country in the last three years. COL is also working with Ministries of Education in preparing Country Action Plans in order to ensure that the implementation of Learning for Development in each country will closely match the Government’s priorities for COL’s work.
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