COL reports on its work through a variety of means, both in print and electronically.

This page includes:

• Communications documents
• Formal reporting documents 
• Financial and Governance information

 

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Communications documents: 

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COL's work by Commonwealth region (regional brochures)

COL's work by Country in 2003-2006
           COL in the Commonwealth 2003-2006: Country Reports

• entire publication (all countries) (PDF, 933kb)
• Africa and the Mediterranean countries only (PDF, 425kb) 
• Asian countries only (PDF, 169kb)
• Caribbean countries only (PDF, 210kb)
• Pacific countries only (PDF, 175kb)
  

COL Clippings (news articles profiling individual projects and programmes; available for reprint)

 

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Formal reporting: 

CURRENT PLAN: Three-year Plan, 2006-2009

PAST PLANS:

• Three-year Plan, 2003-2006 
          Evaluation of 2003-2006 COL strategic plan 
• Three-year Plan, 2000-2003 
           Mid-Term Evaluation 2002
  

SUMMARY REPORTS:

• A World of Knowledge - Summary Report 2000-2003
• Expanding Learning Horizons - Summary Report 1998-2000
• Ten Years of The Commonwealth of Learning, A celebration of achievement - Summary Report 1996-1998 
  Congratulations from Government of Canada

 

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 (www.chogm.org)
  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
  chogm99
   
• Edinburgh, October 1997
  COL's Report to 13CCEM provided to Heads of Government (PDF file)
   
• Auckland, November 1995
  chogm95

Reports to meetings of the Commonwealth Secretariat Board of Governors

• May 2007
• May 2006 

Conferences of Commonwealth Education Ministers

• 17CCEM: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2009
• 16CCEM: Cape Town, South Africa, December 2006: www.16ccem.com / 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
 

 

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