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COL builds the capacity of organisations and individuals in the prevention of gender-based violence

By Dr Karen Nyangara COL Adviser: Gender On 25 November 2023, the…

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CEMCA collaborates with FICCI to shape India’s skill landscape at GSS 2023

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL)’s regional centre, the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre…

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COL-facilitated OER course launched at University of Maiduguri, Nigeria

With support from the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 30 staff of the…

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Making the most of (x)Reality in education

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#CEMCA collaborates with #FICCI to shape India’s skill landscape at #GSS2023.

#COL’s regional centre, the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia #CEMCA, collaborated with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) as a learning partner during the 14th Global Skills Summit 2023 (GSS 2023). The Summit was appropriately themed as ‘Building Skills | Empowering Youth | Creating Future’. #GSS2023 was a confluence of visionaries, policymakers and industry leaders with a shared objective – crafting a roadmap for India’s high-quality, industry-driven skilling ecosystem. This vision seamlessly resonates with the National Education Policy 2020 #NEP2020 core guidelines.

Dr B. Shadrach, Director of #CEMCA, delivered an address during Session One titled “Education & Skills: Pillars for Making India the Skill Capital of the World.” Acknowledging #NEP2020’s groundbreaking convergence of the skills and education sectors, he underscored the pivotal role that open, online, distance, digital, and blended learning approaches, championed by #COL4D and #CEMCA, can play. These approaches can serve as a scalable and quality-focused solution, enhancing access to quality education and skills and providing the crucial passport to livelihood opportunities.

On the side-lines of #GSS2023, #CEMCA also demonstrated the Academic and Career Skills (Self-Assessment) Instrument (ACSI). The #ACSI, developed by #CEMCA for the Central Board of Secondary Education, aims to assist students in making informed decisions regarding their educational stream and future career paths. #SkillDevelopment #EducationForAll

#CEMCA collaborates with #FICCI to shape India’s skill landscape at #GSS2023.

#COL’s regional centre, the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia #CEMCA, collaborated with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) as a learning partner during the 14th Global Skills Summit 2023 (GSS 2023). The Summit was appropriately themed as ‘Building Skills | Empowering Youth | Creating Future’. #GSS2023 was a confluence of visionaries, policymakers and industry leaders with a shared objective – crafting a roadmap for India’s high-quality, industry-driven skilling ecosystem. This vision seamlessly resonates with the National Education Policy 2020 #NEP2020 core guidelines.

Dr B. Shadrach, Director of #CEMCA, delivered an address during Session One titled “Education & Skills: Pillars for Making India the Skill Capital of the World.” Acknowledging #NEP2020’s groundbreaking convergence of the skills and education sectors, he underscored the pivotal role that open, online, distance, digital, and blended learning approaches, championed by #COL4D and #CEMCA, can play. These approaches can serve as a scalable and quality-focused solution, enhancing access to quality education and skills and providing the crucial passport to livelihood opportunities.

On the side-lines of #GSS2023, #CEMCA also demonstrated the Academic and Career Skills (Self-Assessment) Instrument (ACSI). The #ACSI, developed by #CEMCA for the Central Board of Secondary Education, aims to assist students in making informed decisions regarding their educational stream and future career paths. #SkillDevelopment #EducationForAll
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“Technology is growing faster than anyone can keep pace with—presenting exciting opportunities and unprecedented risks.” Professor Asha Kanwar, #COL4D President & CEO, on harnessing the potential of existing and new technologies; part of her virtual address, ‘Skilling our Youth at Speed and Scale’, delivered to the Africa #TVET Regulators Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, on 30 November 2023. Video presentation available here: https://youtu.be/cClrkyqwqqw?si=XUNer-e0pSLZjhpt. For a downloadable transcript and slides of the presentation, go to http://hdl.handle.net/11599/5492 #Skilling #YouthEducation #ICT #TVET #AI

“Technology is growing faster than anyone can keep pace with—presenting exciting opportunities and unprecedented risks.” Professor Asha Kanwar, #COL4D President & CEO, on harnessing the potential of existing and new technologies; part of her virtual address, ‘Skilling our Youth at Speed and Scale’, delivered to the Africa #TVET Regulators Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, on 30 November 2023. Video presentation available here: youtu.be/cClrkyqwqqw?si=XUNer-e0pSLZjhpt. For a downloadable transcript and slides of the presentation, go to hdl.handle.net/11599/5492 #Skilling #YouthEducation #ICT #TVET #AI ... See MoreSee Less

#COL4D-facilitated OER course launched at University of Maiduguri. 

With support from the Commonwealth of Learning #COL4D, 30 staff of the University of Maiduguri #UNIMAID, #Nigeria, including seven persons with disabilities, recently reported improved knowledge for course enhancement by making use of open educational resources #OER. A #COL4D-assisted capacity-building workshop was held as a follow-up of the engagement with stakeholders towards the development and validation of an #OER policy, which took place earlier in the year.

Through hands-on activities, staff were equipped with the necessary skills for implementing the #OER policy, especially as it relates to instructional design, course material development and enhancement of existing course materials with #OER. The course materials were analysed and updated in the areas of learning outcomes, instructional content, in-text evaluation and sourcing for relevant #OER in form of pictures, graphics, texts and videos.

In his remarks to the participants, Professor Abdullahi Bala Alhassan, #UNIMAID Director, Centre for Distance Learning, said @COL4D’s support to the university was appreciated in the continued effort towards staff improvement in #OER. He further stressed that this would lead to improvement in the quality of course materials and instructional processes.

Professor Jane-Frances Agbu, Adviser: Higher Education at #COL4D, commented that #UNIMAID is one of eight pilot institutions in Nigeria supported by #COL4D, in collaboration with the National Universities Commission, towards implementing #OER policy. #EducationForAll #OpenEducation 

Dates used: 29 Nov 2023

#COL4D-facilitated OER course launched at University of Maiduguri.

With support from the Commonwealth of Learning #COL4D, 30 staff of the University of Maiduguri #UNIMAID, #Nigeria, including seven persons with disabilities, recently reported improved knowledge for course enhancement by making use of open educational resources #OER. A #COL4D-assisted capacity-building workshop was held as a follow-up of the engagement with stakeholders towards the development and validation of an #OER policy, which took place earlier in the year.

Through hands-on activities, staff were equipped with the necessary skills for implementing the #OER policy, especially as it relates to instructional design, course material development and enhancement of existing course materials with #OER. The course materials were analysed and updated in the areas of learning outcomes, instructional content, in-text evaluation and sourcing for relevant #OER in form of pictures, graphics, texts and videos.

In his remarks to the participants, Professor Abdullahi Bala Alhassan, #UNIMAID Director, Centre for Distance Learning, said @COL4D’s support to the university was appreciated in the continued effort towards staff improvement in #OER. He further stressed that this would lead to improvement in the quality of course materials and instructional processes.

Professor Jane-Frances Agbu, Adviser: Higher Education at #COL4D, commented that #UNIMAID is one of eight pilot institutions in Nigeria supported by #COL4D, in collaboration with the National Universities Commission, towards implementing #OER policy. #EducationForAll #OpenEducation

Dates used: 29 Nov 2023
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