VUSSC Voices, a webinar series highlighting expert voices from COL’s Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) network, returns with its eleventh webinar on professionalising youth work through micro-credentials. This online session will be chaired by Dr Schontal Moore, Adviser: VUSSC, COL, and will feature a presentation by a collaborative team from Botswana Open University and Lakehead University on “Micro-credentials, youth work, and professional identity: Lessons from Botswana.”
The VUSSC Voices series expands and strengthens alliances among VUSSC stakeholders, facilitates knowledge sharing and responses to shared challenges through open and distance learning, and encourages collaboration among the small states of the Commonwealth.
Date and registration:
- 10 June 2026, at 9:00 am PDT
- Register: https://commonwealthoflearning.info/3RVVp5J
Presenters:
- Dr Mmabaledi Seeletso, Director, Southern African Development Community Centre for Distance Education at Botswana Open University, Botswana
- Dr Gary Pluim, Associate Professor of Social Foundations and Intercultural Education, Faculty of Education, Lakehead University, Orillia, Canada
- Dr Kirk Perris, Digital Learning Strategist and Researcher, British Columbia, Canada
- Mr Jacob Kearey-Moreland, PhD student, Educational Studies, Lakehead University, Orillia, Canada
- Dr Kabo Diraditsile, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Botswana Open University, Botswana
