Barbados is a small state of the Commonwealth and the most eastern of the Caribbean islands, with a population of just over 281,000 (World Bank, 2022).
COL’s work in Barbados is primarily in the areas of higher education through the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) network, teacher education, skills for work and technology-enabled learning. Learners from Barbados are also participating in COL’s free online courses and benefitting from other openly available resources.