Open Schooling in the Pacific and Caribbean
31 October 2013
NOW AVAILABLE IN BELIZE
The Gwen Lizarraga Open School was launched on 23 August in Belize. Planning for the school was assisted by a COL-brokered twinning between the University of Belize and the Fraser Valley Distance Education School (British ...
VUSSC Graduates First Students
31 October 2013
The Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) celebrated another milestone in June. The first group of students graduated with Diplomas in Sustainable Agriculture from the National University of Samoa. The programme is geared ...
L3F Study Shows "Effective Impacts"
31 October 2013
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS), at the University of Nairobi, along with COL organised a workshop in Nairobi in July and presented their findings from an evaluation study on COL’s Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) initiative activities ...
UWI’S ROYTEC embraces OER, joins VUSSC
31 October 2013
In August, the University of the West Indies’ School of Business and Applied Studies Limited (ROYTEC) signed a memorandum of understanding for a partnership with the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC). In doing so, ...
More Girls in TVET
31 October 2013
There is a disparity between the rates at which males and females participate in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in most Commonwealth countries. Finding effective strategies to increase female participation is an enduring ...
Secretary-General Visits COL for Launch of Aptus
29 September 2013
Commonwealth Secretary-General His Excellency Mr. Kamalesh Sharma visited COL’s Vancouver offices in September 2013 for strategic discussions. During his visit, Mr. Sharma helped COL to launch Aptus.
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Investing in TVET in Africa
30 June 2013
COL’s INVEST Africa partners have been expanding their skills training offerings to provide flexible courses targeting people working in the informal sector.
Thika Technical Training Institute, in Kenya, has launched three courses in Biogas ...
L3F in Africa, Asia, Caribbean
30 March 2013
Growing More Ginger and Turmeric in Sri Lanka
Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) activities in Sri Lanka started in January 2011 in a rural community in Kandy district. It is now expanding its outreach capacity on several fronts. Commitment and ...
PCF8 Dates Announced
6 March 2012
COL’s Eighth Pan-Commonwealth Forum (PCF8) will be held in Malaysia at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 27 November to 1 December 2016. The announcement was made in Malaysia by the President/Vice-Chancellor, Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Anuwar ...
