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Transforming Early Childhood Education in Papua New Guinea Through Practical Training
From April to June 2025, the Awest Pacific Community Leadership Training Institute delivered a three-month, in-person Early Childhood Education (ECE) course in Jiwaka Province. This

Young Samoans Share Their Dreams, Challenges, and What They Need to Succeed
In March 2025, the Oloamanu Centre for Professional Development and Continuing Education at the National University of Samoa (NUS) engaged with youth across Upolu and

Youth Programme Opens Doors Through Real-World Experience
The final stage of the Yut Pawa programme wrapped up in December 2024, marking a meaningful step forward for youth in Vanuatu seeking pathways to

Mentoring Industry Trainers in Fiji for Self-Paced, Self-Directed Professional Development
Mr Rupeni Lewetuitovo, in-country coordinator for the Commonwealth of Learning and a lecturer at Fiji National University (FNU), recently led a transformative onboarding workshop for
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Online Webinar on Open Educational Resources (OER) in the Pacific
Teachers can continue their learning for free anywhere at any time!
Great news for teachers in the Pacific! All our online courses remain OPEN so you can study at your own pace at any time!
We recommend starting from an introductory course ‘Using Open Educational Resources for Online Learning‘.
Please visit the ODL Course Catalogue to see all other available courses: https://www.odlcatalogue4pacific.org

Workstreams
Immediate response to COVID-19
Increasing access to Open Educational Resources (OER) to support distance learning and supporting professional development for teachers in distance learning
Supporting youth employment
Supporting professional development of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) / Education providers and providing skills and leadership training for youth, young women and PWD
Building resilience in Pacific education systems
Building technical resilience in the Pacific with cloud-based computing / Building teachers and officials capacity in online distance and flexible learning / Supporting the development and management of regional tools
Building education lessons and insights
Independent evaluation, action research, and guidance notes and advisory documents to ensure achieving the high-level outcomes
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