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Professional Development for TVET Practitioners at Kingku Hitech Training Institute
In June 2025, Kingku Hitech Training Institute (KHTI) in Papua New Guinea ran a two-day workshop to onboard staff on the use of micro-learning resources

Training for Resilient Livelihoods in Solomon Islands
Between February and May 2025, the Coalition for Education Solomon Islands (COESI) implemented the Leadership, Human Rights, and Entrepreneurial Skills Training for Resilient Livelihoods in

From the Pacific to Africa: COL’s TVET Toolkit Inspires Regional Centre Development
On September 15-17, Dr Rajni Chand, the Director of the Centre for Flexible Learning (CFL) and the Pacific Centre for Flexible and Open Learning for

Professor Ioana Chan Mow Named COL Honorary Fellow
Gaborone, Botswana – September 2025 – The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) has conferred the title of Honorary Fellow on Professor Ioana Chan Mow of Samoa,
EVENTS
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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