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Equipping Women with Skills and Knowledge in Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea’s coastal villages near Port Moresby, 55 women and 2 men — including persons with disabilities — are gaining new skills that

Strengthening Women’s Skills and Cultural Heritage in Tonga
In May 2025, the Langa Fakalakalaka ‘a Fafine Tonga programme was launched to advance cultural preservation while expanding opportunities for women to earn and lead.

Teaching in a Digital Age: Insights from the DS4TC21 Course
From June 9 to July 11, 2025, the Digital Skills for Teaching in the 21st Century (DS4TC21) course brought together educators from across the Commonwealth

Youth Taking the Lead: Skills for a Better Tomorrow in Kiribati
From March to May 2025, over 240 young people in South Tarawa, Kiribati gained access to hands-on training programmes through a joint initiative between the
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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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