The Final Evaluation Report of the Partnership for Open, Distance, and Flexible Learning (ODFL) in the Pacific is now available. The Partnership for Open, Distance, and Flexible Learning in the Pacific (the programme, ODFL) is a five-year initiative designed to enhance the capacity and efficiency of education sectors in the Pacific region by leveraging innovative […]
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 North Malaita, with funding from New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT NZ) and technical support from the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The programme brought together over 140
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“When I joined Ituani in 2019, I had no background in training or management,” says Henjo, a member of the management team at Ituani Vocational Training Centre in Vanuatu. “Everything was new to me — how to lead a team, how to develop training systems. I didn’t know where to begin.” That same year, Ituani
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“Every story begins with a mother’s love.” The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is pleased to support the Samoana Animations project, a cultural resilience initiative in Samoa. Developed in partnership with Pacific Kids Learning (PKL), this is designed to digitise traditional village stories while preserving the rich oral storytelling traditions that connect Samoan mothers and daughters
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In a significant step towards fostering inclusivity and independence, thirty blind and visually impaired individuals graduated earlier this month from the “Taep fo Laef” and literacy programmes in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The training programmes, led by the Blind and Vision Impaired Persons Support Initiative (BVIPSI) with support from COL, focused on equipping visually impaired persons with essential
You are invited to join the @COL4D “Digitalisation and Future Learning” webinar on 25 September 2024, from 1700 to 1830 hrs Pacific Standard Time (PST North America) and 1100 hrs in Suva, Fiji, on Thursday the 26 September 2024. This interactive session will feature a distinguished panel, including serving Education Ministers and senior officials from
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The online course ‘Mainstreaming Open, Distance and Flexible Learning (MODFL) for Pacific Countries’ will be offered from 26 June to 17 July 2024. This is a hands-on, activity-based course in which participants will complete four (4) learning challenges/units that would prepare them to better implement ODFL in their contexts:* Why mainstream ODL?* Understanding ODL* A
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and the Pacific Centre for Flexible and Open Learning for Development (PACFOLD) organized a workshop focused on addressing the urgent need to prepare students for a future driven by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), in partnership with the University of the South Pacific (USP) campus in the Solomon Islands.
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COL and PACFOLD, in partnership with the Fiji Teachers Registration Authority, organized a workshop to train 30 officials in integrating ODFL in teacher training. The workshop was held on April 15, 2024, and a diverse group of 30 stakeholders – including educators, policymakers, and representatives from teacher training institutions in Fiji – attended the workshop.
Hot on the heels of the recent three-day workshop hosted by the University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Centre for Flexible Learning and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), we’re delighted to share more groundbreaking progress from the National University of Samoa (NUS). From April 17th to 18th, 2024, the Oloamanu Centre for Professional Development and
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