A national-level workshop on Open Educational Resources (OER) for STEM educators was held from May 27 to 29, 2025, at the Ministry of Education and Culture in Malifa, Samoa. The training was delivered by the National University of Samoa in partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and funded by New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign […]
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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 Savaii to better understand their skills, aspirations, and the challenges they face in accessing training and employment opportunities. Through online surveys, focus group discussions, and a heartfelt activity called My
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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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The President and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Professor Peter Scott, was joined by the Honourable Mr Tozen Leokana, Minister for Education, Solomon Islands; Dr Franco Rodie, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development, Solomon Islands; and Mr Jonathan Andrew Curr, High Commissioner of New Zealand to the Solomon
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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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Tonga Women in ICT, in collaboration with COL and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade New Zealand, has been actively working to enhance digital literacy and ICT skills among women and youth in Tonga. From April to September 2024, TWICT organised a series of training sessions at the TWICT Hub focusing on
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Through the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade New Zealand, COL recently collaborated with V-Lab – Vanuatu’s first business, idea, and organization incubator – leading to a significant achievement in the Pacific nation’s journey towards enhanced job readiness. To date, a total of 417 youths, including young women and persons with disabilities,
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The National University of Samoa, in collaboration with COL, is pleased to announce the completion of the Youth Training Project. This programme, with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand, has provided 169 young individuals ages 18-35 with essential skills in areas such as Computing (MS Excel and Word), Time Management,
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Skill development in Jimi District in Jiwaka Province marked a milestone with the graduation of learners from the Early Childhood Education and Basic Accounting training programme. This activity facilitated by COL and supported by a grant from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, reflects our shared commitment to strengthening local capacity and
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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