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Short Courses Empower 150 Learners in PNG’s Jiwaka Province
A total of 150 young people and adults in Papua New Guinea’s Jiwaka Province have successfully completed short courses in Building Design and Carpentry, and

Building Confidence and Reaching Communities: Henjo’s Journey with the TVET Toolkit
“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

Solomon Islands Launches Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report
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

Tekelea Centre Transforms Youth Through Skills and Leadership
The Tekelea Training Centre, with COL and MFAT New Zealand’s support, trained 54 youth in poultry farming, motor skills, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Using the “Tok

Samoana Animations: Preserving Samoan Storytelling in the Digital Age
“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

Women and youth gain digital literacy and leadership skills in Tonga
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

Empowering Vanuatu’s Youth: V-Lab and COL Partnership Success
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

Upgrading Skills for Samoa’s Youth
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

Celebrating Skill Development for Empowerment in Jimi District, Papua New Guinea
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

Empowering Visually Impaired Learners in Solomon Islands: Graduation Marks a Milestone in Inclusive Education
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