Join us today at 7 p.m. ECT for “Bionics for the Islands,” the next webinar in COL’s Pan-Caribbean Youth Robotics Innovation Project for Blue-Green Resilience and Prosperity.
Led by youth presenters, the discussion will explore how advances in robotics, engineering and prosthetic technology can improve accessibility and inclusion across the Caribbean. The session will also examine why advanced prosthetics can be expensive, how they are engineered, and how innovation and technology could help make them more affordable and widely available.
Ending child marriage takes more than awareness. It takes collective action to ensure girls can exercise their rights and make decisions about their own futures.
On International Day of the Girl Child, we join this year's global call to end child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) and increase investment in girls’ rights.
With support from Global Affairs Canada, COL has worked with partners and local communities across the Commonwealth for more than a decade to challenge harmful social norms, engage families and community leaders, and strengthen local advocacy so girls can exercise their rights and stay in school.
In our latest blog, Frances Ferreira, Senior Adviser: Women and Girls at COL, shares a story of change from Pakistan that illustrates how collective, holistic approaches can help prevent child marriage across the Commonwealth: www.col.org/news/ending-child-marriage-takes-all-of-us/
On Fiji Day, we join the people of Fiji in marking 56 years of independence and in recognising the country’s continued investment in education, skills and opportunity.
Through the National Education Policy Framework 2024–2033 and the National Development Plan 2025–2029, Fiji is strengthening inclusive and resilient education, expanding digital and distance learning, and renewing TVET and lifelong learning. Vision 2050 carries that ambition forward, with a strong teaching workforce at its centre.
Fiji’s commitment to flexible learning and skills development extends through its collaboration with COL. As home to the Pacific Centre for Flexible and Open Learning for Development (PACFOLD) at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji helps advance teacher development, open learning and skills for employment across the region.
We thank the Honourable Aseri Masivou Radrodro, Minister for Education, for his leadership and for his contribution as the Pacific regional representative on COL’s Board of Governors.
Ending child marriage takes more than awareness. It takes collective action to ensure girls can exercise their rights and make decisions about their own futures.
On International Day of the Girl Child, we join this year's global call to end child, early and forced marriage
On Fiji Day, we join the people of Fiji in marking 56 years of independence and in recognising the country’s continued investment in education, skills and opportunity.
Through the National Education Policy Framework 2024–2033 and the National Development Plan 2025–2029, Fiji is
As Uganda marks its independence, we celebrate the country’s continued progress in improving opportunities for learning, skills development and sustainable livelihoods.
Through the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Act 2025 and the National Employment Strategy
Research on women’s access to STEM education points to progress. But are those gains translating into equal opportunities to build careers and lead?
COL’s Women in STEM initiative (WiSE) is examining the gaps behind this question, bringing together researchers, policymakers and civil society to develop solutions that expand opportunities for women across STEM education, employment and leadership.
At a recent workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, stakeholders from Brunei, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, The Gambia and Uganda discussed barriers, shared lessons on more inclusive policy and practice, and identified practical actions to help more women participate, progress and lead in STEM.
Rwanda’s higher education and teacher training institutions are taking important steps towards the responsible and effective use of artificial intelligence (AI). Through a collaboration between the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the Higher Education Council (HEC) and the University of Rwanda (UR), representatives from nine higher education and teacher training institutions have come together in Kigali, Rwanda, for a three-day session to develop and strengthen institutional AI policies and guidelines.
The initiative aims to establish a coherent, future-ready framework that enables institutions to harness AI to improve the quality of education, foster innovation and promote ethical practices. The policies are being developed in alignment with national guidance from HEC as well as regional frameworks from the Inter-University Council for East Africa.
Opening the event, Dr Olivier Habimana, Head of the Department of Digitalisation and Research at HEC, highlighted the importance of clear AI policies and other institutional measures to support the effective integration of AI in education. In his welcoming remarks, Professor Florien Nsanganwimana, Principal of the College of Education at the University of Rwanda, emphasised the critical role of teachers in preparing learners for an AI-enabled future, noting the importance of AI literacy and ethics in supporting students.
This activity forms part of COL’s broader work in AI for Teacher Education work across Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. It reflects our commitment to promoting shared learning, locally relevant and collaborative solutions, open educational resources, and the responsible and sustainable integration of AI across education systems.
“Our task is not simply to put AI tools in teachers’ hands, but to strengthen their agency to decide when, why and how AI can improve teaching and learning,” says Dr Betty Ogange, Education Specialist: Teacher Education at the Commonwealth of Learning.
As AI becomes an increasingly integral part of education, responsible integration must begin with teacher education and professional development. This means embedding AI literacy, ethics, critical thinking and inclusive practices into teacher education policies, curricula and assessment.
Our latest story looks at how South Africa is translating AI literacy into practical action across teacher education. Read more at the news link in our bio. #ArtificialIntelligence #TeacherEducation #AILiteracy #Teachers #InclusiveEducation #SouthAfrica @highereduza @universityofpretoria @university_of_cape_town
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