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Frugal AI: Bringing Practical, Locally Governed AI Within Reach

By Ricky Cheng, Knowledge Services Manager, COL Why Locally Deployable AI Matters…

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India leads the way in open learning innovation

Representing half the population of the Commonwealth, the importance of open learning…

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From short courses to lifelong learning pathways: Why micro-credentials need national frameworks

By Dr Jako Olivier, Adviser: Higher Education, COL A learner who obtains a micro-credential…

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Thank you to the Open University of Kenya for its partnership in advancing micro-credentials and TVET. We look forward to strengthening our collaboration and exploring new opportunities for regional cooperation on open educational resources and AI in teacher education.

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The Open University of Kenya (OUK) hosted Dr. Betty Obura Ogange, Education Specialist for Teacher Education at the Commonwealth of Learning(COL), Canada, during a courtesy visit.

The engagement aligns with OUK’s commitment to advancing accessible, inclusive and technology-enabled learning through regional and international partnerships.

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As millions of young people prepare to enter a rapidly changing world of work, developing countries could face an employment gap of roughly 800 million jobs over the next 10 to 15 years.

With accelerating technological advancement and shifting economic demands, meeting this challenge means developing skills not only for today’s jobs, but also for emerging opportunities.

Drawing on the recent WorldSkills events in Shanghai, Gopesh Tewari, Adviser: Skills at COL, explores how AI and green skills can open new pathways to employment, entrepreneurship and sustainable livelihoods. In our latest blog, he highlights how COL is helping young people and communities across its member countries gain future-ready skills, including those needed for climate-smart agriculture and the green and blue bioeconomies.

Read more: www.col.org/news/from-ai-to-agriculture-rethinking-skills-for-the-future/

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Zambia is taking important steps towards more open and inclusive teacher education.

At a recent workshop on Openness in Teacher Education, hosted by the University of Zambia as part of COL’s Network for Open Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (NOTES), 38 teacher educators explored how to create Open Educational Resources and use AI responsibly.

Through practical sessions and peer learning, participants explored best practices in quality assurance, accessible design and open licensing.

With Wits School of Education leading the Southern Africa Node and the Africa Deans of Education Forum supporting institutional mobilisation, NOTES is building a Network of Practice that connects educators to share expertise, co-create resources and strengthen institutional capacity for inclusive teacher education.

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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“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.

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