Between 2021-2024, COL’s Skills for Work Certificate Scholarship Programme, supported more than 94,000 learners from over 25 Commonwealth countries through free access to courses on Google, Udemy, and Coursera.
In just three years, the programme set out to enhance employability and entrepreneurship skills, particularly among youth and for women, girls, and persons with disabilities, and to provide skill enhancement opportunities for employees of government agencies and partner institutions.
Our recent publication shares what learners gained and what worked well. It also highlights where improvement is needed, especially strengthening participation among women, girls and those with limited access to technology.
Read more: hdl.handle.net/11599/5743
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It was a great honour for COL President, Prof. Peter Scott, to join Consul General Masakui Rungsung in celebrating India's 77th Republic Day on 26 January, marked by generosity, warmth and festivity.
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Happy Australia Day!
Australia continues to play an important role in advancing open, distance, and technology-enabled learning for sustainable development across the Commonwealth, including through gender equality, disability inclusion, and climate action efforts, in the Pacific and other regions. COL extends its deepest gratitude to Australia for their support in advancing COL’s mission, and ongoing commitment to lifelong learning and digital inclusion.
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