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“If education is to remain meaningful, it must connect with the lives and futures of young people.”
Delivering a keynote address at the University of Seychelles, His Excellency Danny Faure, Chair of the Commonwealth of Learning Board of Governors and former President of the Republic of Seychelles, explained that relevance does not mean lowering standards. Rather, it means equipping students to think critically, solve problems, use technology responsibly, communicate and work well with others, and make informed decisions about their futures.
Reflecting on how school leadership can be reimagined in Seychelles, His Excellency emphasised the role of school leaders in preparing young people for changing labour markets, digital societies and uncertain futures.
#SchoolLeadership #FutureReadyEducation #YouthFutures #SkillsDevelopment #DigitalLearning
💡 Responsible AI in education begins with teachers shaping the rules.
With support from COL, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, and the Eastern Caribbean Joint Board of Teacher Education are co-developing an AI curriculum framework, policy and code of conduct to help educators determine when AI supports learning, when it may undermine it, and how it can be used ethically and transparently.
Educators and ministry officials from Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, and St Vincent and the Grenadines are actively shaping the guidelines to ensure they are practical, ethical and responsive to regional needs.
Learn more: www.col.org/news/teacher-education-for-a-changing-digital-landscape-how-the-eastern-caribbean-is-...
#ResponsibleAI #TeacherEducation #DigitalEducation #EasternCaribbean #OpenLearning Ministry of Education - Education Broadcasting Unit Ministry of Education, HR Planning, Vocational Training & Nat'l Excellence Saint Lucia Ministry of Education Department of Education-Nevis SVG Education Media Unit The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
What does it take to build more inclusive and responsive skills systems?
In our latest blog post, Robert Okinda, Adviser: Skills at COL, shares lessons from Zambia’s Open TVET Expo to show that Open TVET works best when policy, regulation and practice are in strategic alignment. He also explores how effective monitoring and evaluation, clear standards and regulation, blended competency-based curricula, and sustainable and affordable business models can help scale Open TVET.
Read the full post: www.col.org/news/open-tvet-and-flexible-skills-systems-lessons-from-zambia/
#OpenTVET #TVET #SkillsDevelopment #EducationPolicy #Zambia Ministry of Technology and Science - Zambia Luanshya Municipal Council Teveta Zambia TVTC Zambia
Open TVET and flexible skills systems: Lessons from Zambia - Commonwealth of Learning
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Reading Time: 11 min readBy Robert Okinda, Adviser: Skills, COL Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is changing. In recent international discussions on education and training, one s...💡 Responsible AI in education begins with teachers shaping the rules.
With support from COL, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, and the Eastern Caribbean Joint Board of Teacher Education are co-developing an AI curriculum framework, policy and code of conduct
In our latest blog post, Robert Okinda, Adviser: Skills at COL, shares lessons from Zambia's Open TVET Expo to explore how effective monitoring and evaluation, clear standards and regulation, blended competency-based curricula, and sustainable and affordable business models can
At IGNOU’s 40th Foundation Day last year, COL President and CEO Professor Peter Scott joined university leaders to reflect on four decades of open learning and the future of inclusive digital education, ethical AI, micro-credentials and lifelong learning. Read more:
Professionalising Youth Work through Micro-Credentials
World Environment Day 2026
AI Literacy for Teacher Education
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