Learning for Sustainable Development

Commonwealth of Learning

12 hours ago

On Eswatini’s Independence Day, COL celebrates the country’s growing focus on flexible learning, digital skills, and more inclusive pathways into education and training.

As a small state, Eswatini brings an important perspective to regional and Commonwealth collaboration, while recent national efforts have focused on advancing Open TVET, expanding digital and open learning, and creating more opportunities for women and girls in STEM.

Alongside our work in open schooling and higher education, COL’s wider partnership with Eswatini has supported professional development for nurses and midwives and the creation of resources connecting education with climate awareness and resilience.

We look forward to continuing our collaboration to widen access and equip learners with the knowledge and skills they need for the future.

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Commonwealth of Learning

2 days ago

In Kurunduwatta village, Sri Lanka, Saroja transformed a small home garden into a thriving family enterprise.

Through training in sustainable agriculture, women’s rights, and community leadership, she gained new skills to grow a business, improve her family’s food security, respond to climate challenges and become a mentor to other women interested in agricultural entrepreneurship.

Saroja’s journey is supported through the Empowering Women and Girls (EWG) project, funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented in Sri Lanka with the Women’s Development Centre.

Read Saroja’s story and see how investing in women can create opportunities that reach far beyond one household: www.col.org/news/seeds-of-resilience-sarojas-journey-into-agricultural-entrepreneurship-and-commu...

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Commonwealth of Learning

4 days ago

How can future teachers learn from one another and use AI thoughtfully to create more inclusive classrooms?

COL’s new report introduces a co-creative mentoring model for pre-service teacher education. The model brings together traditional mentorship, peer learning, reflection, and AI-supported resource creation to equip future teachers with the digital and pedagogical skills to develop more equitable classroom practices.

Developed through COL's Teacher-in-the-Loop initiative with the Centre for National Distance Learning and Open Schooling -CENDLOS and Wesley College of Education in Ghana, the model encourages the exchange of personal experiences, collective problem solving, and recognition of gender biases in teaching and learning.

Read more: doi.org/10.56059/11599/6146

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