Professor Peter Scott, President and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), was honoured to join the opening session of the 52nd Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) in Georgetown, Guyana, today.
The meeting was opened by Dr Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of CARICOM, with the Hon. Sonia Parag, Minister of Education of Guyana and Chair of COHSOD, delivering an address on the theme of education for life, purpose and Caribbean progress.
Drawing on Guyana’s experience, Minister Parag called for education systems to look beyond examinations and to equip every learner with the knowledge, skills and confidence to adapt to a rapidly changing world and workplace. She called on educators and policymakers to invest in people by strengthening STEM foundations, building the capacity of teachers, advancing trusted micro-credential frameworks, and driving skills transformation.
COL looks forward to the insights, innovations and initiatives that will emerge from the meeting in Guyana, and to supporting efforts to build a more resilient and sustainable future for learners across the Caribbean.
#COHSOD #CaribbeanEducation #SkillsDevelopment #EducationTransformation #STEMEducation #MicroCredentials #Commonwealth Hon. Sonia Parag, Minister of Education Ministry of Education - Guyana CARICOM: Caribbean Community
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Young people across the Commonwealth live in different contexts but share many of the same aspirations: quality education, decent work, and a sustainable future.
As digitalisation and AI reshape education and labour markets, young people need the skills and opportunities to adapt and thrive. This is especially important for women and girls, young people with disabilities, and youth in small states, rural areas or other underserved communities, where access to learning can remain limited.
This #InternationalYouthDay, Dr Tony Mays, Director: Education at COL, reflects on how inclusive learning, digital skills development, and meaningful youth participation can help young people across the Commonwealth shape more resilient futures.
Read the blog post: www.col.org/news/from-voice-to-action-empowering-commonwealth-youth-to-shape-the-future/
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From India to Canada, COL brings people and ideas together across the Commonwealth as a network of expertise for governments and institutions.
During a recent visit to COL headquarters in Vancouver, a delegation of university leaders from Telangana met with counterparts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon Fraser University (SFU) to exchange perspectives on the future of higher education.
At UBC, Professor Chakrapani Ghanta, Vice Chancellor of Dr B.R. Ambedkar Open University, and Professor Kumar Molugaram, Vice Chancellor of Osmania University, met with Dr Simon Bates, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning. Their discussion explored how AI and digital innovation can support more personalised, inclusive, and responsive learning, including more responsible use of AI, assessment design for hybrid learning, recognition of prior learning, and data security and sovereignty.
At SFU, the delegation met with Vinitha Gengatharan, Executive Lead, International Strategy; Mark Keilthy, Director, Global Engagement for Asia, South Pacific, and the Americas; and G. James Meschino, Director, Campus Planning & Development. The visit included a walking tour of the campus and discussions on opportunities for international collaboration.
These exchanges reflect COL’s role in connecting expertise and creating opportunities for institutions to learn from one another as they respond to the opportunities and challenges in education. COL thanks the leadership teams at UBC and SFU for their warm welcome.
We also look forward to building this momentum through our partnership agreement with BRAOU, and to continuing our work together to support teachers and learners while strengthening institutions.
BR Ambedkar Open University - BRAOU Osmania University Information & Public Relations Dept, Telangana University of British Columbia Simon Fraser University Ministry of Education Government of Telangana Col Cemca #AIinEducation #LearningInnovation #HigherEducation #CloudComputing #StudentSuccess #FutureOfLearning
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