Upcoming Events

On behalf of Commonwealth Ministers of Education, COL is co-ordinating the development of a Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC). Thirty countries are now actively engaged in making the VUSSC a reality. VUSSC countries have chosen to focus on creating skills-related courses in areas such as tourism, entrepreneurship, professional development, disaster management and a range of technical and vocational subjects. These non-proprietary, electronically-held course materials, which can readily be adapted to the specific context of each country, are used in the offering of credit-bearing qualifications in the countries' recognized institutions, strengthening their educational capacity and outreach. Small states thus become active contributors to global development and leaders in educational reform through the innovative use of information and communications technologies (ICTs). The VUSSC is throwing a wide bridge across the digital divide.

WORKSHOP

The 8th VUSSC International Training & Materials Development Workshop ("bootcamp") will be held at the Centre for Open Learning of Maldives. The workshop will run from March 15 to 31, 2010 and will focus on Agriculture and Agro Industry. 

VUSSC, in collaboration with FLOSS4Edu will run  a 10 day online course on "Linux for ICT professionals in the Educational Sector” starting February 25, 2010.