Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell met Friday with the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning, Professor
\nAsha Kanwar, who updated him on the organisation\u2019s extensive work in promoting
\nlearning for sustainable development and how the organisation has benefitted Grenadians.<\/p>\n
As explained on its website, \u201cThe Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government in 1987
\nto promote the development and sharing of open learning and distance education knowledge, resources and technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister welcomed the organisation\u2019s invaluable contribution to building capacity among Grenadians.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cIt is evident that there was some vision in establishing the Commonwealth of Learning 32 years ago and the technology of today makes it so much easier to fulfill the objective of promoting learning for sustainable
\ndevelopment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Mitchell also noted the significant cost savings for Government when persons are provided with opportunities for online learning. He said, \u201cThrough technological advancement and the opportunities such as those created by the Commonwealth of Learning, our citizens can advance themselves academically through online studies<\/p>\n
. It saves costs for Government, facilitating greater optimisation of limited resources by enabling a wider pool of persons to benefit from these online learning opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n
By providing greater access to quality education, the Commonwealth of Learning seeks to provide Commonwealth citizens with opportunities to benefit from improved livelihoods, create greater gender equity and overall economic, social and cultural development leading to sustainable development.<\/p>\n
The organisation\u2019s work in Grenada is primarily focused in the areas of technical and vocational skills development and tertiary education, through the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth which supports the sharing of open educational resources.<\/p>\n
Support has also been given to Grenada and two other regional countries to develop the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) Assessor Training which all teachers and trainers working in CVQs are required to have.<\/p>\n
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