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Welcome to the INVEST Community Learning Network or CLN.
Commonwealth of Learning is working in partnership with the Commonwealth Association of Polytechnics in Africa - CAPA - to support their member institutions who are working to integrate ICT into TVET teaching and learning. This activity is called INVEST - Innovation in Vocational Education & Skills Training.
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Grace Titi replied to Alison's discussion Greening TVET Resource in the group SD in TVET Reference Group
Kayla Ortlieb posted eventsINVEST Flexible Skills Development - Cohort 20
August 21, 2017 to September 30, 2017INVEST Kenya Partners Meeting
August 30, 2017 to August 31, 2017
John T. Okewole posted eventsHuman-Centered Design 201: Prototyping (Online Course)
September 12, 2017 at 6pm to October 10, 2017 at 7pmIntroduction to Human-Centered Design (Online Course)
September 12, 2017 at 6pm to November 14, 2017 at 7pm
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The latest issue of JL4D is out!
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The July 2017 issue of the Connections Magazine is out!
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The World's Largest course on
'Teaching Sustainable Development Goals'
Register here to equip yourself with relevant information and tools to enable you to take part in the world's largest lesson, teach people about SDGs, create and share your own learning resources.
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THE QUEEN’S YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAMME
click here to join the young leaders programme that seeks to discover, celebrate and support exceptional young people from across the commonwealth, leaving a lasting legacy for her majesty the queen
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We are trying to raise the profile of #flexibleTVET on Twitter. Please join me there and you are welcome to follow me @alisonmead3
Let's start tweeting about flexible TVET and tell the world what you are achieving.
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Active Discussions
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COL Kuala Lumpur Declaration 4 Replies
During PCF8 COL worked with partners to develop the KL Declaration which makes 10 recommendations:1. Promote…Continue
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Started by Alison in Courses, Training & Presentations. Last reply by Tiony Abdi Kirwa Jul 26.
Major Trends in TVET 47 Replies
ColleaguesI was asked today what are the three major trends in TVET in Africa. I thought it would be good to ask the CLN community.Please post your three major trends as a comment in the discussion. I'm interested to learn from you. thanksAlisonContinue
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Started by Alison in Assistance Please!. Last reply by Gaspary Mwanyika Jul 24.
SDG 2 FLEXIBLE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT A GREAT HELP ON peoi.org COURSE DEVELOPMENT
Hi all,I have been scouting around and about online for resources and expansion capacities and prospects for TVET course development and I applaud SDG 2 as a great help on course development for my Micro finance course I am currently developing on…Continue
Started by Ashington Njenga Waweru in Assistance Please! Jul 19.
Mobile Phone Repair 1 Reply
In 2015, we worked with course teams from Kenya to develop print-based flexible learning short courses in several subjects. One of these was mobile phone repair.I have now been given a set of OER videos on this topic, developed by COL's office in…Continue
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Started by Alison in Courses, Training & Presentations. Last reply by Jan Deurwaarder Jun 25.
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New Resources
Teaching in a Digital Age: Guidelines for designing teaching and learning for a digital age
Toolkit on Environmental Sustainability for the ICT Sector
Theory and Practice of Online Teaching and Learning
A guide for academic professionals
Policy Brief on MOOCs from COL
Browse popular websites for free!
Learning and Working in the Informal Economy Toolkit
Access to VET, skills development and transition
* What is a MOOC? - YouTube video
* Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit Resources for Teachers & Educators
* Gender and Entrepreneurship Resource Kit, from International Labour Organization.
* Small Scale Business Management full course materials
* Course Design for the Informal Sector workshop materials
* 3 Ways To Quickly Share Bunches of Links With Your Students
* UNESCO TVET Video about Youth Employment Opportunities. Nice clips about the types of training offered.
* Exploring the Business Case for OERs
* Free, open-source alternative to Google Analytics- http://piwik.org/
* CLN Glossary
Learn about terms we use in the CLN. http://flexibleskillsdevelopment.ning.com/page/glossary
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