Pacific TVET toolkit workshop

In late October, COL and the Pacific Centre for Flexible and Open Learning for Development hosted a regional workshop in Lautoka, Fiji, on the further development of the TVET Professional Development Toolkit for the Pacific, with support from New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Twenty-eight participants from nine Pacific Commonwealth island countries attended the workshop, including officials from ministries responsible for TVET regulatory bodies, technical and vocational education trainers and industry-based trainers.

This workshop was held as part of the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning. The online TVET toolkit was launched in 2021 for the professional development of trainers, master craftspeople and TVET leaders using informal approaches. Practitioners are anticipated to use microlearning resources from the toolkit to acquire professional skills informally.