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SLT-MOBITEL partners National Library in ‘Skills Online Sri Lanka Programme’ Supporting Youth Unlock Potential and Achieve Dream Careers

(2 March 2022, Reading Time – 2 minutes) In March 2021, National Library of Sri Lanka (NLSL) successfully completed the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Workforce Recovery Scholarship programme, producing more than 4,300 learners who earned 21,343 certificates from world renowned universities and institutes. NLSL also partnered with COL’s Skills for Work scholarship initiative which began …

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ANNOUNCEMENT: STATUS OF COL-COURSERA, GROW WITH GOOGLE AND UDEMY SCHOLARSHIP UNDER COHORT ONE

(11 October 2021, Reading Time-2 min read) The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Skills for Work initiative is aimed at closing the skills gap for in-demand and high-demand jobs in Commonwealth Member States by providing skills required for decent employment and entrepreneurship and by paving the way for attaining skills, enhancing skills, lifelong learning and growth.   …

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ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW COHORT FOR COL-COURSERA, GROW WITH GOOGLE AND UDEMY SCHOLARSHIP

(11 October 2021, Reading Time – 2 minutes) Due to overwhelming demand and a surplus of applications for consideration, we at COL are working with country-level coordinators in eighteen countries, and Coursera and Udemy technical staff to process registration. Due to the large volume of applications and technical challenges with bulk enrollment, we are postponing …

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Skills Online helps Rwandan woman turn struggling business around

Skills Online helps Rwandan woman turn struggling business around

An owner of a digital and online business in Rwanda, Martine Benemariya credits COL’s Skills Online programme with helping her turn around her struggling business. This mother of two used to find herself at a loss, whenever she was confronted with day-to-day technical issues related to computers breaking down, failed Internet networks, unconnected working devices, …

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Skills Online: Changing Lives One at a Time

Skills Online: Changing Lives One at a Time

The eldest of five siblings, Bravin Mugangasia had to leave rural Kenya for Nairobi in search of a better life. His big break came when he was introduced to COL’s Skills Online programme – a collaboration between COL, its partners in four countries, including Kenya, and Udemy Inc., an online learning and teaching marketplace. This pilot …

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Helping new mother from Bangladesh regain professional confidence Photo

Helping new mother from Bangladesh regain professional confidence

Nahid Sultana from Dhaka, Bangladesh had to leave her software development job at a private company to take care of her newborn baby two years ago. As a new mother, she had to spend most of her time at home, taking care of her child, and feared that she might never be able to restart her …

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