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Title:

Commonwealth of Learning - Institutional Support 2019-2021

Agreement Number:

7394711 P002037001

Agreement Value:

$7,800,000.00

Agreement Date:

Aug 27, 2018 - Mar 31, 2021

Description:

This grant represents Canada's long term institutional support to the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The COL uses these funds, along with other donor funding, to achieve its mandate. The COL’s mandate is to help governments, institutions and organizations expand the scale, efficiency and quality of learning by using appropriate open, distance and technology-enabled learning. Project activities aim to strengthen member countries’ capacities to develop the human resources required for their economic and social development. The work of the COL is guided by its 2015-2021 Strategic Plan. Through this plan, the COL focuses its programming on two sectors, education and skills, with gender equality as a cross-cutting theme. In the education sector, the COL supports countries, institutions and organizations in their development of formal education mechanisms, including open schooling, higher education, the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth and teacher education. In the skills sector, the COL supports institutions and organizations in developing formal and non-formal learning opportunities that focus on healthy communities, technical and vocational skills development and technology enabled learning.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes as stated by the COL include: (1) more gender-responsive curricula and learning resources in place, which are relevant to sustainable development; (2) more institutions and organizations take up, implement and scale-up tested open and distance-learning models; (3) more governments, organizations and institutions implement or significantly improve open and distance-learning systems and practices for quality learning opportunities; and (4) more governments, organizations and institutions adopt open and distance-learning policies and create strategies for quality learning opportunities.

Location:

Burnaby, Ontario, CA V5H 4M2

Reference Number:

064-2018-2019-Q2-00304

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

892100884

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Commonwealth of Learning

Federal Riding Name:

Burnaby South

Federal Riding Number:

59003

Program:

International Development Assistance Program

Program Purpose:

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.