Commonwealth of Learning – Institutional Support 2010-11

Results achieved in 2011 include: 300,000 girls and boys in 10 countries attended 12 open schools; more than 350,000 teachers and teacher educators were trained across the Commonwealth; increased access to quality Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) through open and distance learning in seven institutions in three African countries; 50,000 women and men learn daily through mobile phones in Asia and Africa; 8,000 active learners and an estimated 100,000 listeners in 10 countries have new opportunities to learn about Mother and Child Health, HIV/AIDS, non-communicable diseases and environmental health; eight institutions in three regions are using open education resources (OER) for their curricula; 150 Community Radio stations were established in India and Bangladesh; six institutions in six countries are offering courses of the Virtual University of Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC); the Commonwealth Executive Master in Business Administration/Master in Public Administration programme reached 9,204 learners in nine countries.