20/09/2026
Thank you Commonwealth of Learning and New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade under the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance, and Flexible Learning. Looking forward to train, empower and secure the young populace of Papua New Guinea. This project highly centred in Climate change and Gender Equality. Pacific Community Leadership Training Institute as a partner in building our capacity as a training institution embracing much the Policy, goal and Objectives of the Second Decade Phase 2026-2036.
Looking forward to implement the project impacting and benefitting our People. On behalf of the people ang government of Papua New Guinea the institution is highly recommending the "Open Distance and Flexible Learning" in the Pacific.
Looking forward!
New Zealand High Commission, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
With a ten-year investment from New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) in education, skills and resilient learning across the Pacific, the Commonwealth of Learning is launching the next phase of the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning.
Running from 2026 to 2036, the partnership will work across Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Naoero, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. COL’s regional centre, the Pacific Centre for Flexible and Open Learning for Development (PACFOLD), hosted at the University of the South Pacific, will serve as a key delivery partner.
After a successful first phase that saw more than 7,200 educators enrol in professional development, around 5,900 young people complete community-based skills training and more than 300 Pacific-contextualised open educational resources developed, the next phase will embed what works within Pacific institutions and systems to make flexible learning a recognised, sustainable part of education and skills delivery. Gender equality, disability and social inclusion, alongside climate-change education and resilience, will be integrated across every programme output.
The goal is long-term Pacific ownership, with recognised skills, stronger institutions and flexible learning systems that can continue reaching learners wherever they live, including when disruption strikes.
🔗 Read the full story to learn more about the Pacific Partnership: https://www.col.org/news/investing-in-pacific-skills/
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance, and Flexible Learning The University of the South Pacific [Image Credit: Ministry of Women Youth Sport and Social Affairs - Kiribati]