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Unlocking the Potential of Community Radio: Awareness Workshop Concluded in Aizawl

Aizawl, 05 December 2025

Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Aizawl, Mizoram, India, organised a “Community Radio Awareness Workshop” from 04-05 December 2025 at Aizawl, Mizoram. Over 40 participants from three Northeastern states- Assam, Mizoram and Tripura, representing various educational institutions, government departments, non-governmental organisations, and community-based organisations, attended the workshop.

Dr. B. Shadrach, Director, COL-CEMCA, highlighted community radio as a powerful tool for social development, peer learning, and entertainment, emphasising that it is "operated by the people, of the people, and owned by the people themselves." He stressed its role in disseminating crucial government information and amplifying community needs, encouraging participants to leverage the training for technical and functional knowledge.

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RBM Framework for Graduate Employability: Building Employability Skills through Open Learning

Hyderabad, 03 December 2025

Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA) and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), Hyderabad, successfully organised a two day workshop on Results-Based Management (RBM) for Graduate Employability from 02-03 December 2025.

The initiative focused on enhancing graduate employability through training faculty, reviewing courses for employability skills, partnering with industry for relevant courses, and promoting the initiative through webinars and information sharing.

Prof. V. Venkaiah, Consultant, COL-CEMCA, in his welcome address, emphasised that the university has developed an employability framework with COL-CEMCA's support and aimed to embed employability skills in the curriculum. He laid out the goal for the workshop, which was to understand the framework, implementation, and monitoring. He highlighted that the university would develop six courses (five programme courses and one skill-based course) to integrate employability skills.

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Maldives Lights Up Red: Following Through on Inclusive Education Commitment

Malé, November 2025

In a vibrant display of commitment to inclusive education, students in the Maldives recently participated in the global Go Red for Dyslexia campaign, taking a bold step forward in raising awareness about Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) and demonstrating the nation's dedication to building more inclusive learning environments.

This initiative follows the Maldives' active participation in COL-CEMCA’s Pre-Conference Workshop on “Designing a Teacher Competency Framework for Inclusive Education in Schools,” held on 9 September 2025 in Gaborone, Botswana. At that workshop, high-level representatives from Maldives joined counterparts from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Malaysia to co-develop a regional teacher competency framework for inclusive education, with particular focus on children with specific learning disabilities.

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Transforming India's Education Landscape: National Stakeholder Consultation on Business Plan 2030

New Delhi, 20 November 2025

A “National Stakeholder Consultation” on the Business Plan 2030 for Vocationalisation of Open Schooling in India was organised by the Commonwealth of Learning through its Asia regional centre, the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA), in partnership with the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) on 20 November 2025. The event was attended by around 90 individuals representing various partners and stakeholders.

The consultation event was built upon the “Capacity Building” and “Envisioning” workshops organised by COL-CEMCA and NIOS, respectively in May and September 2025.  A three-day capacity-building workshop from 15-17 May 2025, at Noida, brought together over 70 vocational educators from across India. One of the main goals was to equip teachers with digital tools, instructional design expertise, and 21st century teaching techniques. The workshop featured sessions on NEP 2020, AI and ICT tools, communication skills, and innovative instructional methods. A report outlining key outcomes and recommendations to enhance the quality of vocational education at the school level was produced.

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