New Pacific climate change-related qualifications aim to strengthen the region's resilience
Two new Technical and Vocational Education and Training certificate qualifications were launched earlier this month by the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change and Resilience Building (PACRES) project. Certificate 2 in…
Strengthening the Pacific’s capacity in managing education data
The Pacific’s efforts to improve the ability to report on education finance data was strengthened through a training programme conducted for in-country officers responsible for managing Education Statistics across the region. The programme was conducted…
Powering through the Pandemic: Completion of the region’s largest education assessment
The administration of the 2021 Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA) concluded last week, following Fiji’s completion of its main study, which included the completion of assessments for sampled Year 4 and Year 6 students nationwide. A…
PILNA receives endorsement on new modalities of reporting data
The ninth meeting of the Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA) Steering Committee has endorsed a new interactive reporting technique proposed by the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Educational Quality and Assessment Programme (EQAP).
SPC's Michelle Belisle Director's report to the the Seventh Meeting of the Pacific Board for Education Quality (PBEQ) CRGA Subcommittee
As we gather for our third virtual PBEQ meeting, I can’t help but reflect on the changes in the world around us that continue to shape our lives and our work in ways we wouldn’t have thought possible only a few short years ago.
SPC's Paula Vivili opening remarks at the Seventh Meeting of the Pacific Board for Education Quality (PBEQ) CRGA Subcommittee
Opening Remarks for Deputy Director General, Dr Paula Vivili, Suva
Heads of Education, senior officials, development partners, stakeholders, ladies and gentlemen
Bula vinaka and Pacific greetings from Suva.
Annual Meeting of the Pacific Board for Education Quality
The Educational Quality and Assessment Programme's (EQAP) governing body, the Pacific Board for Educational Quality (PBEQ), will meet following member country consultations and the PILNA Steering Committee meeting on 24 and 25 March 2022.
The PBEQ is a…
Annual PILNA Steering Committee Meeting
The Educational Quality and Assessment Programme administers the Pacific Island Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA) which focuses on the numeracy and literacy proficiency skills of Year 4 and Year 6 students. These are the skills that children…
Fiji administration of PILNA 2021
Fiji will administer the Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment 2021 over two days, commencing on March 22. It is the last of the 15 PILNA participating countries to conduct the regional research. It was unable to administer the assessment…