Dr Michelle Belisle, Director of the Educational Quality and Assessment Programme (EQAP) , SPC, Remarks at the Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting
Good morning or good afternoon, it is my pleasure to be able to be here with you today to speak a bit about the regional Qualifications and Standards work of the Pacific Community, carried out through the Educational Quality and Assessment Programme,…
Education stakeholders undertaking review of professional standards for the Pacific
A file picture of a ni-Vanuatu teacher at Central College guiding a student. A revised regional teacher competency standards will serve as an important support instrument for the Pacific's teaching profession.
Spotlight: Women in Leadership in the Pacific
The 16 days of activism campaign concluded last week with advocacy on issues not only relating to ending violence against women and girls but also on supporting women in attaining economic empowerment across all sectors in the Pacific.
Dr Michelle Belisle, Director of the Educational Quality and Assessment Programme (EQAP) , SPC, Opening Remarks at Regional Education Finance Data Virtual Workshop
Hello everyone, it is indeed a great pleasure for me to welcome all of you, education statistics & finance officers and Senior Officials of Education to our annual Pacific regional workshop on Education Statistics. I will first take…
Workshop to Review Pacific Regional Teacher Competency Framework
EQAP's Curriculum and Assessment Team will convene a workshop to work with several regional agencies and development partners to review the Pacific Regional Teacher Competency Framework. The partners invited to help reshape the decade-old framework…
Report capturing key performance indicators of Pacific education shows progress, but serious challenges remain
What are the education realities for Pacific learners? Do the education systems of Pacific nations deliver quality education? Are most students achieving the expected learning outcomes, or are too many of them falling behind? Are Pacific students being…
Regional education assessment helps Pacific students achieve their full potential
Almost 10 years ago, the Pacific Community (SPC) launched an assessment of the region's literacy and numeracy performance in primary schools. Thanks to a flexible approach based on the Pacific tradition of constant adaptation and dialogue, this…
Literacy Day - What is literacy?
In Pacific Education, literacy is defined as “the knowledge and skills necessary to empower a person to communicate through any form of language in their society and the wider world, with respect to all aspects of everyday life.”
SPC celebrating International Literacy Day
Happy International Literacy Day!