Michelle Belisle speech at the Pacific Board for Education Quality a Subcommittee of the Pacific Community’s Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations Meeting

Opening remarks by Seci Waqabaca, Deputy Director of the SPC's Educational Quality and Assessment Programme, at the Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment and development of Pacific Assessment for Lower Secondary Workshop

Esteemed Heads of Education in the Pacific Honored Education Partners As we gather here today, we are reminded of the vast expanse of the ocean that unites us, connecting all the islands of the Pacific in a profound and enduring bond. It is within this…

Exploring the World of Psychometrics: improving the educational outcomes for Pacific students

Psychometric analysis is now increasingly being employed by Pacific Island countries to analyse student assessments and report on the key areas of education identified by the national governments of the region. To improve the standard of reporting using…

Endorsement of regional teacher qualification: Pacific’s response to critical teaching challenges

The three-day Endorsement of Regional Qualification meeting held in Nadi, Fiji, concluded with the successful approval of the Graduate Diploma in Teaching qualification in December 2023.

Contextualisation of the Regional Teacher Standards within the Pacific

Representatives of ministries of education from across the Pacific shared their experiences and discussed suggestions for contextualising the regional teacher standards within their countries during the Regional Teacher Standard workshop that convened…

Equipping teachers to improve the region’s literacy standards

SPC celebrating the International Day of Education 2024 The Pacific Community (SPC), in partnership with the Ministry of Education Fiji and the Teachers to Leaders (T2L) team, launched the PILNA TV videos during the International Day of Education…

Remarks by SPC’s Educational Quality and Assessment Programme Director, Dr Michelle Belisle, during the International Day of Education 2024 celebrations

Greetings to all, and best wishes for 2024. I am Michelle Belisle, the director of the Educational Quality and Assessment Programme, or EQAP, here at SPC, and I am happy to welcome all of you joining us, either in person or virtually, to our…

Achieving peace across the blue continent through quality education

Since the last International Day of Education, the world has seen major floods in Asia, hurricanes in the Atlantic and the Pacific,  significant earthquakes that crumbled buildings in Türkiye and Syria and escalating wars in the Middle East.

International Literacy Day 2024

​The 8th of September was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO in 1966 to remind the international community of the importance of literacy for individuals, communities and societies, and the need for intensified efforts towards more literate…

Opening opportunities with accredited micro-qualifications at the Fiji National University

The Pacific Community (SPC) presented accreditation certificates for five micro-qualifications to the Fiji National University (FNU), marking a milestone achievement for the university.
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