The Commonwealth of Learning-Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA), in collaboration with Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, organised a three-day workshop on “Eldercare Courseware Adaptation” from 14 to 16 May 2026 at AIOU Islamabad.

The workshop brought together academics, medical professionals, nutrition experts, curriculum designers, development practitioners, and representatives from relevant academic departments to jointly develop the framework and course outline for Pakistan’s first Elderly Caregivers Certificate Course.

A three-day workshop on “Course Enhancement for Graduate Employability” organised by COL-CEMCA in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), Uttar Pradesh, concluded with the development of nine new employability-focused academic courses aimed at strengthening skill-based higher education and improving career readiness among graduates.

The workshop, organised from 4 to 6 May 2026 under the COL’s Graduate Employability Project. Faculty members from various Schools of Studies of the University actively participated in curriculum redesign, programme planning, and skill mapping exercises aligned with contemporary industry requirements.

Women STEM faculty from colleges and universities across Rajasthan gathered at IIT Jodhpur for a one-day participatory workshop, “Women Shaping AI in STEM Classrooms (SHAPE-AI STEM): A Participatory Exploration of Practice and Possibility in Higher Education.” The workshop was jointly organised by the School of Liberal Arts (SoLA) and the School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (SAIDE) at IIT Jodhpur, in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning-Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA).

Commonwealth of Learning-Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA), in collaboration with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), successfully concluded the two-day workshop titled “AI-Driven Content for Class 10 Math Success” under the Phase 2 of the Teacher in the Loop AI (TiL-AI) initiative on 27–28 April 2026 at the CBSE HQ, Dwarka, New Delhi. The workshop brought together 50 mathematics teachers for hands-on co-creation of AI-supported educational resources for Class 10.

New Delhi, 27 April 2026

The Commonwealth of Learning’s Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA) hosted a two-day National Consultative Meeting of State Open Schools (SOS) on 23–24 April 2026 at Hotel Lemon Tree, Aerocity, New Delhi. Directors and senior representatives from State Open Schools across Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim and Telangana participated, alongside experts from NIOS, NCVET, and the Directorate General of Training.