Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE), NCERT, in collaboration with CUTM, organised a five-day capacity-building programme for vocational teachers in the apparel sector. The programme was conducted from 26 to 30 October 2026 and brought together vocational teachers from West Bengal for intensive, hands-on training in apparel design and garment production.

Dr B. Shadrach, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA), called upon vocational teachers to become catalysts of change in school education during his address as Guest of Honour at the valedictory ceremony of a five-day capacity-building programme for vocational teachers in the apparel sector, held at C

COL-CEMCA convened an initial expert consultation in New Delhi on 28 October 2026 to initiate a structured review and revision of its existing Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Mainstreaming Learners with Specific Learning Disabilities. The consultation marked the beginning of a collaborative, expert-led process to strengthen the course as a professional learning resource for school teachers and education practitioners.

The Commonwealth of Learning–Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA), in collaboration with Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, concluded the three-day Commonwealth Asia Capacity-Building Workshop on Graduate Employability, titled Open Course on Graduate Employability, on 28 October 2026 at GNDU.

The Commonwealth of Learning–Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA), in collaboration with Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, commenced the three-day Commonwealth Asia Workshop on Graduate Employability, titled Open Course on Graduate Employability, on 26 October 2026 at Shri Guru Granth Sahib Bhawan, GNDU. The workshop brings together around 70 academic leaders, faculty members and higher education professionals from India and across Commonwealth Asia to strengthen institutional approaches to graduate employability and co-create an open course on the subject.

On 15 October 2026, the Commonwealth of Learning – Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA) convened students from Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Rwanda and Zambia for the regional launch of their country cohorts under the Commonwealth Student Community for AI Governance. The virtual convening brought together student perspectives on how AI should be developed, accessed and governed in their national contexts.