Distance learning seen as way to promote gender awareness
13 Aug 2008
Draft action plan is applauded by government officials present at Commonwealth meeting
Creating greater awareness of gender issues through Online and Distance Learning (ODL) was central to discussions among representatives from government departments, ministries responsible for the public sector, management development institutions and distance learning universities at the Commonwealth's headquarters last month.
On 21 and 22 July participants spoke about the status of gender awareness in their respective governments and organisations and how ODL can contribute to training public servants so that gender concerns can be factored into their work.
Under guidance from the Commonwealth Secretariat's Gender and Governance sections in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning, participants drafted an action plan to implement ODL in pilot countries chosen on, inter alia, the basis of their willingness to participate. It is hoped that this will eventually lead to the development of training manuals for all of these countries within the Commonwealth.
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Source: The Commonwealth Secretariat
On 21 and 22 July participants spoke about the status of gender awareness in their respective governments and organisations and how ODL can contribute to training public servants so that gender concerns can be factored into their work.
Under guidance from the Commonwealth Secretariat's Gender and Governance sections in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning, participants drafted an action plan to implement ODL in pilot countries chosen on, inter alia, the basis of their willingness to participate. It is hoped that this will eventually lead to the development of training manuals for all of these countries within the Commonwealth.
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Source: The Commonwealth Secretariat
