Contribution: International Development Assistance Program
University of the West Indies
$19,260,000.00
Strengthening Distance Education in the Caribbean
EF 2012-13 · 2013-03-27
Résumé
This project aims to increase employment and other income-generation opportunities by improving access to post-secondary education for women and men living in remote and under-served communities of the Caribbean. The project seeks to strengthen the Open Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) to make high-quality education available to more people across the Caribbean through the use of distance education technologies. This is key in a region where countries are separated by the sea, making it difficult for many people to access the three "traditional" campuses of UWI (in Trinidad, Jamaica, and Barbados). The virtual Open Campus seeks to deliver expanded program offerings that are better aligned with labour market needs, and undertake stronger marketing outreach to students.
Some project activities include: (i) designing, developing and delivering demand-driven, gender and environmentally sensitive post-secondary distance education programs to students across the Caribbean; (ii) training faculty, instructors and tutors in gender and environmentally sensitive course design, development and delivery; (iii) conducting a comprehensive analysis of program requirements to better respond to labour market needs; and (iv) setting up new library virtual services (online) that can be accessed by all Open Campus learning sites throughout the Caribbean.
Ministère
Programme
International Development Assistance Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Kingston | Kingston, JM
Type de bénéficiaire
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Tel que publié
Additional Information
Belated reporting that should have been included in the 2018-2019 3rd Quarter report: The end date is postponed to June 30, 2019.
Additional Information (French)
Déclaration tardive qui aurait dû être incluse dans le rapport du 3 ième trimestre de 2018-2019 : La date de fin est reportée au 30 juin 2019.
Agreement End Date
2019-06-30
Agreement Number
5007059538 P000160001
Agreement Start Date
2013-03-27
Agreement Title
Strengthening Distance Education in the Caribbean
Agreement Title (French)
Renforcement de l'éducation à distance dans les Caraïbes
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$19,260,000.00
Amendment Date
2018-12-07
Amendment Number
4
Description
This project aims to increase employment and other income-generation opportunities by improving access to post-secondary education for women and men living in remote and under-served communities of the Caribbean. The project seeks to strengthen the Open Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) to make high-quality education available to more people across the Caribbean through the use of distance education technologies. This is key in a region where countries are separated by the sea, making it difficult for many people to access the three "traditional" campuses of UWI (in Trinidad, Jamaica, and Barbados). The virtual Open Campus seeks to deliver expanded program offerings that are better aligned with labour market needs, and undertake stronger marketing outreach to students.
Some project activities include: (i) designing, developing and delivering demand-driven, gender and environmentally sensitive post-secondary distance education programs to students across the Caribbean; (ii) training faculty, instructors and tutors in gender and environmentally sensitive course design, development and delivery; (iii) conducting a comprehensive analysis of program requirements to better respond to labour market needs; and (iv) setting up new library virtual services (online) that can be accessed by all Open Campus learning sites throughout the Caribbean.
Description (French)
Le but de ce projet est d’accroître l’emploi et autres activités rémunératrices en améliorant l’accès aux études postsecondaires des hommes et des femmes qui vivent dans des collectivités éloignées et mal desservies des Caraïbes. Le projet vise à renforcer les capacités de l’Open Campus de l’Université des West Indies (UWI), afin que celui-ci puisse rendre l’éducation de qualité supérieure accessible à un plus grand nombre de personnes, partout dans les Caraïbes, en utilisant des technologies d’enseignement à distance. Le recours à de telles technologies est essentiel dans une région où les pays sont séparés par la mer, ce qui rend difficile, pour de nombreuses personnes, l’accès aux trois campus traditionnels de l’UWI situés à Trinité, en Jamaïque et à la Barbade. L’Open Campus virtuel vise à offrir des programmes élargis mieux adaptés aux besoins du marché du travail et à renforcer les efforts de promotion auprès des étudiants.
Les activités du projet comprennent : i) la conception, l’élaboration et la prestation à distance de programmes d’études postsecondaires qui sont axés sur la demande, respectent l’environnement et tiennent compte des sexospécificités, aux étudiants à la grandeur des Caraïbes; ii) la formation du corps professoral, des instructeurs et des enseignants sur la conception, l’élaboration et la prestation de cours qui tiennent compte de l’environnement et des sexospécificités; iii) la réalisation d’une analyse approfondie des exigences des programmes afin de mieux répondre aux besoins du marché du travail; iv) la mise en place de nouveaux services de bibliothèque virtuelle (en ligne) accessibles à partir de tous les sites d’apprentissage de l’Open Campus à la grandeur des Caraïbes.
Expected Results
The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (i) enhanced provision by the Open Campus of gender equitable, market-driven distance learning program offerings to a broader student base, including those from under-served communities; and (ii) improved gender and environmentally responsive-management by the Open Campus of human, material and financial resources of its learning sites and programs.
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats intermédiaires escomptés pour ce projet incluent : i) la prestation élargie de programmes d’apprentissage à distance axés sur les besoins du marché et équitables pour les deux sexes, offerts par l’Open Campus à un plus large éventail d’étudiants, notamment à ceux de collectivités mal desservies; ii) l’amélioration de la gestion, adaptée à l’environnement et aux sexospécificités, des ressources humaines, matérielles et financières relatives aux programmes et aux sites d’apprentissage de l’Open Campus.
Organization Code
dfatd-maecd
Organization
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
Program Name
International Development Assistance Program
Program Name (French)
Programme d'aide au développement international
Program Purpose
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.
Program Purpose (French)
L’objectif princial du programme d’aide au développement international du Ministère est de réduire la pauvreté pour les populations qui vivent dans les pays où Affaires mondiales Canada se livre au développement international.
Recipient City
Kingston | Kingston
Recipient Country
JM
Recipient Legal Name
University of the West Indies
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
064-2020-2021-Q3-00434