Reaffirming commitment: Pacific nations unite to strengthen Pacific’s qualifications
Following a lapse of four years due to COVID-19, the Pacific Qualifications Advisory Board (PQAB) met and discussed the current needs and challenges and prioritised activities that can be undertaken to strengthen quality assurance of higher education…
Paving the way for improved recognition of Pacific qualifications
Pacific’s education quality board endorses public sharing of country specific information and new areas of work identified by the region
The ninth meeting of the Pacific Board for Education Quality (PBEQ) took place from 20th to 22nd March 2024 and focussed on enhancing the quality of education at all levels across the region by making country specific information that were generated by…
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…