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Commonwealth of Learning
Through the Commonwealth of Learning the Africa Regional Centre for ODeL in TVET was founded in 2023.
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About ARCOT
Who we are
A regional centre, run out of a working ODeL operation
ARCOT is the Africa Regional Centre for Open, Distance and e-Learning in Technical and Vocational Education and Training. We sit inside a national ODeL centre rather than beside one, so the standards we publish are the standards we run ourselves.
Our work is practical: help an institution stand up a Moodle environment that survives a semester, train the people who will teach in it, and take the centre through quality audit to accreditation.
Six domains. One implementation tool. A defensible audit trail.
Institutions self-assess against every domain, gather evidence in a portfolio, and submit for peer review. Replace these clause titles with ARCOT's published wording before the site goes live.
1.0
Governance and institutional policy
Board-approved ODeL policy, a named centre, budget lines and a delegated decision path.
Board-approved ODeL policy, a named centre, budget lines and a delegated decision path.
2.0
Learner support services
Orientation, tutoring, technical helpdesk and turnaround commitments learners can hold you to.
Orientation, tutoring, technical helpdesk and turnaround commitments learners can hold you to.
3.0
Digital learning infrastructure
LMS capacity, uptime, backup, bandwidth and device access measured against enrolment.
LMS capacity, uptime, backup, bandwidth and device access measured against enrolment.
4.0
Curriculum and learning design
CBET alignment, learning outcomes mapped to occupational standards, accessible design.
CBET alignment, learning outcomes mapped to occupational standards, accessible design.
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Trainer capacity and workload
Certified ODeL trainers, workload models that count online facilitation, CPD records.
Certified ODeL trainers, workload models that count online facilitation, CPD records.
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Assessment and quality audit
Assessment security, moderation, consistency checking and a scheduled internal audit cycle.
Assessment security, moderation, consistency checking and a scheduled internal audit cycle.
Five steps from first conversation to accredited ODeL centre
01
Scoping
Institutional readiness conversation and gap analysis against the six domains.
02
Self-assessment
The implementation tool is completed by the centre and moderated by ARCOT.
03
Capacity building
Trainers and centre managers work through the modules the gap analysis flagged.
04
Evidence and audit
Portfolio submission, site visit and peer review by regional assessors.
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Accreditation and review
Award, publication on the regional register, and a scheduled re-audit.
Regional Activities
Capacity building programmeEight modules, sequenced the way an ODeL centre matures
M01
Quality Audit and Accreditation
Read the ODeL Standard, run a self-assessment, build the evidence portfolio.
M02
Building Vibrant ODeL Centres
Structure, staffing, service levels and the business case for a centre that lasts.
M03
Content Development for Moodle-Based LMS
Course architecture, activity selection, grading setup and content review workflow.
M04
Designing Engaging Learner-Centred Digital Learning Experiences
Learning design patterns, workload mapping and assessment for competence.
M05
Multimedia Integration
Audio, video and screencast production on institutional budgets and bandwidth.
M06
Interactive Learning Using H5P
Interactive video, branching scenarios and practice items with real feedback.
M07
Integration of Virtual Labs and EdTech Tools
VR, AR, gamification and AI-enabled tools mapped to practical training outcomes.
M08
Open Educational Resources
Licensing, adaptation, quality review and publishing to a shared regional repository.
Upcoming and recent
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Cohort open
Regional ODeL capacity-building cohort
Eight modules delivered online to national polytechnics and specialised TVET institutions. Placeholder item.
Eight modules delivered online to national polytechnics and specialised TVET institutions. Placeholder item.
Quarterly
Regional working group on OER for TVET
Partner authorities agree a shared approach to licensing and reuse of vocational courseware. Placeholder item.
Partner authorities agree a shared approach to licensing and reuse of vocational courseware. Placeholder item.
By request
Institutional readiness clinic
A half-day session walking a centre through the implementation tool. Placeholder item.
A half-day session walking a centre through the implementation tool. Placeholder item.
Annual
Regional ODeL quality forum
Accredited and candidate centres present audit findings and practice. Placeholder item.
Accredited and candidate centres present audit findings and practice. Placeholder item.
Quality Assurance
Quality assurancePublished reports and instruments
Audit findings, the implementation tool and the regional register. Upload each document to a Moodle course or file area and point the link at it. Every entry below is a placeholder.
INSTRUMENT
ODeL Standard implementation tool
The self-assessment instrument institutions complete against the six domains, with the evidence schedule.
Download (placeholder)ANNUAL REPORT
Regional ODeL quality report
Aggregate findings across participating centres, by domain, with the areas most often flagged at audit.
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Register of accredited ODeL centres
Centres holding current accreditation, the award date and the scheduled re-audit.
View register (placeholder)GUIDANCE
Evidence portfolio guidance note
What assessors expect to see against each clause, and the common reasons a portfolio is returned.
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From the centre
Announcements, cohort milestones and regional developments. Every item below is a placeholder — replace with ARCOT's own updates.
REGIONAL
ODeL Standard implementation tool released to partner institutions
A working version of the self-assessment instrument is now available to centres beginning the accreditation pathway.
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TRAINING
Cohort completes the eight-module capacity building programme
Trainers from national polytechnics and specialised institutions finished the full sequence.
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PARTNERSHIP
Regional working group convenes on OER for TVET
Partner authorities agreed a shared approach to licensing and reuse of vocational courseware.
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ACCREDITATION
First centres enter peer review
Evidence portfolios submitted against the six domains are now with regional assessors.
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600+
TVET trainers trained
30
National polytechnics engaged
4
Specialised TVET institutions
8
Modules in the core programme
Get in touch
Talk to the centre
Tell us where your centre is today and we will send the readiness checklist and the current cohort calendar. Replace the details below with ARCOT's published contacts.
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National TVET authorities and regulators in partner countries.
Placeholder list.