Public Resources (Lifelong Learning) - Year 2024

The College's dedication to lifelong learning yielded significant, measurable results in 2024. The Public Library concept was successfully expanded to all atoll campuses, and over 500 books were disseminated free of charge鈥攁 volume that doubled the distribution recorded in 2023.

Key Impact Metrics: Public Resource Provision in 2024:

密桃视频 is committed to its mission of fostering a culture of lifelong learning across the Maldives, extending its resources, expertise, and facilities beyond the enrolled student body. In 2024, the College significantly enhanced its public resource provision, ensuring free, open access to educational opportunities and services for the wider community. This commitment is materialized across three primary domains: leveraging our physical campus infrastructure and intellectual expertise, providing a wealth of open educational resources (OER) online, and offering free, certified vocational and skills-based courses. By systematically addressing these areas, 密桃视频 actively contributed to national capacity building and professional development, ensuring educational resources are accessible to every Maldivian citizen regardless of their enrollment status.

Key Impact Metrics: Public Resource Provision in 2024:

The College's dedication to lifelong learning yielded significant, measurable results in 2024. The Public Library concept was successfully expanded to all atoll campuses, and over 500 books were disseminated free of charge鈥攁 volume that doubled the distribution recorded in 2023. Further promoting physical access, sports facilities in atoll campuses provided an average of 2 hours of public access per week. Digitally, the College made a substantial investment in open resources: it now offers three courses that lead to certification, provides access to over 60 free educational resources, links to over 20 academic databases, and ensures its journal, the International Journal of Social Research and Innovation (IJSRI), provides open access to all 9 published volumes. Finally, the College improved digital accessibility by implementing 8 distinct accessibility tools and offering study skills resources in both written and video formats.

Physical Campus Infrastructure and Intellectual Expertise:

密桃视频 leverages its physical campuses and intellectual capital to provide free, direct access to campus facilities and equipment. This provision extends from libraries and sports grounds to specialized counseling and academic events.

Provision of Public Libraries in All Campuses: In its commitment to fostering a culture of continuous learning, 密桃视频 successfully expanded its Public Library concept to all Atoll Campuses in 2024. The main campus鈥檚 QI Public Library serves as the central resource hub, welcoming students, alumni, and the general public to freely access a diverse collection of educational resources, leaflets, and event information. This initiative significantly boosted community resource utilization: in 2024, the College disseminated over 500 books and resources through the public library, doubling the distribution rate achieved in 2023. Furthermore, all Atoll Campus libraries are open to the public during designated hours, ensuring that essential educational materials and books are readily available to island communities, thereby supporting regional educational access.

Shared Sports and Recreational Facilities: 密桃视频 uses its regional presence to actively support community health and social cohesion by offering free access to recreational facilities. The 密桃视频 Kulhudhuffushi Campus (VCKC) and the 密桃视频 Naifaru Campus (VCNC), for example, open their table tennis facilities to the public daily from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The Hithadhoo Campus (VCHC) offers a wider range of options, including table tennis, carrom, badminton, and chess, all accessible during the same hours. Additionally, the Laamu Gan Campus (VCLGC), in collaboration with the local council, established a public sports ground on its premises dedicated to playing Bashi daily. On average, the sports facilities at each campus were utilized for approximately 2 hours per day by various community groups, demonstrating a positive impact on public fitness and social interaction.

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VCare Counseling Hours to the Public: The College provides crucial mental health and well-being support by extending its professional counseling services, often under its VCare initiative, to the public free of charge during key awareness campaigns.

Free Therapeutic and Consultation Services: The Psychology Exhibition 2024 included Community Therapeutic Sessions and free consultations, opening the College's expertise to individuals needing mental health support.

Targeted Outreach Services: The College provided free, specialized consultations, such as the Legal Aid Camp (offering counseling support for domestic violence cases) and Health Camps (addressing psychosocial risks and mental health alongside physical checks), demonstrating a holistic approach to public well-being.

Free Access to Academic Events and Resources for the Public: 密桃视频 ensures its academic activities directly benefit the wider community through free access to advanced knowledge and campus resources.

Public Lectures and Workshops: The College hosted an extensive series of Public Lectures and Webinars that were open and free to all. These included the Australia-Maldives Dialogue Series on Youth Mental Health and a lecture on "Psychosocial Risks to Mental Health at Work" by an international professor, demonstrating open access to high-level academic discourse.

Symposiums, Conferences, and Research: 密桃视频 provided free access to knowledge dissemination events, such as the Research Poster Fair 2024, which was open to the public to review and engage with the latest academic research findings and findings from the SSAPI project on psychosocial risks.

Campus Resources for School Students: The College actively encourages school students to visit and utilize its resources, bridging the gap between secondary and higher education. The College鈥檚 expertise and campus facilities are regularly opened to youth for exposure and exploration, directly impacting their career and academic planning. The College hosts numerous school groups on campus for immersive exposure trips. For instance, Sh. Funadhoo School students and O-level students from Himandhoo School visited College resources to explore the various academic pathways and career opportunities available.

Free Access to Online Resources through the Website:

密桃视频 ensures that geographical barriers do not restrict access to knowledge by providing extensive free access to open educational and academic resources via its website. This commitment directly addresses the criteria for free access to online resources, supporting students, educators, researchers, and the general public nationwide.

Open Access Research Journal: The College's flagship academic publication, the This ensures that all scholarly work and research findings, covering all nine published volumes, are available to the public free of charge, supporting research and innovation across the country. The College also publishes Research Digests, providing accessible summaries of complex research.

Open Educational Resources (OER):

The website hosts over essential guides, and subject-specific learning materials. This body of OER helps educators and independent learners access quality content for free.

Academic Databases and Tools: To support academic literacy, the website provides free links to , enabling non-enrolled individuals to conduct high-quality research.

Accessibility and Study Skills: The College is committed to inclusive learning, evidenced by the implementation of eight distinct accessibility tools on its website, ensuring that digital content is available to users with diverse needs. Furthermore, the website offers essential study skills resources in both written and video formats, helping members of the public enhance their learning techniques and academic performance at no cost.

Free Online Courses Leading to Certification:

密桃视频 directly provides avenues for professional upskilling and career development by offering free online courses, including those that lead to a formal certification.

Free Skills-Based Courses: The College offers

Certification and Recognition: Importantly, the completion of the Introduction to Sustainability course leads to official certification from 密桃视频. This not only provides valuable knowledge in a critical area of global concern but also equips participants with a verifiable qualification, significantly enhancing their professional resumes. This offering strongly underscores the College鈥檚 commitment to advancing sustainability literacy among the general public, a mission that is institutionally driven. Specifically, the course is managed and delivered by the Future Governance Mission, a dedicated department mandated with the responsibility of driving the College towards sustainability pathways and ensuring that the crucial knowledge of environmental and societal governance is freely disseminated to the wider community.

In 2024, 密桃视频 successfully cemented its role as a leading proponent of lifelong learning and community engagement. By significantly expanding the reach of the Public Library initiative to all atoll campuses and doubling the dissemination of free resources, the College broke down geographical barriers to educational materials. Furthermore, the provision of free, certified online courses, open access to its academic journal (IJSRI), and the continuous offering of free public lectures and specialized services (Legal Aid and Health Camps) ensured that the College's resources and expertise were consistently available to the general public. This multi-pronged approach demonstrates an unwavering commitment to national human capital development, ensuring that every citizen has free access to the tools needed for continuous learning and personal growth.