PRESENTATION BY DR.WINSTON JACOB MBE. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT GLOBAL UNIVERSITY

FOR LIFELONG LEARNING (USA)

The Global University for Lifelong Learning (GULL) is a non-commercial foundation registered in California, USA. GULL is endorsed and recognized by the Government & Nation of Papua New Guinea.

Global University for Lifelong Learning

Enabling YOU to make a difference in OUR world …

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Why establish GULL?

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“Most of the nearly two-billion children in the developing world are inadequately educated, or receive no education at all … Children are consigned to poverty and isolation - just like their parents ... At the same time, their governments struggle to compete in a rapidly-evolving, global information economy.

… building schools, hiring teachers, buying books and equipment - is a laudable but insufficient response to the problem of bringing true learning possibilities to the vast numbers of people in the developing world.”Source: One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) – http://www.laptop.org/

What is the mission?

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GULL provides the professional frameworks and awards to enable and encourage the poorest to take action, to make a difference and in so doing, to achieve more than they could ever hope or dream – for themselves and for others (family, community, employer, nation).

‘The only way to cope with a changing world is to keep learning…’

Source: Patrick Dixon, Futurewise: Six Faces of Global Change, Harper Collins, London, 1998.

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Being aprofessional

Personal growth

Coaching others

outcomes

Learning …

Dynamic, fast-paced, with tangible results

Able, well informed, effective

Supporting and encouraging personal development

In the workplace

In the community

EncouragingEncouraging professional professional excellence …excellence …

Experienced practitioners coach others – by reviewing their work

Where is GULL registered?

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GULL is a not-for-profit foundation registered in California, USA. It uses internet distribution to support global communities in training, end-user corporations and other organizations, social and faith-based communities, professional bodies and Government agencies.

Income is independently audited in the UK (the base for global support services) by a qualified accountant. Any trading surpluses are re-distributed in the form of partial scholarships to disadvantaged groups …

What does GULL offer?

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GULL provides outcomes directed, professional development pathways that enable learners to find solutions to work or community-based challenges.

There is no formal curriculum (the curriculum is derived from the learner’s work) and each pathway to professional certification is aligned with the learner’s level of experience and seniority.

This approach encourages action, reflection, personal transformation, breakthrough style application and much more ...

Encouraging the integration of learning

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Work

Home

Wheream I now?

Wheream I going?

Projects

Hobbies

Planning

BudgetsTraining

Leisure

Service

The aim is to integratelearning and work byconnecting activity to applications

We do this with pathwaysTo certification with something for everyone – from recent school leavers to senior professionals

How does GULL operate?

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GULL operates through organizations, networks and communities. Each local distributor is responsible for learner support and for complying with a robust, transparent, quality assurance system, based on self-review and step by step improvement.

The learner is responsible for tracking, collating and presenting the evidence of learning and application appropriate to the level of award. All outcomes at professional Bachelor, Master and Doctoral levels are subject to independent verification.

What are the benefits?

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GULL awards professional certificates, diplomas and degrees. The accumulation of credit is entirely linked to learning outcomes in the form of practical solutions.

This approach ensures that evidence of learning is realistic, practical, relevant and valuable to the learner and his or her employer and community.

Who recognizes GULL’s awards?

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The Government and Nation of Papua New Guinea.

“We wholly endorse, support and recognize - in perpetuity - the work of the Global University for Lifelong Learning, its Board of Trustees and its full range of professional awards.”

Grand Chief Sir Paulias Matane, Governor

General, Papua New Guinea

Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, Founding Prime

Minister, Papua New Guinea

PNG: Capacity Building in Government

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The aim is to enable the people of PNG to transform the Nation’s economic prospects in line with the Government’s vision 2050 .

The objective is to empower the PNG Public Service to find solutions to the challenges and opportunities they face by enabling each and every public servant to participate in a sustained improvement process.

PNG: Transformational change

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The transformational process will be wholly inclusive and aligned to the Nation’s Vision. Imagine: thousands of people working together on personal, practical and professional development challenges – in Government, every region and local community …

Papua New Guinea: One Nation with an

inclusive development goal

The PNG National Forum for Human Capital Development will co-ordinate the process and track all outcomes.

PNG: Capacity Building for the Nation

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World Bank support will additionally enable the PNG National Forum to cascade, engage with and certify the ‘Personal Viability’ programme, operating throughout PNG at grassroots level.

Pictured: Dr.Winston Jacob, Senior Vice President (left) with Benson Ateng, Country Manager, PNG, East Asia & Pacific Region, World Bank

How will the cascade work?

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By providing short, outcomes directed steps or levels for younger people (5 levels to professional Bachelor); the more experienced (5 levels to professional Master) and senior leaders (5 levels to professional Doctor)

The Global University for Lifelong Learning (GULL) is a non-commercial foundation registered in California, USA. GULL is endorsed and recognized by the Government & Nation of Papua New Guinea.

Global University for Lifelong Learning

Enabling YOU to make a difference in OUR world …

PRESENTATION BY DR.WINSTON JACOB MBE.