COL- Grow with Google Skills for Work Scholarship is an initiative of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) under its Skills for Work program. The Scholarship is aimed at enabling citizens of commonwealth nations to acquire skills to gain employment, work, and livelihood. 

Skills for Work, an initiative of Commonwealth of Learning (COL), aims to support the efforts of Commonwealth Member States (such as Trinidad and Tobago) to disseminate skills required for decent employment and entrepreneurship and pave the way for skilling, reskilling, upskilling and lifelong learning.

Skills for Works takes a two-pronged approach:

• Through hybrid models that apply open and distance learning techniques, it helps women, men, youth, people with disabilities, entrepreneurs, and the unemployed at the community level to acquire relevant 21st Century, life and essential skills, and access in-country mentorship support.

• Through varied partnership models, it enhances ODL capabilities of both TVET institutions and other non-governmental organizations involved in skill development to share and adapt open educational resources; develop capacity in blended teaching/learning practices; scale up outreach efforts; and, respond to the market needs.

Skills for Work believes that the success and the growth of private eLearning providers in both the developed world and in emerging economies contributes to closing the education and skills gap. The model of low-cost, highly convenient, accessible and self-paced, flexible self-learning is a direct answer to the needs of unemployed youth, workers in the informal economy and people with mobility challenges.

Grow with Google helps ensure that the opportunities created by technology are available to everyone. Through free tools and training, we help people get the right skills to find jobs they want, advance their careers and grow their businesses. Since launching in 2017, we’ve trained more than five million Americans on digital skills. And through a network of more than 7,500 partner organizations–including local libraries, schools, and nonprofits–more people across the country can reach their full potential.

• Small Business Owner can build their online presence and find new customers.

• Job Seeker and Students can learn the skills they need to get the jobs they want in today’s evolving economy.

• Educators can learn how to help their students get the skills they need to be prepared for today’s jobs.

• Developers can sharpen their current skills and master new ones.

• Startups can learn how to get their ideas the exposure they need to succeed.

Grow with Google offers a wide range of resources and programs to help you grow your skills, career, or business at no cost under the Col- Skills for Work Scholarship.