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The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships Program Young Leaders for Climate Action program interns from Humber Polytechnic are supporting environmental action alongside local partners in Bhutan, from eco-tourism to sustainability advocacy🌱🇧🇹. #QEScholars #RHFCanada

Trainers at the Technical Training Institute completed a Digital Marketing training led by Humber Polytechnic's Anna Santilli, strengthening their knowledge and skills for future students to enhance employability & support success in Bhutan’s growing digital sector. 🌟

Trainers at The Royal Institute of Tourism and Hospitality completed Event Management training led by Humber Polytechnic’s Sadaf Virji. Participants gained hands-on event management experience, culminating in a fully coordinated closing ceremony at RITH’s banquet hall. 👏

Bhutan is building its next generation of entrepreneurs 🚀. 4 technical and vocational education & training institutions held a 3-day entrepreneurship bootcamp for 250+ students. Top entrepreneurs won seed funding & their startups will be incubated at hubs at their institutions.

Under BEST, TTTRC & BQPCA completed a 2-day training on embedding sustainability into TVET 🌱. Work included updating occupational standards, designing green curricula, and developing action plans & monitoring tools, strengthening Bhutan’s TVET for a more sustainable future.

On #InternationalGirlsInICTDay, we celebrate girls shaping a more inclusive digital future 💻✨ Through the STEM Education for Empowerment Project, @hahujobs is expanding access to STEM learning in Ethiopia via Fanos LMS reaching 30,000+ learners! 👩‍💻🌍 fanoslms.org

TVET institutions across Bhutan marked International Women’s Day with a digital competition challenging students to break gender stereotypes for more women & girls to gain the skills & confidence to thrive. 💪 Check out the students' posts! shorturl.at/oMgBm

Happy World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development! 🛠️⚡️ See how Canada partners with the STEEP project in Kenya to help women transition from technical training to professional contracts in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics.

When education builds both skills and self-belief, girls thrive. ✨ Through the STEM Education for Empowerment Project, over 2,000 out-of-school girls in Kenya graduated from STEM courses & are now pursuing higher education, work-integrated learning, or careers in their field.

Inclusive, accessible education creates real change. Through the Bhutan Education & Skills Training Project, Sonam Wangmo Thapa gained hands-on training in hair & beauty therapy for the skills, confidence, & professionalism to transition into employment as a beautician. 💇‍♀️💅

Earlier this month, Laura Barbosa and Andrew Gryfe from Humber Polytechnic travelled to Kenya under the Kenya Blue Economy Skills Training Project (KBEST-05) to deliver CBET training using the BOPPPS model with project partners, strengthening skills for Kenya’s blue economy. 🌊

With support from the #BEST Project, Bhutan’s DoEE is strengthening career guidance for youth. Through a 3-day ToT on the Career Compass toolkit, TVET counsellors are better equipped to link learners with labour market info, career skills, & pathways to sustainable livelihoods.

Through the #BEST project, TVET institutions across Bhutan are strengthening support for students’ non-academic needs. With counselling training led by RENEW, staff are building safer, supportive learning environments, helping youth stay engaged & transition into meaningful work.

STEEP organized the 2nd visit to the Ethiopian Science Museum for students from Wro Kelemwork and Meskerem Secondary Schools. Students explored AI, renewable energy, and space science, connecting classroom lessons with real innovation. #STEEPProject #STEMEducation #GirlsInSTEM

The workshop was facilitated by Andrew Gryfe and Laura Barbosa from @HumberIDI. The training focused on key thematic areas including Mindset and Experiencing BOPPPS, CBE as a System, Seeing Competence Through Practice, Making Mastery Visible, and Making CBET Defensible.

On #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience, we’re closing the STEM gender gap in Kenya & Ethiopia. Through STEEP, 2,000+ girls in Kenya gained hands-on STEM skills, confidence, & pathways to work or transition to higher education. Let’s keep building an inclusive STEM future.💡

391 STEEP trainees from Kakamega County have successfully graduated after completing their training in Plumbing & Pipefitting and Food & Beverage Production. These graduates have boldly proven that girls can excel and thrive in STEM,

376 STEEP Adolescent Girls Out-of-School (AGOOS) Trainees from Mathira Centre, Nyeri, successfully graduated after completing their training in Solar PV and Electrical Installation, as well as Food and Beverage Production.

Humber's Early Childhood Education Department faculty & students raised $1,685 to support a childcare space at Bondo Technical Training Institute in Kenya, helping student mothers pursue postsecondary education. An example of interdisciplinary collaboration & global impact. 🌍

Canada–Bhutan BEST Project partners strengthened Bhutan’s entrepreneurship curriculum through an inclusive, expert-led review and validation. 🌍 With master training underway, partnerships are advancing quality entrepreneurship education across TVET. #IDW2026