Proposed changes to the Education Act would make it an offence for anyone to operate an unregistered educational institution in the Cooks Islands.
a) International regulatory and policy frameworks
The USP is a member of the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN). The USP is also a member of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE).
Education for All (EFA)
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
United Nations Literacy Decade
UNESCO’s Four Pillars of Education
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
b) Regional agreements
The Cook Islands is a member of the multi-nation USP consortium.
Pacific Islands Forum Basic Education Action Plan (FBEAP)
Pacific Regional Initiatives for the Delivery of Basic Education (PRIDE) Project
Pacific Education for Sustainable Development Framework
Pacific Education Development Framework (PEDF) 2009-2015
The Pacific Plan (the Pacific Plan Task Force is managed by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General)
c) National regulations and policy
Education Act (1987)
d) State/District regulations and policy
None.
e) University policies
The Cook Islands is one of twelve Pacific island states which jointly own the University of the South Pacific. As one of the larger member-states and a financial contributor to the USP budget, the Solomon Islands are likely to have some influence over the direction of the University’s policy.