PCF5 Sub-theme: Cross-cutting Themes // I attended the last week of three Virtual University for Small States in the Commonwealth (VUSSC) Bootcamps as the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) representative and evaluator. Over the period of a year, I was able to observe the evolution and changing dynamics of these workshops and gain some understanding of what makes these a successful model in transmitting technical skills, leadership and cross cultural understanding. // Paper ID 559