Flexible Open and Distance Education

Papua New Guineans harness all appropriate and affordable technologies to pursue flexible, open and distance education opportunities.

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Management

The concept of distance education changed to flexible, open and distance education was reviewed and restructured nationally in 2005. The curriculum and assessment procedures were also reviewed for staff in curriculum design and assessments.

It is also anticipated that teachers will upgrade through training programmes using distance education. In essence all provincial centres will offer educational programmes that will maximise choice and flexibility in study pathways using the national curriculum.

Quality

The curriculum has remained unchanged for a long time, but will be reviewed to be consistent with the national curriculum. The examinations sat by distance education students will be the same as those sat by the students in the formal education system. Links between the provincial centres and headquarters will be further strengthened.

Plan

To provide flexible, open and distance education as alternative pathways for students to pursue their formal education.

In Manus, the target groups will primarily be students who choose to complete Grades 9 and 10 education through the flexible, open and distance education mode and then articulate into the formal system following graduation from Grade 10. Students who want to complete matriculation programmes into tertiary education institutions will also be considered.