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Session # 5B: DISTANCE EDUCATION AND OPEN LEARNING

ADEA 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond Primary Education: Challenges and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in Africa. Session # 5B: DISTANCE EDUCATION AND OPEN LEARNING

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Session # 5B: DISTANCE EDUCATION AND OPEN LEARNING

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  1. ADEA 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond Primary Education: Challenges and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in Africa Session # 5B: DISTANCE EDUCATION AND OPEN LEARNING ARTICULATION OF THE NAMIBIAN COLLEGE OF OPEN LEARNING (NAMCOL) AND THE FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN NAMIBIA-A CASE STUDY Presenter: ALFRED ILUKENA UNDER SECRETARY: FORMAL EDUCATION Beyond Primary Education: Challenges of and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in AfricaAssociation for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)Biennale 2008 on Post-Primary Education

  2. ADEA 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond Primary Education: Challenges and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in Africa Problem statement Formal education alone cannot adequately address meaningful access to basic education, there is need for diversification in educational provision. Beyond Primary Education: Challenges of and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in AfricaAssociation for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)Biennale 2008 on Post-Primary Education

  3. ADEA 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond Primary Education: Challenges and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in Africa Main lessons learned Beyond Primary Education: Challenges of and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in AfricaAssociation for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)Biennale 2008 on Post-Primary Education

  4. ADEA 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond Primary Education: Challenges and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in Africa Research methodology • Context • Approach used • Characteristics Beyond Primary Education: Challenges of and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in AfricaAssociation for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)Biennale 2008 on Post-Primary Education

  5. ADEA 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond Primary Education: Challenges and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in Africa Main results (1) • Synergistic relationship exists between Formal Education and Non-Formal. • System provides re-integration of non-formal learners back into formal. • Mechanisms and systems for quality assurance exist to ensure comparability between the two streams – formal and non-formal learners get same qualifications certified by MoE. Beyond Primary Education: Challenges of and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in AfricaAssociation for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)Biennale 2008 on Post-Primary Education

  6. ADEA 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond Primary Education: Challenges and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in Africa Main results (2) • Non formal learners treated the same when seeking admission to tertiary institutions. • Examinations and certification for both formal and non-formal is done by same body. Beyond Primary Education: Challenges of and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in AfricaAssociation for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)Biennale 2008 on Post-Primary Education

  7. ADEA 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond Primary Education: Challenges and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in Africa Recommendations • Explore viability of offering all available subjects to on-formal learners to ensure equity. • Introduce, if possible, a vocationally oriented curriculum for non-formal learners (outcomes to be pitched at same level as JSC and NSSC). • Integrate essential information on non-formal education into EMIS. Beyond Primary Education: Challenges of and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in AfricaAssociation for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)Biennale 2008 on Post-Primary Education

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