The Distance Education unit is situated at DODE head quarters buildings in Lusaka. It is head by a Principle Educational officer responsible for Distance learning

The mandate of Open learning unity in the Directorate of Open and Distance Education is to increase access by providing education to the out of school youths and adults through face - to - face mode of education delivery.

Student Enrolment

The Open Learning unit has been creating a data base on the status of open learning centres country wide. Preliminary data collected for 2007 – 2008 show that there a lot of learners accessing education through open learning programmes as follows:

Evening classes - 8,096

Open secondary classes(basic school) - 56,848

Open Classes at high school - 88,080

Education in prisons _ 1,203

Giving the Total of 154,227 Learners accessing education through open Learning programmes.

Courses Offered :

56-Carpentry and Joinery
156 – Design, Cutting and Tailoring
165 – Metal Fabrication
168 – Secretarial Courses
235 – Catering and Hotel
249 – Computer Studies
129 – Automotive Mechanics
• 16 - Social Work.

Contact Detials

Republic of Zambia
Ministry of General Education, HQ
89 Corner of Chimanga and Mogadishu Road,
P.O. Box 50093
Lusaka, Zambia
E-mail: moge.information@moge.gov.zm
Tel: (+260) 1 250855