The Gulf Provincial Government has partnered with the Education Department to establish a Flexible and Open Distance Education (FODE) center in Gulf Province.
The new FODE center project will be supervised by the FODE Division of the Education Department and it will be built in Kerema town.
It will consist of libraries, conference rooms and staff houses, and will cater for students from the province who have to travel long distance to Port Moresby to receive their FODE materials and attend classes.
In a small ceremony held at the FODE center in Port Moresby, a total of K1 million cheque was presented by Gulf Governor Chris Haiveta, to the Education Department to build the FODE center.
The Gulf Governor said he is fully supportive of the department’s initiative to ensure FODE students in the country receive the same level of guidance and tuition as students attending mainstream education.
“The level of literacy, the standard of education and the level of infrastructure is not all that great, and FODE is the best alternative for my province,” the governor said.
The Deputy Secretary for Education, Walipe Wingi said the FODE system is the biggest government open learning institution in the country.
Realizing its growth over the years, from College of Distance Education or CODE to Flexible Open Distance Education, or FODE, it is now a division of its own, under the education department.
He said the system has been realigned into the mainstream education system, where students are taught the same units, and sit for the same national examinations.
“It is now for us to convince the people that FODE is no longer the same. The curriculum is realigned to the mainstream education, we are going towards one examination, one certification.
”We are looking for opportunities where provinces must with us.” the deputy secretary said.
The deputy secretary thanked the Gulf provincial government for their support, and assured the people of Gulf that they will ensure this project comes to fruition.
He also confirmed that the department has committed K500, 000 for this project.
“FODE has been very good, to hold onto that money, until the provincial government comes on board. I assure you that we will deliver this project.” Wingi said.
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