The Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode of聽instructional delivery has聽enormous benefits that聽any聽organisation聽in the country would聽need聽to take the full advantages聽of, the聽Director, Enugu Study Centre,聽水果派 of Nigeria (NOUN),聽Prof. Alexander Uche Onyia, has said.
He made this charge on Tuesday,聽August聽29,聽2023,聽when聽he took an advocacy campaign to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps聽(NSCDC)聽at New Market in Enugu, Enugu State.
Onyia, accompanied by his senior staff of the centre, said the advocacy was part of the centre’s continued drive to attract students’ enrollment to the centre.
He took time to sensitise the personnel on聽 the modus – operandi of NOUN, highlighting great advantages of studying at the university especially its flexibility, affordability and timely completion of academic programmes,聽among others.
“NOUN is the only institution licensed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to offer single – mode Open and Distance education to learners in the West African sub – region.ODL mode of Instructional delivery are driven by technology,” Onyia stated.
The director added that “the availability of quality course materials made easy” enhances individual’s level of understanding via self – studying and if there be grey areas, such would be clarify during facilitation exercise.
Onyia asserted that knowledge is power and not only does it improves your day – to – day job but also聽 can take you to the next level.
He therefore appealed to the Civil Defence Officers to see it as a matter of urgency by availing聽 themselves to the opportunity NOUN has provided to upgrade academically.
At the event, the centre’s Principal Assistant Registrar (PAR), Mr Mathew Egede, explained to the audience about the admission criteria, processes and procedures in getting an admission into the institution.
The Commandant, Enugu State Command, Mohammed Saleh Dada, in his response, expressed excitement about the enlightenment of the operations of NOUN, describing it establishment as a good initiative as well as one of the best thing that has happened in Nigeria.
” The university has succeeded in beefing up the number of literates we have today, both in public and private organizations. It is education that can take you to the top of your life.Incidentially, at NOUN聽 you can be working and at the time studying”, Dada stressed.
He reiterated on the importance of academic upgrading and opined that ”聽 holding first degree qualification in Nigeria is like holding pure water”.
Dada charged his men to package themselves well to improve academically.
Officers of the Civil Defence took turns to ask questions, while the management of the centre provided corresponding answers.