Funding of ODL

FUNDING OF ODL

Since ODL in Brunei Darussalam is still at its preliminary planning stages, government funding in this mode of education delivery has not been considered. In this respect, if ODL has proven to be an effective and capable method of assisting Brunei to achieve its education and training needs, then government investment in this matter became feasible. At this point, ideas have been mooted among policymakers that the following aspects could be considered for implementation:

i. Students and government personnel could be considered for either full or partial scholarship awards to study through ODL should they fulfill the criteria set by various government scholarship agencies.

ii. Private local education providers in ODL maybe given some form of government incentives for instance by providing financial assistance, facilitates in acquiring physical educational infrastructure, including land tenure etc.

iii. Government institutions of higher learning will be encouraged to promote collaboration with foreign universities or colleges to run courses through ODL. Collaboration and coordination would include research work or project in the areas of curriculum, technology provision, assessment and cost.