2011/2012 Annual Report - Open Campus - Uwi.edu

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012New Programmesthe Academic Programming and developmentdivision (APAd) developed and delivered anumber of new online programmes. Similarly,the Open campus country Sites (OccS) and theconsortium for Social development research(cSdr) also presented a wide slate of professionaldevelopment courses.One of the goals of APAd is to develop anddeliver a wide cross section of programmeswhich will contribute financially to the Opencampus and create new options for studentsthroughout the region. in this regard, three newprogrammes were developed and the first intakebegan in September, 2012. these are:• early childhood development and FamilyStudies; (certificate, diploma andbachelors)• Youth development Work (diploma andbachelors); and• Masters in english languagein addition, the diploma Health and Family lifeeducation instruction programme has beenauthorized by the board of undergraduateStudies (buS) and the development of therelated courses is ongoing.each of these programmes is expected to addressimportant regional needs as well as to contributeto the financial viability of the Open campus.Features of the programme designs, such asladdered certificate, diploma and bachelorsprogrammes, are implementations of the waysin which APAd is addressing the special needsof the Open campus students. it is importantthat we offer our students flexible programmingpathways that allow them to balance their desirefor education with other priorities in their lives,such as work and family.12A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E