SIMAD’s Open Distance and E-learning Center got established in the year 2006 in collaboration with UNDP, AVU and other partners. The center is equipped with VSAT connectivity and the state-of-the-art lab facilities to conduct Distance and E-learning activities.

Open Distance and E-learning is the center responsible for the design, development  and delivery of high quality Distance education to target audiences regardless of their particular location in the globe. The center currently offers Post-secondary Diploma program for Business Administration and Accountancy specializations.

The center is also well known for the delivery of short e-learning courses in collaboration with the AVU and UNDP. Such courses include Journalism, TOEFL, English as a second language and IT Master certificate. Cisco courses occupy a central point in the daily activities of the center. Currently offered Cisco courses are PC Hardware and Software, Network Operating Systems and CCNA. The center is planning to expand and tap new fields of knowledge delivery.

The success of the center has attracted many partners and the list continues to expand. Safe-guarding the right to learn regardless of race, gender, religion and belief is the basic principle of the center. Feel free to join SIMAD ODeL’s endeavor to help materialize the vision of better world for all.