{"id":10752,"date":"2024-08-13T03:47:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T03:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namcol.edu.na?page_id=10752"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:03:23","slug":"curriculum-and-materials-development-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/namcol.edu.na\/index.php\/curriculum-and-materials-development-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum and Materials Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10752\" class=\"elementor elementor-10752\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0f72e4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0f72e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-269b44f\" data-id=\"269b44f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50a5c88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50a5c88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-296260c\" data-id=\"296260c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3c5f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c3c5f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Curriculum and Material Development (CMD) Directorate is responsible for planning and designing new distance education programmes and materials, revising existing programmes and materials, compiling and editing all study materials, lay-out of study materials in a user-friendly manner as well as packing and dispatching study materials to regional offices. The Directorate also develop eLearning material on both Moodle and Notesmaster; and produce radio and video lessons, which are aired on local radio and broadcast on television stations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3597646 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3597646\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b2f135\" data-id=\"7b2f135\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07fe353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07fe353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/namcol.edu.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Middle-Management-Resized3-1-194x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7923\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cbcbd4\" data-id=\"5cbcbd4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b857351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b857351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #faf000;\">DR. EDWIG KARIPI<\/p><p>Acting Director: CURRICULUM AND MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa8cfa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7aa8cfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3435dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3435dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CONTACT<\/strong><br \/>+264 61 320 5208<br \/>karipi@namcol.edu.na<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac0965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ac0965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HEAD: OPEN SCHOOLING<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04277a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04277a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Open schooling division is responsible for the development of secondary level materials and courseware based on the approved curriculum of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture. The College adopts a blended learning approach through the use of print-based materials and electronic-based learning. Open schooling division ensures the development of quality learning resources guided by the house Style manual.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca7fcd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca7fcd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f80980a\" data-id=\"f80980a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd2aa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cd2aa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/namcol.edu.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Middle-Management-Resized3-1-194x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7923\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-350b598\" data-id=\"350b598\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01d0b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01d0b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #faf000;\">DR. EDWIG KARIPI<\/p>\nHead: Open Schooling\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5639d4c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5639d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b484c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30b484c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>CONTACT<\/strong><\/br>\n+264 61 320 5208<\/br>\nkaripi@namcol.edu.na\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f8fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4f8fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MANAGER: TERTIARY PROGRAMMES<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55447f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55447f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Post-secondary Division is responsible for the development of tertiary level programmes offered by NAMCOL. This includes curriculum design as well as material development. The division ensures that all programmes are responsive to the national needs and are aligned with the national development goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-023876b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"023876b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08b5658\" data-id=\"08b5658\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e8ecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52e8ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/namcol.edu.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kavale.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8156\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/namcol.edu.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kavale.png 245w, https:\/\/namcol.edu.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kavale-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1950d88\" data-id=\"1950d88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8255379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8255379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #faf000;\">MS.JUSTINE HAMUTENYA<\/p>\nManager: Tertiary Programmes Development\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fd335 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"33fd335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1e8b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a1e8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>CONTACT<\/strong><\/br>\n+264 61 320 5210<\/br>\nhamutenya@namcol.edu.na\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0317227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0317227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MANAGER: E-LEARNING<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3774df5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3774df5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The e-Learning division coordinates and supports the development of e-Learning resources at the college.<\/p><p>The division facilitates the implementation of the eLearning and the OER policies and ensures that e-Learning is integrated in the College\u2019s strategic objective.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8655669 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8655669\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f71adf6\" data-id=\"f71adf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab28274\" data-id=\"ab28274\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a5e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19a5e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #faf000;\">MRS. ALEXIA van HARTE<\/p><p>Acting Manager: E-LEARNING<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ad544 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"95ad544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dbe7b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dbe7b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CONTACT<\/strong><br \/>+264 61 320 5259<br \/>nakaziko@namcol.edu.na<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e422ef\" data-id=\"3e422ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00efa9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00efa9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\">\n<h5 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"color: #823c23;\" data-fontsize=\"14\" data-lineheight=\"16.8px\">CONTACT<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\">+264 61 3205111<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60f513d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"60f513d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Curriculum and Material Development (CMD) Directorate is responsible for planning and designing new distance education programmes and materials, revising existing programmes and materials, compiling and editing all study materials, lay-out of study materials in a user-friendly manner as well as packing and dispatching study materials to regional offices. 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