NODEC

The National Open Distance Education Committee's Assignment is to be carried out under the following Terms of Reference (TOR):

• Drawing Up a code of practice for both overseas and local providers of Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
• Determining the benchmarks for quality assurance and its applications from time to time
• Developing guidelines to check the proliferation of ODL certificates
• Proposing strategies to strengthen collaboration and partnerships that offer support for ODL in Nigeria, and
• Any other criteria that will fast track Nigeria's ODL to make it globally competitive.

The National Open Distance Education Committee (NODEC) was first inaugurated in March, 2004 subsequent to the approval by the Federal Executive Council during its 16th meeting Held on Wednesday, 20th april, 2004. However, this approval had not been effected since then. In line with current effort by the Honourable Minister of Education -Dr. Sam Egwu, to address issues that would enhance access to education as annunciated in the Roadmap for the Nigerian Education Sector, arrangements were concluded and the Committe reconstituted and inaugurated on Tuesday, 7th July, 2009.

• National Open University of Nigeria
• OpenLearn
• National Universities Commission (NUC)
• National Commission for Colleges of Education
• Universal Basic Education Commission
• National Business and Techical Examination Board (NABTEB)
• National Teacher's Institute
• Computer Professional [Registration Council] of Nigeria(CPN)
• SOFTOOL

The Committee was technically selected to involve all available egg-heads that can work towards the achievement of the desired objectives of the Open Distance Education. Members are as listed below: