BOCODOL transforms into open varsity

This move was motivated by the college's mandate to make education accessible to out of school youth and adults, especially those who are not absorbed by tertiary institutions and the employed. The process started two years ago.  The public relations and marketing coordinator at BOCODOL, Thuso Palai said the transformation was supported by the 1998 Act No. 20, which states that the college could offer academic, professional, vocational and technical education as may be determined by the board. "For the college to offer these it has to have a status of a university hence the transformation," Palai said.

He added that government has already approved the proposal. The transformation meant that BOCODOL would offer postgraduate programmes using the open and distance learning mode.