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Distance Learning’s Rapid Growth

27/10/2019

 
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Mukhanyo is pulling-out all stops to facilitate the ever growing number of distance learning centres all across the country and beyond. The number is expected to reach a hundred centres with a thousand students within the next few years.

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Planning for 100 + 1000
During a three-day Distance Forum for the tutors and administrators of the Distance Learning Support Centres at Mukhanyo’s KwaMhlanga campus in September, Glyn Williams, the distance manager, said that in the past year the number of centres increased by 44% to 78, with some 550 active students. A further eleven centres are being planned and are expected to start within the next few months.

Some centres are small – with four or five students – but some others have many more. In general attendance and participation during classes is high. Most centres have weekly classes, some even more frequently. Quite a number of students are already serving in churches, while upgrading their Bible knowledge and understanding.

The expected growth is not without challenges, such as:
  • The administrative load on Mukhanyo’s staff, which already is heavy, but the level of service to the centres will continuously have to be upgraded. The necessary preparations are being taken.
  • The programme to upgrade and even rewrite the study guides is also making good progress, but is another additional responsibility of the lecturers who also teach at Mukhanyo’s campus and other centres.
  • The South African educational authorities are phasing out the diploma-level qualification, so Mukhanyo has designed and applied for two higher certificates as better options to replace the old diploma. The first Higher Certificate is in Bible teaching and the other in church ministry. Provisional accreditation has already been given, but Mukhanyo is still waiting for the final full accreditation.

At the Forum the tutors of many centres indicated high praise for Mukhanyo’s distance programme and qualifications. They expressed their commitment and also provided useful information on how to keep on growing.

Our gracious God in heaven is blessing the work and also giving many opportunities for spreading His Word further. We trust He will also make it possible, because while He commands, He also shows the way and provides the means.

Students’ Comments
“My eyes have opened to the truth”, one student confessed to his tutor. Others have commented to their tutors that they have found the Mukhanyo modules Christ-centred and biblically sound. They also indicated they find the fees affordable, although more support would be appreciated. They are impressed with the high quality curricula and the context that is contextualised for African ministry, and the academic content of the modules is found to be at the right level.

Glyn Williams, the Mukhanyo distance manager, has visited a number of centres in different parts of the country. Various groups of students tell him of the high praise they have for their tutors and their commitment.

According to the tutors, many students have indicated that they would like to continue their studies and start with the BTh degree. However, this is presently only possible at Mukhanyo’s campus in KwaMhlanga and at the Advanced Learning Centres in Johannesburg and Pretoria and at the new Advanced centre starting in Durban in early 2020.

One of the problems which distance students encounter, is a desperate need of resources, especially finances. Distances are also a problem with transport facilities expensive. So Mukhanyo greatly subsidies the programme by keeping student fees as low as possible: for example, module fees (including study guides and other material) for centres outside of South Africa are only R200 per student per module.
Mukhanyo now has distance learning centres in all of South Africa’s provinces, with the exception of the Northern Cape. There are also centres in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Chris Coetsee
31/10/2019 12:18:33

Where is the centre in Durban situated? If you do not have a suitable site, I would suggest you contact the Geref Kerk Durban since they will be closing down their church in Umbilo and the premises might be available.

Mukhanyo
5/11/2019 07:25:21

Hi Chris,
The final venue is to be confirmed, but for the time being it will be in Pinetown.
We have looked at the building in Durban, however, they're wanting R3m and the building is not structurally sound, so not a viable option.
Thanks.


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