BOTSWANA OPEN UNIVERSITY: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
(previously "BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF DISTANCE AND OPEN LEARNING")

Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning Regulations

BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF DISTANCE AND OPEN LEARNING REGULATIONS

(under section 29)

(8th December, 2000)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

    1.    Citation

    2.    Committees of the Board

    3.    Media and teaching methods

    4.    Programmes and courses

    5.    Regional centres

    6.    Duty of College

    7.    College staff

    8.    Payments and receipts

    9.    Liaison with other institutions

    10.    Transitional arrangements

S.I. 78, 2000.

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning Regulations.

2.    Committees of the Board

    (1) The Board of the Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning established under section 4 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Board") shall appoint the following committees—

    (a)    a Finance Committee which shall—

        (i)    propose the annual budget;

        (ii)    submit applications for Government subventions;

        (iii)    assist in locating additional sources of income or funding;

        (iv)    receive statements of financial accounts from the College on a regular basis and advise the Board on matters pertaining to financial accounts;

        (v)    recommend qualified, fit and proper auditors to the Board for auditing College accounts;

        (vi)    recommend remuneration levels for part time staff; and

        (vii)    oversee the processes of tendering and recommend the awarding of tenders;

    (b)    a Human Resources Committee which shall—

        (i)    facilitate the recruitment process and recommend the appointment of full-time staff to the Board;

        (ii)    consider the Director's recommendations for the promotion of full-time staff and make proposals to the Board regarding the said promotion;

        (iii)    oversee the planning and implementation of annual staff development programmes;

        (iv)    review staff salaries, welfare and other conditions of service and propose revisions thereof to the Board when required; and