DLIST is a place to learn more about coastal development. Supported by all the information available in the library, links and hotspot sections, as well as the network of partners, DLIST provides an ideal web-based platform for distance learning. Anyone along the coastal areas of Angola, Namibia and South Africa or anywhere in the world can enrol in the accredited courses offered on DLIST to enhance their knowledge.
If you want to know more about your coast and its resources, DLIST-Benguela enables you to study online and interact with students from other places in the BCLME and elsewhere. Key focus areas for DLIST distance learning are coastal development, coastal populations and livelihoods, coastal and marine resources of the BCLME, threats, transboundary problems and solutions, and co-management of coastal and marine resources. All you need is a computer with internet access and to enrol in one of the existing courses.
What courses are available now?
Currently there is one course available online, Environmental Engineering – Sustainable Development in Coastal Areas , offered by the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in South Africa to both students at the campus and distance learners. This was the first course tested on the DLIST portal during the pilot phase and more than 10 distance students from different areas of South Africa, Namibia and Tanzania have already graduated. These students have since 2003 been providing feedback on the course, which has helped improve the course and make it more useful to university students, communities, government staff and any individuals interested in enhancing their skills in coastal development issues
And in the near future?
More courses are expected to become available in the next 3 years. Existing courses in Namibia and Angola that have a strong focus on coastal development and transboundary LME resource management will be adapted to be offered online to a wider audience. The University of Namibia, the Polytechnic of Namibia and the Agostinho Neto University are DLIST partners that have showed interest in creating distance learning versions of courses in English and Portuguese.
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