**9. Staffing position for ODL at Makerere University**

As alluded to earlier, the teaching staff for the majority of courses on the ODL programmes is drawn from Collaborating Units. The DODL, which is supposed to manage and support 6,350 distance learners has only 10 fulltime academic staff on the ground. In addition to teaching, the 10 academic staff perform various administrative functions. During examination time, staff are assigned special responsibilities to ensure that examinations are run smoothly. The staff ensure that only fully registered students, with all requirements for sitting an exam, are let into the examinations venue. In so doing revenue loss is averted.

The Department has a staff responsible for coordinating all tutoring activities in the Department. The B.Cox programme has three coordinators. The B.Ed programme has one overall coordinator and three year coordinators. The BSc. programme has one coordinator. There is a staff responsible for coordinating ICT and e-learning services. One staff is responsible for coordinating materials production. Due to the large number of students, the academic staff coordinating various activities in the Department are assisted by a number of administrative and support staff. There are 35 administrative and support staff in the Department.
