 institute of distance continuing education idce  institute of distance continuing education idce  approval date january 2 1976 key objectives  to enhance the potential of the university of guyana in creating and influencing change within the context of national aspirations to provide learning opportunities which would help to develop the capacity of the adult individual to participate more effectively in the process of change to increase the awareness of the interaction between formal and nonformal education and to provide facilities for a continuum of educational integration and interaction to identify areas of research for which there is need and to ensure that the results of research are made available to the community at large to provide training courses for trainers engaged in continuing education and to assist in the development and coordination of existing resources in continuing education in fulfilling its objectives the institute provides leadership in the field of adult open and distance learning develops and implements a variety of educational programmes it operates within communities and in collaboration with faculties of the university government as well as nongovernmental agencies the institute s programmes allow adults to choose courses which are directly related to their needs be they for personal development and enrichment job advancement or higher academic pursuits webmaster thu 7132023 1031  