Francistown Regional Campus

Ms Lesedi Nthobatsang
Ms Lesedi NthobatsangActing Director - Francistown Regional Campus

WELCOME TO THE FRANCISTOWN REGIONAL CAMPUS

Francistown Regional Campus is located in the city of Francistown in the North East District. It is housed at Plot No. 31403 Corner Francis Avenue and Rutherford Street. The Campus serves as an administrative support centre for all BOU students at both Open Schooling and Tertiary levels. The Centre offers educational services to the following districts: Tonota sub-district, Tutume Sub-District, Chobe District, the city of Francistown and the North-East District. Even so, there are tertiary learners who attend here from other BOU regions.

The Francistown Region has eighteen school equivalency (JC & BGCSE) Learning Centres that are strategically located across the region. Tertiary tutorials are held at the campus as well as at the Francistown Centre for Technical and Vocational Education (FCTVE).

PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Francistown Regional campus offer at total of 12 tertiary programmes consisting of: three certificate programmes, three diploma and six degree programmes. The programmes offered are as follows:

Certificate programmes

          • Certificate in Community Based Work with Children and Youth (CCBWCY)
          • Certificate in Small Scale Business Management (SSBM)
          • Certificate in Disaster Management (CDM)

Diploma programmes

          • Diploma in Human Resources Management
          • Diploma in Business Management
          • Diploma in Integrated Early Childhood Development

Degree programmes

          • Bachelor of Commerce- HRM & Industrial Relations
          • Bachelor of Business and Entrepreneurship (BBE)
          • Bachelor of Business Administration Leadership and Change Management (BBA-LCM)
          • Bachelor of Education –Primary
          • Bachelor of Education in Integrated Early Childhood Development
          • Bachelor of Education in Special and Inclusive Education


OPEN SCHOOLING PROGRAMMES

The Regional Campus offers the following Open Schooling programmes:-

          • Junior Certificate
          • Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education


EXAMINATION CENTRES

The Regional Campus has two examination centres which are used for administration of the Open Schooling examinations for Botswana Examinations Council final examinations. The centres are located in the city of Francistown at Lekgaba Primary School for JC Examinations (JCE) and St John Apostolic Church for BGCSE.

SERVICES OFFERED AT THE FRANCISTOWN REGIONAL CAMPUS

The Regional Campus offers a variety of student support services which include;

          • Marketing and publicity
          • Student applications and registration support
          • Tutorial support
          • Facilitate/Administer all examinations
          • Tutor recruitment, training and support
          • Guidance and counselling
          • Management of staff and student records
          • Financial management
          • Management of IT infrastructure and utilisation
          • Procurement of goods and services
          • Fleet management
          • Library Services and information services

 

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

PLOT 31403 CORNER FRANCIS AVENUE and RUTHERFORD STREET
TELEPHONE: +267 2418383/ 2418368

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