Establishment of the National eLearning Center

The National eLearning Center (NeLC) was established by the Council of Ministers Decision No. (35) in 1439 H. It is an independent institution for regulating and ensuring the quality of eLearning and setting its regulations and standards. NeLC aims to be a global center of excellence in digital learning, by accelerating, orchestrating, and regulating a collaborative ecosystem that is agile and responsive to changing needs. NeLC is an independent institution legally, financially and administratively.

Mandate:

NeLC is responsible for assuring the quality of eLearning, developing regulations and quality standards in the sector, and granting licenses to governmental, private, and non-profit institutions that offer eLearning programs. NeLC also contributes to enabling these institutions to deliver effective and reliable eLearning, in addition to conducting research and studies and providing consultations in eLearning.

• Supervising the National Open Educational Resources Program..
• Conducting research and studies in eLearning.
• Providing eLearning consultations..
• Organizing conferences, meetings, and workshops.
• Representing Saudi Arabia internationally in the eLearning sector.

• Establishing regulations and quality standardsin eLearning.
• Ensuring quality of eLearning programs.
• Granting licenses to institutions and entities that offer eLearning programs leading to accredited certificates.
• Qualifying institutions for the required licenses to provide eLearning programs.

Strategic Directions:

In line with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 and its future aspirations, NeLC has identified a set of strategic goals that effectively contribute to supporting the third level objectives of the Vision, such as: Building a comprehensive learning journey, improving the fundamental educational outcomes, enhancing accessibility to education, improving youth readiness to labor market, promoting and supporting a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, and developing entrepreneurial skills in higher education programs.

NeLC’s strategy focuses on core objectives aimed at ensuring the quality of eLearning and training, and summarized in its Mission: Accelerating, orchestrating, and regulating a collaborative ecosystem that is agile and responsive to changing needs. The strategy also reflects NeLC’s commitment to achieving its vision of being a global center of excellence in digital learning, contributing to creating a sustainable impact in the eLearning and training sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Vision

To be a global center of excellence in digital learning

Mission

To accelerate, orchestrate, and regulate the creation of a collaborative ecosystem that is agile and responsive to changing needs..

Pillars

• Trusted learning
• Agile capabilities
• Collaborative ecosystem

Strategic Objectives:

• Ensure the quality of the digital learning ecosystem and recognition of credentials.
• Lead ecosystem-wide data integration and enable real-time data-driven interventions.
• Accelerate the adoption of digital learning to become the norm.
• Ensure access to relevant & personalized lifelong learning experience for all.
• Promote interdisciplinary, inter-institutional, inter-sector & international collaboration.
• Ensure highly skilled and competent digital learning providers.
• Accelerate the development, deployment and adoption of emerging technologies.
• Lead Evidence-based research & innovation.
• Coordinate the development, curation and sharing of curriculum and capabilities.