The Consortium has the following general objectives:
1. Enhancing the capacity of member institutions in developing, managing and implementing their own programmes using ODeL methodologies, particularly in Teacher Education;
2. Developing African-based Teacher Education content that may be Open Educational Resources;
3. Building a Teacher Education Community of Practice cutting across language barriers and national boundaries;
4. Strengthening the quality of online resources through Quality Assurance Mechanisms;
5. Facilitating staff mobility and students' credit transfers amongst Consortium members;