Thi tudy wa et to examine the effectivene s of the implementation of the secondrncycle di tance education diploma program pecific to English Language courses. Thernpecific purpo e of the study is concerned with the match of objectives and relevance ofrncontent of the di tance Engli h cour e materlal to the regular college curricula forrntraining of econd cycle primary chool Engli h Language teacher, effectiveness of thernimplementation and efficiency of the delivery system.rnFor the study, a Survey Research Method was employed. Trainees, tutors andrncoordinators from four distance-learning centers were involved in the tudy to give theirrnopinions. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected through observation,rnquestionnaires and interviews. Documents have also been analyzed in order torncrosscheck the match of objectives and relevance of contents of the distance course tornthe conventional program cour e.rnThe study has revealed that the objectives and contents of the two programs show highrnrelationship. The success of the implementation was affected negatively due to leniencyrnof follow ups, lack of timely and even distribution of module , delay of feedback onrnassignments and delay in the year for completion. Absence of accountability to thernprogram was also seen as one crucial problem. It has al 0 been documented thatrninstructional (delivery) of the course was affected negatively from variou factors. Lackrnof proper training for tutors on how to teach di tance program, in a ailability ofrnnecessary teaching kit , inconsi tence in tutorial schedule , overburden of the work andrnthe likes were some of the key problems that have been underlined for affecting therndelivery ystem.rnevertheless, its output is anonymously acknowledged for developing the knowledge andrnkill .of the target group to enable them teach Engli h language better in school . Allrnsampled respondents, e pecially, trainee, tutor and coordinator, aloin inuated thernimportance of the program to continue for other teacher