Staff Development Centre of the University is the facilitator for various training programmes conducted for the staff of The Open University of Sri Lanka. Located at the 3rd floor of the New Education Building of the Campus premises in Nawala, it has been providing the various different training programs to university staff as well as the staff of other universities with the support of internal and external resource personnel.

Equipped with a computer laboratory and air-conditioned lecture rooms, it has provided a variety of training programmes ranging from Microsoft Office, Language courses to Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education for university staff. The Director of the staff Development Centre is Dr. SDR Perera.