The phrase "expand the programme" is correct and can be used in written English.
For example, "The company announced plans to expand the programme to include employees from outside the city."
Laura Bush, the president's wife, held another malaria meeting this June to expand the programme.
Costa plans to expand the programme by connecting graduates to job opportunities in the US.
It clearly tilts the balance in favour of those who wish to expand the programme".
The government plans to expand the programme from 30,000 places in 2012 up to 90,000 by 2014.
Cameron's commitment to expand the programme with another new 500 schools is in many ways a logical next step.
We need to recruit more volunteers with the right skill set to expand the programme, and this is proving difficult.
And their success has inspired the government to begin expanding the programme.
But IKEA is also expanding the programme to its supplier base.
With a limited pool of volunteers, expanding the programme is going to be challenging.
"After we sell the coffee on the internet, we plug the profits back into expanding the programme".
HP has expanded the programme with new American retailers joining the initiative; similar initiatives are under way in Latin America.
