Questionnaire to assess training needs in the area of village poultry production
Prepared for participants in the INFPD e-conference.  May 2002.

 

Name:

 

Position:

 

Institution:

 

Postal Address:

 

Tel:

 

Fax:

 

E-mail:

 

Highest academic qualification:

 

1.  For how many years have you been working with village poultry?
 

2.  How did you gain your knowledge of village poultry production?
 

3.  a) What specific training on village poultry production have you completed?
 

      b) Who conducted this training?
 

       c) How was the training conducted?
 

       d) What were the best aspects of this training?
 

       e) How could this training have been improved?
 

4.  What areas of village poultry production would you like to know more about?
 

5.  Do you have access to -  (Please tick the correct response)

a) A computer?
 

b) A printer? 
 

c) E-mail?
 

d) The internet?

e) Any comments?

Yes

yes
 

Yes
 

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No
 

No

No
 

No
 

No
 

6. What reference material on village poultry do you have access to:
a) In your own collection?
 

b) In libraries?
 
 

7.  What specific reference material on village poultry would you like to have easy
access to that you currently lack?
 
 
 
 


 
 
 

8. Would you be interested in studying for a Graduate Certificate in Village Poultry Production?  (Details on last       page; please tick the correct response)
                                              Yes                               No  
 

 Any comments?

9.  Would you prefer to study for the Graduate Certificate in Village Poultry Production - (Please tick the correct response)
a) Fulltime at the University of Queensland?                               Yes                     No  
b) Part-time as a distance education course?                              Yes                     No  
c) Any comments?
 
 
 


 

10. Would you be interested in studying for a Graduate Certificate in Small Scale Production and Quality Control of I-2 ND Vaccine? (Please tick the correct response)

                                                Yes                              No 

 Any comments?
 
 

11.  Would you prefer to study for the Graduate Certificate in Small Scale Production and Quality Control of I-2 ND Vaccine - (Details on last page; please tick the correct response)

a) Fulltime at the University of Queensland?                           Yes                    No 
b) Part-time as a distance education course?                          Yes                    No 
c) Any comments?
 
 
 

Thank you for completing this form. The information you provide will be used to prepare training courses that will meet the needs of workers in the field.

Please return the form to Dr Robyn Alders at robyn@tropical.co.mz or please send it by fax to +258-1-475172 marked for the attention of Dr Robyn Alders.

GRM International, an Australian Consulting Agency, is working with the University of Queensland to establish an International Village Poultry Centre that will provide a wide range of services. One of the services will be the provision of training that will lead to the award of Graduate Certificates, one on the small-scale production and quality control of I-2 ND vaccine and a second on village chicken production.

Proposed UQ Graduate Certificates

Each Graduate Certificate will consist of eight units of coursework based on four subjects, of two units each. The Graduate Certificate courses will be run as distance learning courses over at least 13 weeks with students coming together for part of this time in a suitable location. If students do not wish to study fulltime, then the course may be done part time over 40 weeks. Students will require access to e-mail and preferably to the internet also.

The prerequisite for entry into the course is a degree in veterinary science from a recognized university or an approved degree from elsewhere, or evidence of relevant training and work experience to satisfy the Head of the School of Veterinary Sciencethat the student is suitably qualified. Prospective students will have to submit a formal applicationand will have to meet the English requirement of 6.5 in IELTS with a score of 6 for writing. During the course, students' practical skills and theoretical knowledge will be assessed, the latter via the completion of problems and small assignments.

Small Scale Production and Quality Control of I-2 ND Vaccine Graduate Certificate

1. Introduction to ND, ND control, ND diagnosis and ND vaccines.
2. Introduction to laboratory management and maintenance; and practical aspects of I-2 vaccine distribution and cost-recovery.
3. I-2 ND vaccine production.
4. I-2 ND vaccine quality control, registration and field testing.

Village Chicken Production Graduate Certificate

1. Village chicken farming systems, gender, sociocultural aspects and economics.
2. An introduction to avian physiology and pathology.
3. Diagnosis, treatment and control of common diseases and production constraints.
4. Extension methodologies, participatory constraint identification and development of control strategies.