|
Day/Date |
Time |
Module |
Session |
Activities |
WHO |
Energizer |
|
Day 1 Mon 7/10 |
0900-1000 |
Opening of course. Registration
and profiling participants. Admin announcements |
|
Registration, completion of
personal profile form, distribution of materials |
|
|
|
|
1030-1200 |
Introduction to course and objectives. Participants’ introductions. Establish workshop norms, participant expectations and participant representatives. Pre-course assessment |
I1 |
Discussions, multiple choice
paper |
HD/MB |
Portrait sketches in pairs and
introduce each other |
|
|
1300-1430 |
Group formation. Participants
experience of locust operations and the constraints to safe and effective
locust management. |
I2 |
Discussions |
FB |
Fruit salad |
|
|
1500-1700 |
Introduction to DL management – putting survey, control and training skills in context and discussion of safe and effective DL management and how to disseminate it effectively. |
I3 |
Presentation and discussions.
N.B. Distribute Trainer Confidence Table |
HD |
|
|
Day 2 Tues 8/10 |
0600-1100 |
Finding all locust infestations |
S2 |
Field exercise and discussion |
FB |
|
|
|
1130-1200 |
Are
surveys necessary? |
S3 |
Indoor discussions |
KC |
|
|
|
1330-1430 |
Survey process and Planning and making surveys – who, where, when? |
S4, S5 |
Presentation and discussions |
KC |
Leaky hands |
|
|
1500-1700 |
Assessment and search surveys +
different survey methods; what data to collect and how? |
S6, S8 – S15 |
Presentation, indoor exercises
and discussions. N.B Distribute Learning Styles questionnaire |
KC |
Arms crossed and name game with
ball of paper |
|
Day 3 Wed 9/10 |
0830-0900 |
Survey equipment |
S16 |
Role playing and presentation,
indoor exercise and discussions |
FB |
|
|
|
0900-1000 |
Map reading |
S17 |
Presentation and indoor
exercise, discussion |
KC |
|
|
|
1030-1200 |
Map reading (cont), compass |
S17, S18 |
Presentation, indoor exercise,
demonstration and outdoor exercise |
KC |
Objects under cloth |
|
|
1300-1430 |
GPS |
S19 |
Presentation, demonstration and
outdoor exercise |
FE |
|
|
|
1500-1600 |
Recording field data |
S21 |
Presentation, indoor exercise
and discussion |
KC |
Nose to nose |
|
|
1600-1700 |
Introduction to training, adult
learning, learning styles and Target Groups |
T1 |
Presentation, indoor exercise
and discussions |
JL |
|
|
Day 4 Thur 10/10 |
0600-1100 |
Practicing survey techniques |
S23 |
Presentation, field exercise
and discussion |
FB |
Inherent |
|
|
1300-1330 |
Transmission of survey results |
S24 |
Presentation and indoor
exercise |
FB |
Tearing paper |
|
|
1330-1430 |
Summary of survey sessions |
S25 |
Review and discussion |
KC |
|
|
|
1500-1700 |
Training Needs Analysis |
|
Presentation, indoor exercise
and group feedback |
JL |
Rope trick |
|
Friday |
|
Day Off |
|
|
|
|
|
Day 5 Sat 12/10 |
0830-1000 |
What is the process of control
and are control operations always necessary? |
C1 |
Presentation and discussions +
swarm video |
HD |
Hand
to cheek |
|
|
1030-1200 |
Which are the possible control targets, control technologies, types of sprayer, sprayer platforms and ways of making spray |
C2 |
Presentation, discussion, and
indoor exercise |
FE |
|
|
|
1300-1430 |
Which insecticides are used in locust control and how should they be chosen? |
C3 |
Presentation and indoor exercise |
MB |
Six letters |
|
|
1500-1700 |
Training Objectives and session contents |
|
Presentation, indoor exercise
and group feedback |
JL |
|
|
Day 6 Sun 13/10 |
0700-1000 |
How is field equipment used in locust control and how can the swath width be measured for hand-held sprayers? Pace length calibration |
C4, C5 |
Presentation and field exercise |
MB |
|
|
|
1030-1200 |
Swath width continued. Counting droplets. How is track spacing different from swath width and why? |
C5 contd |
Indoor exercise and discussions |
FE/HD |
Confused jacket |
|
|
1300-1430 |
How does the size of droplets affect their number and behaviour under different weather conditions? |
C6 |
Presentation, discussions and
indoor |
HD |
|
|
|
1500-1700 |
Participatory training methods and use of training aids |
|
Presentation and demonstrations |
JL |
|
|
|
2030-2200 |
Introduction to the Psion
palmtop |
S22 |
Presentation, demonstration and
indoor exercise |
KC |
|
|
Day 7 Mon 14/10 |
0830-1000 |
How are ULV sprayers calibrated? |
C7 |
Presentation and indoor
exercise |
MB |
|
|
|
1030-1200 |
How is the flow rate, track spacing and forward speed measured and set on ULV sprayers? |
C8 |
Outdoor exercise |
FE |
|
|
|
1330-1500 |
Calibration calculations continued. Insecticide toxicity exercise continued. |
C3 and C8 contd |
Presentation and discussion |
FE |
|
|
|
1530-1730 |
Planning training and assessing its impact. Distribute topics for participant presentations and begin session preparations. |
|
|
JL |
|
|
Day 8 Tue 15/10 |
0830-1000 |
Good and bad spraying conditions |
C9 |
Presentation, discussions and
field exercise |
HD |
|
|
|
1030-1200 |
How is ultra low volume (ULV) spraying carried out including other spray configurations such as barrier spraying? |
C10 |
Presentation and outdoor
exercise |
HD |
|
|
|
1330-1500 |
How can control operations be recorded? |
C12 |
Presentation and indoor
exercise |
FE/MB |
|
|
|
1530-1830 |
Participant presentations (10 mins each + 5 mins questions and 5 mins analysis and feedback). Two simultaneous sessions. |
|
Participant presentations and
feedback |
JL |
|
Day 9 Wed 16/10 |
0700-1200 |
Mock control exercise – finding, demarcating, spraying, recording and reporting |
C13 |
Presentation and field exercise |
MB |
|
|
|
1200-1300 |
Closing ceremony and certificates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1300-1400 |
Debrief on mock control exercise. |
C13 |
Discussions and group feedback |
MB |
|
|
|
1530-16.30 |
Debriefing continued |
C13 |
Discussions and group feedback |
MB |
|
|
|
1630-1745 |
Assembly of the Draft Manual
and OHT binder |
|
Group activity |
All |
|
|
|
2030-2230 |
Introduction to eLocust |
S22 |
Presentation, demonstration and
indoor exercise |
KC |
|
|
Day 10 Thur 17/10 |
0830-0930 |
Droplet spectra continued. Safety and First Aid continued. |
C6 |
Presentation and discussion |
HD/MB |
|
|
|
0930-1000 |
Summary of control sessions |
C15 |
Review and discussions |
HD |
|
|
|
1030-1130 |
Review of Master Trainer Manual draft - suggestions for improvements |
|
Group discussions |
KC |
|
|
|
1130-1200 |
Feedback on the Master Trainer’s Manual |
|
Group presentation |
KC/HD |
|
|
|
1330-1500 |
Planning for the future – what courses are planned, where, which groups, how many trainees. Integrate with mainstream agricultural training programmes? |
|
Round table discussions |
MB |
|
|
|
1530-1700 |
Post course assessment and review of initial expectations. Participants’ anonymous evaluation |
|
Multiple choice papers,
discussions and close |
HD |
|
|
Colour |
Topics |
|
Trainers |
|
|
Introduction, planning and closing
activities |
|
FB – Fuad Bahakim |
|
|
Survey |
|
FE – Felege Elias |
|
|
Control |
|
HD – Hans Dobson |
|
|
Both survey and control |
|
KC – Keith Cressman |
|
|
Training |
|
MB – Munir Butrous |
Daily schedule (except on three days is 0830 start with 30 minute coffee breaks at 10.00 and 15.00 and a one and a half hour lunch break at 12.00. The sessions will usually finish at 17.30, allowing 15 mins for a recap of the day and 15 mins for any questions or discussion.