COLEAD recommended for ISO 21001 Certification by Tuv Nord certification body
- 20/12/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
No CommentsCOLEAD has recently been recommended for ISO 21001 certification by Tuv Nord. ISO 21001 is a Management System standard specifically designed for educational organizations, aiming to support competence development through teaching, learning, or research, irrespective of their size, type, or method of delivery. This significant milestone aligns with COLEAD’s overarching vision of “Growing People” and marks over two decades of dedicated efforts in the development and implementation of training programmes in the agrifood sector. The last three years have seen… +Training of trainers in Papua New Guinea
- 28/11/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Pacific
The Fit For Market SPS programme has organized a training of trainers for Hargy Oil Palms Ltd (HOPL). The objective of the training was to build on the technical and pedagogical skills of HOPL’s trainers to improve the training provided to the growers. Within the framework of its social responsibility policy, HOPL works on improving the livelihoods of smallholders by helping them increase their income and improve nutrition by growing fruit and vegetables. A group of ten extensionists was first… +New Training-of-Trainers in Crop Protection for Kenyan experts
- 16/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Kenya, News
Due to the high demand for locally available technical expertise, NExT Kenya has launched a training-of-trainers cycle to build the capacities of a new group of Kenyan experts in COLEACP’s training methodology. The training-of-trainers will focus on learning and communication techniques on crop protection decision-making, scouting, application of control methods, and Field Training Workshops – a specific method to pass on key messages to workers and small-scale farmers. The training consists of preparation through an online learning platform, followed by… +Uganda: Updated Technical Brochure on false codling moth
- 15/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Capsicum, News, Pepper, Uganda
COLEACP has just updated its Technical Brochure on the management of false codling moth (FCM, Thaumatotibia leucotreta), for use in training sessions with Ugandan growers of pepper (Capsicum spp.). The main enhancement is an updated table of plant protection products (PPPs) potentially effective against FCM that are currently registered for use in Uganda (2021). The information includes the active ingredients and concentrations, the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) mode of action classification, the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, and the… +COLEACP training-of-trainers: “From face-to-face to distance learning”
- 15/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
In 2020, due to Covid-19 restrictions, it became urgently necessary to develop digital tools and distance learning methods. COLEACP mobilised quickly, and in April 2020 a training course on the basics of digital training was organised urgently for COLEACP’s ACP experts and the training department team, in partnership with the Digital and Multimedia Teaching Support Centre at the University of Lausanne. The transition to digital involves mastering new tools, learning new teaching methods, and operating a platform to host the… +Capacity building in Sustainable Environmental Management
- 26/10/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa
A crucial time for the global environment This time of year is associated with the major international summits for the protection of the environment – and this year they are even more crucial. The first part of the 15th Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) has just ended with the adoption of the Kunming Declaration outlining the ambitions of the signatory states in terms of nature protection. The aim of COP15 is to reach… +Somalia: COLEACP training for Jubba Agro
- 22/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Somalia
Technical staff of Jubba Agro (Somalia), undertook remote learning from a senior Ghanaian COLEACP expert, Mark Tutu Sarpong. The training focused on food security and good agricultural practices while also cascading training on good pedagogical dissemination practices using COLEACP field technical workshop methodology. The trainees were asked to produce engaging pedagogical content and deliver practical sessions to their peers. The field workshop methodology developed by COLEACP has been designed around specific subjects in order to help the target audience understand,… +Suriname: Capacity building bears fruit
- 26/04/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Caribbean, News, Suriname
Ministry extension staff (group 2) trained in the COLEACP Field Training Workshop method Training-of-trainers on safe use of pesticides, crop protection and Field Training Workshops for extension workers and researchers of MAAHF Suriname In Suriname, the primary support to famers is provided through the extension services of the Agriculture sub-directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (MAAHF). A need was identified for Ministry extension staff to receiving training in COLEACP’s Field Training Workshop method to upgrade their… +Training-of-Trainers in Ethical Production and Corporate Social Responsibility
- 19/01/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
COLEACP’s training-of-trainers in Ethical Production and Corporate Social Responsibility is taking place in two stages. Over 3 weeks in September 2020, online training was provided for French-speaking experts. Of 19 experts selected, 14 took part and successfully completed the training, which included practical exercises and group presentations. Participants attended from Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Senegal and Togo. Next, in January–February 2021, the course will be provided in English – over 4 weeks, as the first experience was quite… +Workshop on strengthening training services
- 07/05/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Zimbabwe
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