For example the Instructors at the MVTC, Students and local people as participants in Vocational Teacher Education at Upper Nile University, have expectations. If Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) doesn’t meet their expectations, the TVET programme might disappoint them and consequently become meaningless. Almost 50% of the staff of the MVTC has more than 15 to 20 year experience in vocational education. By utilizing this experience in a participatory approach, it will help in enabling exchange of experiences among them. I should enable them to realize their strength, capacities and skills to do this work. My role is to facilitate for the (MVTC) Admin, Instructors, Students and the local community to come up with a curriculum that will fits their needs. As a facilitator I have to make it clear that I am here to listen to what they are saying and what they are saying is the most important toward curriculum development. It is important to create an environment for case analysis with the instructors in each section separately in order to allow the instructors to come out with a set of priorities in the curriculum and to use this information during their conversation as a foundation for the curriculum development plans by doing so it will help each section at the MVTC to realize their capacities, skills and abilities to come up with a curriculum that will suits their needs. The above method is important, also during my field work I may find some more effective ways meaning I have to adapt and adjust my methodology according to the circumstance, especially when visiting the local industries, local government and the local community. In this process I will be meeting two to four instructors and Students in each department. As a facilitator I have to introduce the reason of being with them, and I should allow them to make brief introduction to each other, In this process I will work side by side with the instructors and Students in each department enabling them to come up with a written document to present their proposal for the curriculum how it will be look like. I will be using the entire available research tool i.e. questioners, interviews, photos and video. As a part of my research plan I will observe the daily activities of each section and visit some workshops in the town.
Daniel Ruben 07-10-2008
