<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Good day,<br>Crystal, I'm just curious to know how you are tackling the issue on shortages of ICT teachers.We know that a good curriculum without good facilitators cannot yield much. I'm sure the issue of hardware and software can be sorted out by open source software and 2nd hand PCs. The PCs can be donated anyway, although I'm not sure of the direction that was taken with the issue of 2nd hand PCs. <br><br><div style="font-family: verdana;"><font size="4"><span style="color: rgb(64, 64, 255);">Regards,</span> </font></div> <div style="font-family: verdana;"><font size="4"><span style="color: rgb(64, 64, 255);">Okech JM</span></font></div><font size="4"><a rel="nofollow" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank" href="http://james-okech.blogspot.com"><span style="color: rgb(64, 64, 255);">My blog</span></a></font><br><br>--- On <b>Sat, 7/31/10,
Crystal Watley Kigoni <i><crystal@voicesofafrica.org></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Crystal Watley Kigoni <crystal@voicesofafrica.org><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICDL - I apologise<br>To: okechjr@yahoo.com<br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 1:56 PM<br><br><div class="plainMail">If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. Most rural<br>computer training facilities cannot afford and are ignorant of<br>standardization. Our ngo is trying to implement an icdl curriculum but<br>cant afford the testing and procedures. We are working with a number<br>of government youth empowerments centers. These centers are extremely<br>short of resources including hardware, software,curriculum, and<br>qualified teachers. If we are to accomplish vision 2030 and tackle<br>youth
unemployment we need to stop talking and starting acting.<br><br>The new constitution is one critical step, but will do little unless<br>we take bold actions.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Crystal<br><br>On 7/31/10, aki <<a ymailto="mailto:aki275@googlemail.com" href="/mc/compose?to=aki275@googlemail.com">aki275@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Solomon,<br>><br>> I can think of one scenario as interim solution, at least until some<br>> act is passed criminalizing teaching of outdated technologies for<br>> financial gain.<br>><br>> There has be to very agressive public awareness. This awareness can be<br>> done by those in Authority on what it recommends as the minimum ICT<br>> training levels necessary each year. Whether closed or open source,<br>> the minimum standards need to be driven into public areas. A fitting<br>> slogan would " Have you checked if your training courses are current?<br>> If not, chances are your are
being cheated! " The data for minimum<br>> requirements needs to be published on the www, papers, media etc : The<br>> data that establised minimum skill levels should be freely available.<br>> The more informative the data is, the more educated decisions students<br>> and parents can make.<br>><br>> I believe the marketing of study requirements will mean no one needs<br>> to talk to any college about upgrading/changing their curriculm. They<br>> will be forced to do the right thing along economic lines.<br>><br>> Sorry we just cannot have criminals running education facilites. This<br>> has to stop.<br>><br>> Finally those who think education should be cheap are very right.<br>> Unfortunately this is not happening worldwide and we are still paying<br>> hefty amounts for e-education, depending on what sector you are in.<br>> This is the reality.<br>><br>> My view.<br>><br>>
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