ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This online version of Basics which comprises of; Workplace Communication Skills II, Workplace Readiness II and Entrepreneurship II, has been designed and developed to support the implementation of Competency-Based Education and training (CBET) curricula in Kenya. It has been developed by GFA Consulting Group GmbH which was contracted to implement Component 1 (ATVET and Extension Component) of the Youth Employment in the Agri-Food Sector in Western Kenya (YEA) Project. YEA is one of the constitute projects of Agri-Jobs 4 Youth Initiative which is implemented by the German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The initiative is implemented in partnership with the Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives (MoALFC). 

We recognise the critical role of national and international consultants in the list of contributors below, for the technical inputs in the preparation of this course, establishing Moodle Learning Management System, implementing the developed course on Moodle LMS and training users how to use the Moodle LMS.

Special gratitude goes to TVET CDACC for providing both technical and policy inputs including the Occupational Standards and CBET curriculum under which the courses area aligned

Finally, we convey our sincere appreciation to private sector farms/firms and their employees for allowing and authorizing the use of photographs, to complement the technical content in this course.

Michael Duerr,                                       Ralph Rothe,

Project Manager,                                    GFA Team Leader -ATVET and extension component,

Agri-Jobs 4Youth.                                  Agri-Jobs 4Youth.

List of Contributors

1.      Greg Umaya                                 Agri- Jobs 4 Youth Initiative, Digitalisation Expert

2.      Jeniffer W. Githinji                       Agri- Jobs 4 Youth Initiative, Curriculum Expert

3.      Mike Kipkorir Bill                         Verb Education, course developer and publisher on Moodle LMS

4.      André Hähnke                              Moodle LMS Website developer and implementer

5.      Harrison T. N. Kanyiko                Trainer of Trainers on the use of Moodle LMS