Group Discussion

The Learning Group Members on group discussion



The facilitator of the training divided the trainers/participants into three learning groups. The most experiential moment the facilitator had was when the trainers/participants asked the differece between TEACHING METHODOLOGY & VOCATIONAL PEDAGOGY?

Before the facilitator could explain or differentiate the terminologies, the group were asked to be in groups to answer the above mentioned question. The following reports are from the three learning groups on the different between the two concepts

1. Teaching methodology(pedagogy) is the way an instructor/teacher:
a) Present himself before the students in the classroom
b)Present his teaching materials/Aid during the lesson
c)Language he/she uses in the classroom when teaching
d)Extra curricula activities among others

Teaching Methodology is all about teaching in the classroom or what some instructors/teachers called lesson plan.

On the other hand, Vocational Pedagogy is all about learning process/life long learning or experiential learning. It is the facilitation of learning process where each of us takes the responsibility of learning in a democratic environment. Although it too us some time to understand the difference between the two concepts, the participants understood the meaning behind the two concepts. However, the facilitator asked the trainers once again in their learning group the most valuable question (the umbrella of the training): How can I improve my Own Teaching Practice? This was for group discussion and the facilitator is waiting for the group report.

Thanks once again and wait for more........................

Paul T.K

Vocational Teachers Development Training

Introductiory Part of the Training


Don Bosco Vocational Training Center is Manage by Salesians of Don Bosco, an International Agency providing youth services specially through vocational/technical training.
On the other hand, Wau Vocational Training Centre, which is a GOSS institution, is being rehabilitated to support Youth Entrepreneurship Development through vocational skills training. UNIDO is currently supporting the establishment of the Wau Vocational Training Centre including equipping and staffing in order to start training programmes as early as September 2009.

The Traing will be for four (4) days at Wau VTC compound, facilitated by John Paul Akec from Malakal and Paul Tartisio Kenyi from Wau.

The objectives of the Training for the instructors is:

1. To develop and refresh teaching Methodology skills (Student Centered rather than teacher's centered) and that includes the following subjects:

a) Practical and theoretical lesson planning and implementation
b) Monitoring, Evaluating and Reporting
c)Basic teaching practice
d)Extra curricula activities
e) Admission process and selection criteria
f)Management skills both the workshops and students/trainees
g)Use of tools and machineries, Maintenance and workshop safety
h)Curricula implementation and technical upgrading.

The trainers/participants were divided into Three (3) learning groups and the session are divided into three parts: from 9:00am to 10:30am first session; 11:00am to 1:00pm second session; 2:00pm to 3:30pm third session and 4:00pm to 5:00pm personal work and log writing.

This is how the training was organize and I hope to share more on the remaining days of the workshop with you all.

Paul T.K