Capacity development in the Uganda smallholder pig
value chain development
Danilo Pezo, Emily Ouma, Michel Dione, Washington Ochola and
Diana Brandes–van Dorresteijn
Testing of (four) Training Modules pertinent to best-bets themes with
representatives from Kamuli and Mukono Districts
Review of Training Modules in Pig Production and Business Management,
Kampala, 1-2 July 2014
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Engaging National Consultants
• Modular content developed
by eight national experts
covering priority themes (best
bet technologies).
• Experts supported through a
4-day Capacity Development
write shop (March, 2014)
STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4
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Capacity Development through Training of Trainers (ToT)
• National ToT workshop for public and private sector, development, and
university/research partners - 25 participants from 4 different districts,
(April, 2014)
• Local level Leadership Development and Partnerships (BRAC, NAADS
NARO, SNV) key to test and deliver trainings at the field level
STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4
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Testing of four modules in Masaka
districts with experts/extension officers,
national and local service providers (e.g.
VEDCO), farmers, traders (May, 2014)
Testing of four modules with
representatives from Kamuli and
Mukono districts (July, 2014)
On-going Technical Peer Review by ILRI
senior scientists and partners – as per
agreed schedule
STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4
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Early partner engagement to reach critical mass of trainees
• The model/network is already in use by BRAC and Pig Production
and Marketing Ltd. tested and delivered 3 field trainings on their
own; other service providers/NGOs interested to roll out trainings
• Field level trainings, local trainers help gauge speed of national
scaling out
• Discussions on-going with AFRISA, Makerere University, VSO how to
feed lessons from the process into on-going and future curricula
and formal training
• Possibility of creating e-content and e-learning delivery under
discussion with INSEAD/ToTo
STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4
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Cascading the
Capacity
Development
Approach
National ToT
25 Trainers
Field Testing
•Masaka
•Kamuli
•Mukono
Local Level
• Further ToT
• Other
Service
Providers
Early engagement with
public and private sector to
strengthen national
ownership, uptake and
(future) scaling out
• BRAC Model
• Multi-Agency Training
• Value Chain actor-led
Training such as through
private sector PPM
• Public Advisory Service
Providers
• Curricula in Universities
Colleges
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• To simulate use of 4 modules for training at district
level
• To review content, appropriateness, accuracy and
delivery methods
• To outline areas where research and practice need
to be strengthened - revision of modules to make
them locally relevant
• Propose approaches/strategies for local level uptake
- going to scale
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Workshop Objectives

• Follow the ILRI Guide to Module
Development (January, 2014) and
Instruction Design – Module Writing Style
Guidance Note (March, 2014)
• Follow ILRI publications style guide
• Check creativity, (content of) exercises;
reality check, is content locally relevant?
• Check flow and elements of module, what
do we miss? Is there cross referencing to
other modules?
• Update module tracking matrix, timelines,
inform (external) peer reviewers about
next steps
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Reviewing Process

Use eview Template
• ACCURACY: Is the content of the module
accurate?
• TIMELINESS: Is content timely?
• REFERENCED: Can the information contained in
the content be accurately referenced?
• APPROPRIATE: Is the content appropriate for the
local context?
• SEQUENTIAL: Is the content presented in a way
that sequences information from basic to
specialized and from simple to complex?
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