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costly in terms of time and money, but also
were difficult to run in a timely manner
following recruitment, and difficult to refresh.
In addition, classroom training depended on
a cadre of 15 trainers who, over time, had
dwindled in number, making classroom
methods difficult to sustain.
The project's goal was to increase the
resilience of training health workers through
the use of technology-enhanced learning,
but before they could achieve this the MRCG
would have to ensure appropriate
infrastructure for e-learning, including power,
network and computing facilities. They also
needed to resolve issues surrounding high
running costs of training and develop a
sustainable supply of trainers who would
provide a standardised quality of training.
The Solution
MRCG decided to address sustainability of
the local training provision through a threephase funded project that would tackle issues
surrounding the quality and number of
trainers plus the technological infrastructure
that would underpin much of the training
delivery.
Three-phased Implementation
The first project phase was to test the
possibility of running e-learning as a means
of making the training process more timely
and reliable. The reason for testing was that
in 2012 the infrastructure in The Gambia was
not set up for e-learning in remote areas, as it
was difficult to access power, internet and
devices.
In 2013, once the capability of the local
environment to run e-learning had been
tested, the second phase of the project was
to develop and implement an eight-module
basic-training technology enhanced
curriculum. The reason for the second phase
was to test and develop the local capacity in
terms of staff, skills and support for e-learning
for those who did not work with computers
as part of their vocation. This phase was
successfully completed in 2014, yielding
lessons that could be addressed before the
third phase of the project.
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