The third quarter of 2016 saw our partnership with Agrilinks continue to bear fruit in connecting with international development professionals and practitioners in agriculture. Following on from our pedagogy and curriculum series of events, in May we had two blogs published about agricultural education and training.
- Why is AET Important for Long-Term Sustainability of Agricultural Development Outcomes? This post from Clara K. Cohen, InnovATE’s Agreement Officer’s Representative at USAID, explains that agricultural education and training (AET) is crucial for preparing and supplying a skilled, capable workforce that will ensure institutions are resilient and perform effectively. Clara presents a few questions for consideration during the program design process to think about how AET relates to projects.
- How to Strengthen Agricultural Education and Training Linkages–Part 1 of 2 Wayne Ganpat of the University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago follows up on ourFebruary 2016 Ag Sector Council Seminar on linkages in AET with some practical actions from his experiences. This post focuses on the linkage between AET and industry.
Look for our follow up Part 2 in Q4!