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Bacteriology Parasitology & Zoonotic / by Kirubel Alemu / 789 views
Course Description:- This course is intended for use in particular by health professionals and stakeholders working on malaria laboratory diagnosis program, and in general for multidisciplinary teams involved in managing national malaria control program, academic instructors, Laboratory personnel, program supervisors and trainers. This course provides basic information and practical skills for the successful operation of malaria laboratory diagnosis in the area of overview of malaria, laboratory procedures, laboratory safety, quality assurance, supply management, and outlines the skill needed for laboratory diagnosis of malaria. This course will take 40 hours (five days) to cover all contents of the course.
Course Goal
The goal of this training is to improve the competency of laboratory professionals on malaria laboratory diagnosis, and to enable them to provide accurate, reliable and timely results for customers.
Learning Objective
At the end of this training participant will enable to acquire essential knowledge and develop practical skills in MLDQA. Upon completion of the course, the participants are expected to; –
Training Methods
Training Approaches
The MLDQA training package employs Adult Learning approaches.
Practical or skill based exercises. This approach is to enable participants to practically exercise the knowledge gained from didactic sessions.
Principles of Adult Learning
The following need kept in mind when working with adult trainees:
Participant Selection Criteria
The participant who will fulfill at least one of the following criteria will be a potential candidates for training on MLDQA:
Number of Participants
It is suggested that 25 – 30 participants per training session would allow optimal participation and a productive training.
Trainers Selection Criteria
Due to the interactive and practical nature of the training design, trainers are expected to have the following required experience and qualifications.
The trainers should fulfill all of the following specific criteria (except the optional):
Number of trainers
A total of 5 trainers are required each day to effectively handle the theoretical didactic as well as practical sessions for this course. Availability of at least the two trainers to closely assist (co-trainer) the trainer (the person who will present the module) is highly recommended.
Methods of course evaluation
Course Evaluation
Evaluation of the training is achieved by collecting feedback from trainees at the end of each day of the training and at the end of the course. When trainers review feedbacks from trainees daily, they can often make immediate changes to improve the course. Daily evaluation and end of course evaluation forms are included in this manual.
Participants’ evaluation
Formative
Pre-test questions both for knowledge and skill assessment are included in this guide to assess participants’ current knowledge and experience, just before the training.
Evaluation of course participants is carried out in the following ways:
Summative
Evaluation of course participants at the end of the training is carried out in the following ways:
Certification criteria
Course Duration
Five Days (40 hours) are needed to cover all contents of the course.