The Learning Kit contains several modules designed for self-directed, face-to-face, or blended learning and can be a useful tool for (not exclusively) individual extension field staff, managers, lecturers and non-governmental organisations, and other training institutions. The development process was designed and managed as an iterative journey of broad consultations, discussions, and feedback from a wide range of stakeholders.

What you will Learn ?

This learning kit is continuously expanded to include more skills, as they are requested by the GFRAS constituency. Currently, three types of NELK modules are available:

– New Extensionist Training Package: eleven modules elaborated based on the envisaged role of the “New Extensionist” covering relevant capacities required at the individual level for extension workers to operate efficiently in an ever-changing rural background.

– NELK Thematic: there are currently seven modules designed to address emerging trends in agriculture and rural advisory service.

– NELK Technical: this category currently covers two modules focused on specific technical knowledge and skills related to agricultural development.

Modules of the New Extensionist Learning Kit are available as a online MOOC that you can follow at your own pace. To access the online courses and get a certificate upon successful completion, visit the NELK website by clicking here.

Copyright 

The NELK material is open and accessible for all to use and adapt. All it takes is to inform the GFRAS Global Secretariat, who can also provide guidance and support in this matter. There is a growing demand from extension and rural advisory service providers worldwide to customize modules to the local context.

In collaboration with the African Forum for Rural Advisory Services (AFAAS) and Hinga Weze and with support from DLEC, GFRAS supported, for instance, NELK customization in Rwanda based on a needs assessment being conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).