DOCUMENT RESUME ED 327 732 CE 056 826 Peace Corps Aquaculture Training.Manual. Training TITLE Manual T0057. Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection INSTITUTION and Exchange Div. PUB DATE 90 NOTE 324p. Guides - Classroom Use - Guides (For Teachers) (052) PUB TYPE MF01/PC13 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE *Agricultural Production; *Course Content; DESCRIPTORS Curriculum; Developing Nations; Educational Resources; *Fisheries; Foreign Countries; *Learning Activities; Postsecondary Education; Program Implementation; Teaching Methods; Units of Study; Volunteers; *Volunteer Training IDEn'FIERS *Aquaculture; *Peace Corps ABSTRACT This Peace Corps training manual was developed from two existing manuals to provide a comprehensive training program in fish production for Peace Corps volunteers. The manual encompasses the essential elements of the University of Oklahoma program that has been training volunteers in aquaculture for 25 years. The 22 chapters of the manual are arranged in three sections. Chapters 1-9 introduce the aquaculture training program and provide information on the following: philosophy and methodology, goals and objectives, site requirements, length of training, trainee qualifications and assessment, staff qualifications and training, and summaries of 8- or 10-week training programs and program design considerations. Chapters 10-19 take the instructor through a 10-week program, with Chapter 10 outlining the program and the following chapters providing the training materials for each week of the program. Chapter 20 discusses program evaluation; and recommendations for in-country training. Lists of publications, equipment, and materials comprise the final two chapters. (KC) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. 11! AQUACULTURE TRAINING MANUAL PEACE CORPS Office of Training and Program Support i CII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TRAINING MANUAL T0057 OR of Educational Resewch and Improvement ATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION E CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received frOm the person Or organization originating it 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproluchOn Quality Poi its or view of opinions statedin PS doCu- rnent do not necessardy represent official OERI position or pohcy INFORMATION COLLECTION & EXCHANGE established so that the Peace Corps' Information Collection & Exchange (ICE) was their co-workers, and strategies and technologies developed by Peace Corps Volunteers, development their counterparts could be made available to the wide range of useful. 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Your technical insights serve as the basis for the generation of ICE manuals, reprints, and resource packets, and also innovative problem- ensure that ICE is providing the most up-to-date, solving techniques and information available to you and your fellow development workers. United States Peace Corps 3 This manual was prepared from materials included in the following two manuals: Guide to Peace Corps Fish Culture Training by Dr. William Shelton, Anna Hiott and Eileen O'Hara at the University of Oklahoma under Contract PC-284-1006, 1987; Peace Corps Fish Culture Training Design Manual by Fran Lowell and Roger Palm at the University of South Carolina under Contract PC-287-1005, 1990. This manual may be reproduced and/or translated in part or in full without payment or royalty. Please give standard acknowledgement. 11 TABLE OF CONMNTS PAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION FORWARD CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2: TRAINING PHILOSOPHY AND METHODOLOGY CHAPTER 3: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES CHAPTER 4: SITE REQUIREMENTS, LOGISTICS AND LENGTH OF TRAINING CHAPTER 5: TRAINEE QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSESSMENT 25 CHAPTER 6: STAFF QUALIFICATIONS, STAFFING PATTERN AND 35 STAFF TRAINING CHAPTER 7: TEN-WEEK PROGRAM: PROGRAM SUMMARY AND 53 WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS CHAPTER 8: EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAM: LIMITATIONS, ADJUSTMENTS, 67 PROGRAM SUMMARY AND WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS CHAPTER 9: PROGRAM DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AND 85 ORIENTATION PROGRAM DESIGN - WEEK ONE CHAPTER 10: 87 Trainee Arrival Session I-1: 87 Orientation Session 1-2: 91 Expectations, Rules and Norms Session 1-3: 97 Individual Focusing Session 1-4: 101 Pond Observations Session 1-5: 107 Processing - Pond Observations Session 1-6: 113 Personal Interview - Week One Session 1-7: 117 Processing of Week One - Bridge Session I-8: 119 to Peace Corps, Goal Setting III r- 0 CHAPTER 11: PROGRAM DESIGN - WEEK TWO 123 Scssbn II-1: Management Plan (Part One) 123 Group Discussion - Profit Session 11-2: 133 Incentive in Fish Farming Stocking of Ponds Session 11-3: 135 Group Discussion - Fish Handling Session 11-4: 137 Use of Tools and Pumps Session 11-5: 141 Trainee Evaluation of Training - Week Two Session 11-6: 143 CHAPTER 12: PROGRAM DESIGN - WEEK THREE 145 Quiz (Week Three) Session III-1: 145 Management Plan (Part Two) Session 111-2: 147 Equipment Shed, Feed Shed and Pump Session 111-3: 151 - Trainee Responsibilities Weekly Technical Report Requirements Segsion 111-4: 153 Field Trips - Week Three Session 111-5: 157 Processing of Field Trips 159 Session 111-6: Masonry and Carpentry Projects Session 111-7: 163 Dissection Exercise Session 111-8: 167 Social Awareness Session 111-9: 169 Personal Interview - Week Three Session III-10: 171 CHAPTER 13: PROGRAM DESIGN - WEEK FOUR 177 Introduction to Surveying Session IV-1: 177 Surveying Projects Session IV-2: 181 Pond Interview - Week Four Session IV-3: 185 Trainee Evaluation of Training - Week Four Session IV-4: 187 CHAPTER 14: PROGRAM DESIGN - WEEK FIVE 189 Guest Lecturer - Site Selection, Pond Session V-1: 189 Design and Pond Construction Quiz - Week Five Session V-2: 193 Site Development/Pond Design Session V-3: 195 Processing of Masonry Project Session V-4: 199 Issues in Peace Corps Aquaculture Programming Session V-5: 203 Introduction to Seminars and Seminar Topics Session V-6: 205 Fish Fry Session V-7: 209 Personal Interview - Week Five Session V-8: 213 CHAPTER 15: PROGRAM DESIGN - WEEK SIX 215 Seminar Preparation and Presentations Sessicn VI-1: 215 Pond Interview - Week Six Session VI-2: 245 Trainee Evaluation of Training - Week Six Session VI-3: 247 CHAPTER 16: PROGRAM DESIGN - WEEK SEVEN 249 Meeting - Preparation for Field Trip 249 Session VII-1: iv CHKITER 17: PROGRAM DESIGN - WEEK EIGHT: Field Trip 255 CHAPTER 18: PROGRAM DESIGN - WEEK NINE 263 Field Trip Debriefing/Reentry to Training Session DC-1: 263 Site Selection/Pond Design Session IX-2: 269 Session IX-3: Wheelbarrow Project 273 Session IX-4: Pond Construction Project 275 Final Reports Session IX-5: 279 Session IX-6: Pond Interview - Week Nine 287 Session IX-7: Personal Interview - Week Nine 289 Session IX 8: Country Specific Information 293 Sessiu IX-9: Trainer Panels 295 Male and Female Volunteer Issues Session IX-10: 297 Session IX-11: Level of Intensity Assignment Wrap-Up 299 Session IX-12: Basic Management Strategy for 303 Oreochromis niloticus Final Harvests Session IX-13: 307 Session IX-14: Fish Marketing 309 CHAPTER 19: PROGRAM DESIGN - WEEK TEN 311 Session X-1: Culture Shock 311 Session X-2: Processing of Pond Construction Project 315 (and Wheelbarrows) Session X-3: Final Interviews 319 Session X-4: Final Trainee Evaluation of Training Program 323 CHAPTER 20: PROGRAM EVALUATION 329 CHAPTER 21: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IN-COUNTRY TRAINING 331 CHAPTER 22: PUBLICATIONS, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS 337 v DEDICATION This manual is dedicated to Dr. Howard Paul and Effie Clemens. Without Doc's inspiration, insight, leadership and dedication Peace Corps would not have been able to make the contribution it has to international aquaculture development. He also inspired many of us to continue working in aquaculture and/or development after our Peace Corps service. As the saying goes, "Behind every good man is a good woman". Without Effie, Doc would not have accomplished all that he has. In anticipation of Doc and Effie's reaction to this dedication, the manual is also dedicated to the many past and present Peace Corps Volunteers and Staff who have contribu .ed to the development of the traininl program described in this manual. FORWARD The training progam which is described in this manual represents nearly 25 years of development. The Peace Corps Aquaculture Training Program has been evolving since training began in 1966. The basic training model was developed originally by Dr. Howard Clemens at the University of Oklahoma and has been modified over time, constantly being adapted to various training styles and circumstances, as well as to the needs expressed by field staff. Revisions have also been made based upon feedback from trainees, Volunteers, training staff and Peace Corps field staff. Early training programs at the University of Oklahoma consisted of a single program per year, or every other year, for small groups destined for 1 or 2 countries. Between 1966 and 1974, it is estimated that 150 trainees destined for 6 countries were trained at Oklahoma. However, by the late 1970's Peace Corps' aquaculture programs had grown such that larger groups were being trained in multiple cycles each year. From 1978 through 1986, excluding 1983, nearly 800 trainees destined for 18 countries participated in training at Oklahoma. In addition, during the 1970's several countries conducted in-country technical training programs which were modeled after the Oklahoma program for From 1987 - 1989, 350 trainees bound for 20 approximately 200 additional trainees. countries participated in a stateside training program which was conducted by the University of South Carolina using a much improved version of the Oklahoma model. In total; from 1966 - 1989, nearly 1500 Peace Corps Aquaculture Volunteers were trained using the basic "Clemens Model" which has been widely recognized as one the most effective, if not the most effective, training models which Peace Corps has utilized. The It has, however, model has been conf roversial and has received some negative criticism. consistently received very high marks from participants, other Volunteers, Peace Corps staff, host-country agency officials and, most importantly, the farmers with whom the Volunteers work on how well it prepares Volunteers for service both technically and non-technically. Other models have been tried by various Peace Corps countries and contractors with varying degrees of success but none have proven to be as effective as the "Clemens Model". The Peace Corps Aquaculture Training Manual represents a combination of two separate but complimentary training manuals. The first is Guide to Peace Corps Fish Culture Training which was prepared in 1987 by Dr. Bill Shelton, Project Director, and Master Trainers, Ana Hiott and Eileen O'Hara at the University of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma manual was the first attempt to document the training program that prepared the vast majority of Peace Corps Aquaculture Volunteers for their assignments. The second is Peace Corps Fish Culture Training Design Manual which was prepared in 1990 by Roger Palm, Project Director, and Fran Lowell, Training Director, at the University of South Carolina. The vast majority of the current manual comes from the South Carolina manual. However, throughout the South Carolina manual reference is made to the Oklahoma Therefore, during the editing process, I incorporated various portions of the manual. I believe this manual provides a reasonable representation of the Oklahoma manuaL Copies of the aquaculture training program that has developed over the past 25 years. ix original Oklahoma and South Carolina manuals are available through the I.C.E. resource center. The premise for the development of this manual was to provide a basis for future Peace Corps Aquaculture Training Programs. In this way the quality of training would, hopefully, be preserved. This manual is intended to serve as the basis of Peace Corps Aquaculture Training Programs. The manual is not irAF;nded for distribution to trainees, but rather to serve as a resource for training program staff as they design their programs. New training programs (stateside, regional or in-country) will have to develop their own designs, or at least make modifications ft, the designs presented in this manual to reflect current program needs and the skills of the training staff. Harry Rea Fisheries Program Specialist Office of Training and Program Support Peace Corps October 1, 1990 x