REPUBLIC OF KENYA
TRAINING PROGRAM
FOR
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
LEVEL 6
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1. Preliminary pages
a. Copy right statement
b. Foreword
c. Preface
d. Acknowledgment
e. Table of content
f. List of figures/tables
g. Acronyms
h. Table of content
2. Background information ……
a. Units of learning title
b. Course overview
c. Summary of course
d. Duration
Part 1: UNIT OF LEARNING PARTICULARS
Qualification Title: Food Technology (os) Level : 6
Qualification Code : 072106T4 (knqa)
Unit of Learning Title: Food Product Quality Management (cu)
Unit Code: FOP/CU/FT/CR/01/6/A (CU)
Related Unit of Competency in Occupational Standard: Manage
Quality of Food Products (os)
Duration of the Unit: 480 Hrs. (CU) Credit Factor: 48.0 (CU)
Part 2: TRAINING CONTEXT AND REQUIREMENT
Trainee entry behavior (cu)
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education KCSE C- (minus) Or
Food Technology craft certificate level 5 with at least one-year continuous
work experience Or
Equivalent qualifications as determined by Kenya National Qualifications
Authority (KNQA)
Program Prerequisites
Computing skills, Occupational Safety and Health Practices, Environmental
Literacy and
Numeracy Skills
Provision for trainees with special needs:
Provided ramps and lifts for access of trainees with physical disability.
Learning materials are transcribed into braille for visually impaired
trainees.
Sign interpreters for trainees with hearing impairment.
Institution has trainers trained to handle trainees with special needs
Language requirements:
Basic education adequately addresses language requirements for entry
into this course.
Context of Training:
Theory and concept will be trained in class rooms while practical and
demonstrations will take place in the institutions’ laboratories and pilot
plants.
Established industry linkages with local food manufacturing plants and
industries to provide for dual trainings.
Training Environment:
Secure, safe and conducive learning environment to promote quality of the
training
Easy access to local food manufacturing plants to facilitate dual training
Occupational Safety and Health Requirement:
Relevant and adequate PPEs for trainers and trainees
Training facilities with installed CCTV cameras for security surveillance.
Smoke detectors and fire extinguishers strategically installed for
firefighting.
Institutions personnel trained on first Aid and firefighting
Strict adherence to MOH protocols for prevention and control of COVID-19
Part 3: TRAINING PLAN
Training Plan
Sessi Session Sessio Mode of Method(s) of
on Title n Instruction Instruction
No. (learning Duratio
outcome) n
1 Establish 40 Face to face Discussion
food safety Virtual Interactive lectures
and quality Distance learning Questions and
systems E-learning answers
Use of resource
persons
2 Manage 60 Face to face Discussion
quality Virtual Interactive lectures
operations Distance learning Questions and
E-learning answers
Use of resource
persons
3 Prepare for 200 Face to face Discussion
raw material Direct instructions
product Demonstration and
analyses practice
Assignments
Projects
4 Carry out 180 Face to face Discussion
raw Direct instructions
materials Demonstration and
and product practice
analyses Assignments
Inferences
Projects
Program resources:
Food laboratories and pilot plant equipped with state of the art equipment
and apparatus to promote competency-based training and assessment.
PPEs for safety of trainers and trainees during demonstrations and practical
sessions
Computers.
State of the art workstations and smart boards in the classrooms.
Relevant manuals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Laboratories and pilot plants regularly supplied with consumables for
facilitation of training. The institution has an MoU with a local food
manufacturing industry for unlimited access of trainees and trainers to their
facilities for training purpose.
Training human resources:
The institution has qualified trainers who have been capacity built on CBET
delivery and CBA and registered as assessors and/or verifiers.
The institution trainers are supported by a qualified team of support staff.
Industrial Attachment and Mentorship programme:
Training program provides for industrial attachment in a recognized food
industry to enhance acquisition of the required competence.
During industrial attachment the trainee undergoes mentoring programme
and is assessed three times by the mentor.
Part 4: TRAINING ASSESSMENT PLAN
Training Program Assessment Plan:
The institution is registered as a CBET assessment center.
Assessment Assessment Assessment
context Methods
Internal: Institutional- Written tests
The trainer of this simulated work Oral questions
program is a registered environment Projects
internal assessor and will Case studies
conduct continuous Off-the-job Observation
assessment and Third party report
maintains records of all
assessment
The institution has a
database of internal
assessment tools
Assessment during Industrial –real work Observation
mentorship environment Oral questions
The mentor assesses the
mentee three times
during the mentorship
prgramme
External: Institutional- Written tests
simulated work Oral questions
Through registered environment Projects
external assessors, TVET Case studies
CDACC will provide Off-the-job Observation
external assessment tools Third party report
and coordinate the
external assessment
Part 5: PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE
Quality assurance
Instruction/Training:
The institution has put in place internal systems to quality assure content
delivery through evaluation of professional documents and records
Monitoring of sessions attendance by trainers and trainees
Assessment:
The institution has registered internal verifiers to quality assure internal
assessment and assessment process
TVET CDACC has registered external verifiers to quality assure external
assessment and assessment process
Part 6: TRAINING PROGRAM CERTIFICATION
Certification
System for Assessment Results Management:
The institution has put in place a system for maintaining internal
assessment results and submits to TVET CDACC on request for certification
TVET CDACC maintains a database of external assessment results for
certification
Award of Certificates:
The institution will award certificates to competent individuals in
conjunction with TVET CDACC
Part 7: Training Program Evaluation and Review
Training Program Post Implementation Evaluation and Review
Evaluation:
The institution has designed program evaluation forms to collect
information on quality of the training program and its implementation
Review:
The training program will be reviewed regularly based on the feedbacks
received from the stakeholders
