Aim: a broad statement which gives a general direction or guidance to a teaching or training programme.
Curriculum: a guide for learning which integrates the philosophy and orientation of a training programme, expected learning outcomes, key content, methodology and evaluation for the teaching and learning process.
Curriculum development: a flexible, dynamic process of developing the curriculum or course for a particular purpose and group of learners.
Information: a source of data or sensory input, organized or arranged into a pattern which can be interpreted.
Knowledge: A complex construction of information and individual experience with an interrelated social and environmental dimension. (N.B. many different interpretations of knowledge exist, and this is one preferred in this Toolkit)
Learning outcome: a statement of the learning which is expected by the end of a training programme, but presented in a way which does not predetermine the outcome for every learner (usually more process-oriented than an objective).
Objective: a statement of what a learner is expected to learn by the end of a training course, expressed in terms which are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound.
Stakeholder: groups, individuals, organizations who have a claim, gain or benefit, or who feel they should have some ownership of a process, programme or project.
DACUM: Developing A Curriculum
D&D: Diagnosis and Design
ITK: Indigenous Technical Knowledge
KIS: Knowledge and Information System
KSA: Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes
NRM: Natural Resources Management
PCD : Participatory Curriculum Development
PLA: Participatory Learning and Action
PRA: Participatory Rural Appraisal
RPK: Rural People’s Knowledge
SMART S
= Specific, M = Measurable, A = Attainable or Achievable,
R =
Relevant or Realistic, T = Time-bound
SSI: Semi-Structured Interviewing
TNA: Training Needs Analysis