In this academic year 2017, the Ministry of Education under WDA (Workforce Development Authority) advised all TVET (Technical Vocational Education and Training) schools to implement a new program that involves Competency Based Training / Competency Based Assessments (CBT/CBA). This method of training will develop our students to achieve good skills, knowledge and the right attitude that targets the demand in the labor market. This CBT/CBA program is divided into levels and each level has a new curriculum with the students being awarded certificates at the end of each level.

In our Computer Science department we had some challenges with the new curriculum. There are some modules that are new, even for us, as teachers - like CCTV Camera Installation, and Analog and Digital Phone Installations. In the middle of June, however, someone from Croatia, Svetin Matijas, came with his wife to help us in those two modules.

We trained for ten days and I learned a lot of new things regarding CCTV Camera and phones. Svetin is a kind man and a hard worker who is willing to help and teach. I learned a lot of things from him. After receiving this training, we developed personally and professionally in our skills and knowledge and we improved in our capability.

We thank the school director Fra Ivica Peric for providing us with this awesome training opportunity, which boosted our skills and is most helpful for our Rwandan students.

In this new program of CBT/CBA teaching, a TVET (Technical Vocational Education and Training) school must have enough equipment and materials so that the students can gain actual experience in practice and not just in theory only.

So now we have phones and surveillance cameras installed in our school that are useful for observing and controlling the school boundaries. However, we now need more equipment for the actual teaching practice. Hopefully next year or in the coming years, with our faith in God Almighty, we will receive more equipment for our teaching.