The New Extensionist Learning Kit is a learning resource for individual extension field staff, managers, and lecturers. It is based on the The 'New Extensionist' - Roles, Strategies, and Capacities to Strengthen Extension and Advisory Services, a GFRAS position paper that discusses new capacities for rural advisory services and extension to address the current challenges in agriculture and to contribute better to agricultural innovation. The kit focuses on functional skills and is available for self-directed, face-to-face, or blended learning.
The New Extensionist Learning Kit (NELK) 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.
List of available learning modules
NELK New Extensionist Training Package
| No. | Title | No. | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Module 01 | Introduction to the New Extentionist | Module 07 | Introduction to Facilitation for Development |
| Module 02 | Overview of Extension Methods and Tools | Module 08 | Community Mobilization |
| Module 03 | Agricultural Extension Programme Management | Module 09 | Farmer Organizational Development |
| Module 04 | Professional Ethics | Module 10 | The Role of Extension in Value Chains |
| Module 05 | Adult Learning for Behavioural Change | Module 11 | Agricultural Entrepreneurship |
| Module 06 | Basic Knowledge Management and Extension |
NELK Thematic
| No. | Title | No. | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Them. 01 | Gender in Advisory Services | Them. 05 | Nutrition-Sensitive Extension |
| Them. 02 | Risk Mitigation and Adaptation in Extension | Them. 06 | e-Extension |
| Them. 03 | Developing Capacity for Evaluation of Rural Extension and RAS | Them. 07 | Youth Mentoring |
| Them. 04 | Policy Advocacy for Rural Advisory Services | Them. 08 | Extension Support for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation |
NELK Technical
| No. | Title | No. | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tech. 01 | Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment & Promotion (SHEP) | Tech. 02 | Integrated Pest Management |
