Factors Affecting We red a Education Office Experts in Evaluating Community Skill Training in Selected Woredas of North Shoa Oromia' Region
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2010-07
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Addis Ababa University
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the major factors affecting experts of
Woredas Education Offices to evaluate community skill training in selected of Woredas.
The study was conducted at six Woredas of Education Offices and community skill
training program that are found in selected North Shoa Oromia .A total number of 60
subjects were included in the study .Among these 2 female respondents, and 58 male
experts were selected through availability sampling techniques respectively, the
descriptive survey method was used. Interview, questionnaires, observation, discussion
and documentmy analysis were used to collect the necessary data. Likert scale type was
considered for expert questionnaires. Percentile and mean were employed to see
percentile and mean score differences between responses .. the data collected were
analyze. The results indicated that the current training status of community skill training
was low concerning of the participation stockholders in supporting the program, the
local communities and very few non governmental organizations were providing various
types of supports to some centers. The participation of regional government Zonal
Administration in the woreda education offices was very low. Shortage of Blidgets of for
the centers absence of clear strategy mechanisms of management and organization
monitoring and evaluation of the program and other are evidences for the less antion
given to community skill training in selected woreds. The major problems that affect
experts of woreda education offices were lack of financial and material resources.
Further more, lack of follow up of the concerned bodies, shortage of skill manpower
absences of proper planning and others. Hence it is concluded that the community skill
training program in the selected areas was highly marginalized. This lead to the low
participation of as a stockholders, distraction, absence of are some of the factors that
affect expert to evaluate community skill training, Therefore, it is recommended that that
the policy makers, educational planner and others concerned bodies should pay attention
to recognize, rehabilitee and expand community skill training program in the areas. It
was also intended to suggest possible solutions to the problems identified to meet local
development needs, the need to establish basic technology or appropriate technology
training centers.
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Education Office Experts