Copy of YOMA Training of Trainers: Agroecology

Welcome!

This course is designed to empower educators, NGO facilitators, and community trainers with the skills and confidence to guide youth through the YOMA Agroecology Learning Pathway on the YOMA platform and Five Trials course host website. As you progress, you’ll learn how to support participants with diverse levels of digital literacy, develop your capacity to facilitate engaging online learning for Environmental and Social Learning, and lead practical agroecology sessions that equip young people with essential sustainable farming and agribusiness skills

Course Objectives
  • Understand and effectively support the digital literacy needs of your participants.
  • Enhance your skills as an online ESD facilitator.
  • Master the content of each agroecology microlearning unit.
  • Facilitate engaging, effective, and impactful agroecology learning experiences for youth.
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How to get around

Below is a breakdown of the course. Click ‘expand’ to see each session. You can click on each of these to access them or use the “Next session” or “Previous session” buttons to move through the course.

To start, click “Pre-course evaluation” below.

Once you have completed a session, click the green “Mark Complete” button before moving on to the next session, and you’ll see your progress bar reflect your movement.

If you ever get lost, there is a navigation menu on your left. When you hover over your name in the top right corner, which will appear once you start the course, you can access your profile. You can also find your way to the ‘Home’ page by clicking on the ELRC logo in the top left corner.

Course Content

Pre-course survey
Digital and Facilitation Essentials for ESD Trainers
Youth Learning to Grow Food – Experiencing the Learning Journey
Growing with Agroecology – From Principles to Practices
Maintaining a Healthy Garden – Pests, Soil, and Water
Agribusiness – From Garden to Income
Final Assessment – Sharing Learning Journey
Course Review