Making Education Work
Transforming education for youth employment in the agri-sector
Making Education Work provides participants with practical competencies necessary to provide the next generation of hands-on graduates to the agri-sector.
There are currently two editions open for enrollment:
- Making Education Work: Annual Learning Trajectory
- Making Education Work: 2 Week Course in the Netherlands
Are you in a leadership position? All of iCRA’s Making Education Work courses can be topped up by our Making Leadership Work masterclass designed to boost your leadership skills.
Course Information
Making Education Work:
Annual Learning Trajectory
Are you a teacher or professional in the agri-education sector? Do you want to prepare your students for the labour market more effectively? Are you uncertain if your curriculum achieves this? Do you find it challenging to integrate practice in your lessons?
This 9-month course consists of 1 week intensive face-2-face training in the Netherlands and weekly online sessions. You will learn through practise by applying the new skills you gain to your own real-life cases. You will also visit renowned agricultural education institutes such as Wageningen University and Research. You will see the impact of competency-based learning on the students’ future and be challenged to apply the knowledge you gain in your own classes.
Through face-to-face training sessions, workshops, field visits, networking, personal mentorship, and individual feedback from our trainers, you will learn how to best:
- Implement new, interdisciplinary approaches and tools for designing and delivering experiential and interactive learning programmes.
- Ground education in real life and offer learning that goes beyond the confines of the classroom.
- Strengthen links with the labour market and partners to produce more employable graduates.
- Develop exciting course programmes that enable students to put their knowledge and skills into practice.
- Build on your knowledge and experience to help you discover new opportunities and partnerships.
This course is designed for all agri-education professionals who want to provide more engaging, impactful education. It provides practical methods and stimulate critical thinking regarding how to improve education programmes.
Practical Details
Registration is open.
Course Duration: October 2024 – May 2025
Face-to-Face Training: The Netherlands, January 2025
Tuition Fee = € 4797 excl. accommodation and travel costs
*VAT will be charged additionally in so far as applicable
“A cross cutting course, an eye opener which must not be missed by anyone in higher education.
A pure remedy on all problems of our education system.”
– Pedzisai Matimbe, iCRA Alumni
Making Education Work:
2 week course in the Netherlands
Are you a teacher or professional in the agri-education sector? Do you want to prepare your students for the labour market more effectively? Are you uncertain if your curriculum achieves this? Do you find it challenging to integrate practice in your lessons?
This course consists of 2 weeks intensive face-2-face training in the Netherlands. You will learn through practise by applying the new skills you gain to your own real-life cases. You will also visit renowned agricultural education institutes such as Wageningen University and Research. You will see the impact of competency-based learning on the students’ future and be challenged to apply the knowledge you gain in your own classes.
Through face-to-face training sessions, workshops, field visits, networking, personal mentorship, and individual feedback from our trainers, you will learn how to best:
- Implement new, interdisciplinary approaches and tools for designing and delivering experiential and interactive learning programmes.
- Ground education in real life and offer learning that goes beyond the confines of the classroom.
- Strengthen links with the labour market and partners to produce more employable graduates.
- Develop exciting course programmes that enable students to put their knowledge and skills into practice.
- Build on your knowledge and experience to help you discover new opportunities and partnerships.
This course is designed for all agri-education professionals who want to provide more engaging, impactful education. It provides practical methods and stimulate critical thinking regarding how to improve education programmes.
Practical Details
Registration is open.
Course Duration: April 15th – 26th 2024
Start Date: April 15th 2024
This course takes place face-to-face in the Netherlands
Tuition Fee = € 3747 excl. accommodation and travel costs
*VAT will be charged additionally in so far as applicable
Course Costs
Making Education Work: 2 week course in the Netherlands: € 3747
Note: Price is excluding 21% VAT. Please contact iCRA to verify whether VAT applies. In some cases, VAT can be reclaimed by the employer.
Certification
You will receive a certificate of attendance after successfully completing the course.
These courses are recognised NUFFIC course and therefore can qualify for scholarships.