Delivery of blended learning models for veterinary paraprofessionals

FAO

Delivery of blended learning models for veterinary paraprofessionals

Lessons learned

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 26 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-139473-1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Through an innovative continuous professional development training programme, “Growing your business through preventive livestock healthcare”, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has aimed to address private sector veterinary paraprofessionals’ skills gaps and support them to develop successful businesses providing preventive livestock health services to small-scale farmers and pastoralists. These training courses were piloted in Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda in 2023 using a blended learning approach. This document will detail some of the lessons learned from the delivery of this training in Nigeria and Uganda covering the training design process, its implementation and the initial impact.

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FAO. 2025. Delivery of blended learning models for veterinary paraprofessionals – Lessons learned. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd3612en

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