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MCS for Patrol Vessels Course

Year of publication 2012

Pages 26 p.

Author Malan, P.

Publisher FAO/IOC ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series number SmartFish Working Papers N. 019

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The MCS for Patrol Vessels course has been designed to form one of a set of one-week courses aimed at increasing effective fisheries compliance in the Eastern and Southern African and Indian Ocean (ESA-IO) Region. The courses are intended to have a wide and general application across the varied conditions and capacities in the region. To facilitate this, a system of course development based on competency based training has been utilised. This works through blocks of learning called 'learning out comes' that are then broken down into 'learning tasks'. This approach, whilst stating clearly what the content of the course will be and what a student should understand, also leaves flexibility for the instructor to adapt the learning tasks to be appropriate for local situations.

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