Capacity Building Activities Foreseen in MESA John Isaac Molefe 14 March. 2016, Windhoek, Namibia

1. Capacity Building Activities Foreseen in MESAJohn Isaac Molefe14 March. 2016, Windhoek, Namibia 14-18 March 2016,Windhoek

2. MESA Package Structure 14-18 March 2016,Windhoek

3. WP 5: Capacity Building • Adequate technical level of African stakeholders assured • Capacity building is an essential component in ensuring sustainability of the MESA SADC THEMA. • To ensure availability of a skilled work-force in Africa in the long term • To support the use and uptake of the MESA services • To integrate the use of EUMETcast data in the regular curriculum of African universities. 14-18 March 2016,Windhoek

4. WP5.1: Training Package preparation and update • AMESD created some training material for the 3 legacy services • MESA to consolidate on this training by update and improvements as desired. • Agriculture Service-BCA • Drought Service- UZ • Wildfire Service- PoN • Flood Service- UZ • Material have been updated and delivered • Envisaged translation of material to French & Portuguese. 14-18 March 2016,Windhoek

5. WP5.2: SADC THEMA Regional Training • To ensure CB by having an intensive contact teaching & learning for at least 1 person per service per country • Expectation of technical and operational efficiency • Tests the material and enables participants to become ToT’s/ • ToT’s will then train their peers in their countries 14-18 March 2016,Windhoek

6. WP5.3: National Trainings • Recognises the limited reach of RTW’s. • The trained ToT’s (NFP’s) to arrange and conduct a training session in their own country for their peers. • Undertaken by the potential champions in association with the Capacity Building Partners • Also used to create visibility & awareness • Policy Day 14-18 March 2016,Windhoek

7. WP5.4: Distance education • Recognises the limited reach of RTW’s and NTW’s • Attempts to reach many and enable the production of critical mass. • Based on open learning platform; Moodle. • Reduces overhead costs for participants and institutions • Develops & consolidates the capacity of the participating institutions to offer online education and develop area competency. • Will be available on www.mesasadc.org 14-18 March 2016,Windhoek

8. WP5.5: On Job Training • Two types of on the job training • Internal staff • Adhoc trainings • Recognises different skill sets and backgrounds • Emphasises productive operational applications. • Operational Support for NFP’s by CB partners. • Standalone material usage- developed based on experiences of other sessions. 14-18 March 2016,Windhoek

9. WP5.6: Curriculum Development • Recognises that MESA is a short term program • Leverages on the university’s data hunger and mandate. • Envisages development and uptake of EO programs in regional universities. • Ensures critical mass and sustainability. 14-18 March 2016,Windhoek

10. Current Meeting • Promotes uptake of EO and MESA products into the University System. • Leverages on the university’s data hunger and mandate. • Envisages the Universities participating in MESA activities as well as follow on GMES activities • National Training Programmes • Research and development, including validation (Processes and Products) • Ensures critical mass and sustainability. 14-18 March 2016,Windhoek

11. Experiences Progress & challenges • Contractual delays at AUC/ EU • Staff turnover- ~50 % across services • Training levels & utilization • Need to engage Universities and encourage curriculum adoption. • MESA station provision 09-20 March .2015,Harare

12. THANK YOU This presentation has been prepared with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents are the sole responsibility of MESA SADC THEMA and can under no circumstance be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union 16-17 Feb.2015,Pretoria