Vanuatu’s Approach to Information Dissemination Teacher’s Resource Kit on Fisheries 30th November 2017 – New Caledonia

Context Increase teacher’s knowledge on fisheries management Develop professional skills on sustainable fisheries Become main drivers in promoting food security and building resilience in the education sector Context Education policies VNCS Curriculum Mapping Teacher training

Fisheries tool Kit – Development Endorsement Printing CDU coordinators DoF officers SPC-FAME experts TAs

Teacher’s Guide – Curriculum Mapping

Training funds – Climate Change & Fisheries USD: 65,000 Training logistics Distribution

Training 2 Days training Targeting: Zone Curriculum Advisors VITE: Fisheries consultants CDU/VITE Trainers VITE Students Key secondary teachers Secondary Science teachers Secondary Arts teachers ZCAs Primary Teachers 2 Days training In-service training: 405 primary schools 78 secondary schools Targeting: Zone Curriculum Advisors Secondary school teachers 13 200 53 VITE: Pre-service training : included in training modules 2,000

Training objectives Train teachers on the use of fisheries resources Incorporate fisheries concepts into teaching programmes. Actively disseminate knowledge on sustainable fisheries and judge their relevance to their learning context, homes and community. Develop an action-oriented learning programme associated with fishery management that is relevant to their educational environment, homes and community.

Training modules Module 1: Species Module 2: Aquaculture Module 3: Impacts on Fisheries Module 4: Sustainable fisheries Module 5: Career pathways

Module 1 – Species Sheet # Topic 7 Marine food webs 8 Oceanic species 9 Deep water snappers 10 Bonefish 11 Pearl oysters 12 Freshwater species 13 Aquarium species 6 Fish anatomy

Module 2 – Aquaculture Organisms that can be farmed What is needed Sheet 17 Organisms that can be farmed What is needed Sheet 18 Fish or prawns

Module 3 – Impacts on fisheries Sheet # Topic 5 Fisheries and Climate Change 15 Modern large-scale fishing techniques 19 Fish spoilage 20 Fish poisoning and ciguatera

Module 4 – Sustainable fisheries Sheet # Topic 1 Fisheries management 2 No-Take areas 3 Fisheries assessment 14 Vanuatu traditional fishing methods

Module 5 – Career pathways # 4: Fisheries economics How do fisheries contribute to PI economics Industrial fisheries Small scale fisheries Aquaculture Business in the fisheries sector # 22: Job opportunities Management Fishing Processing Marketing Related activities Training # 23: Financial management of a small fishing business Type of fishing business Products sold Management of fishing business Financial management of fishing business

Module 5 – Sea Safety #21 Mechanical breakdown Lack of navigation skills Running out of petrol Bad weather Overload The causes of sea accidents Cost of search and rescue in NC is 5-8 million USD for: Patrol boats Helicopters Planes deployed The cost of small boat accidents at sea Relate to posters: Five minutes which can save your life Small boat safety checklist Safety measures

Field visits

Distribution of Resources Guide & Information Sheets for fishing communities Kostel wota laef blong Vanuatu Marine Invertebrates of the Pacific Islands Dip bottom fish blong Vanuatu Small boat safety check list Five minutes which can save your life Solwota laef blong Vanuatu What if we lost our mangrove? What if we lost our seagrass?

Evaluation

Monitoring MoET/CDU ZCAs - SIOs Class observations School projects EAU JSS Years 8 & 10 SSS Years 12 & 13

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