Waunakee, Wis.--An initiative to improve higher education and training in Kuwait continues. Four educators from Kuwait’s Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) recently participated in a weeklong Worldwide Instructional Design System (WIDS) workshop in Madison, Wis. At the workshop, the Kuwaitis learned about the latest software developments and how to coach and train others in the design of performance-based courses and programs using the WIDS Model and Software. Since 2004, PAAET has been working to redesign Kuwait’s vocational and technical education programs to better prepare Kuwaitis for entry into the country’s workforce.
Kuwait’s vocational and technical education system includes five colleges and nine training institutes, which serve about 35,000 students and offer approximately 130 programs.
The initiative to use WIDS in Kuwait began in 2004 when 10 PAAET representatives were trained to use the WIDS process and software. Since then, 10 more representatives have received training
Of the 700 faculty of PAAET, 200 are already trained to develop curriculum using the WIDS Model and Software. Now, with 24 WIDS trainers on hand at the CDC, the organization expects to help many more educators learn to use WIDS each year.
A nonprofit division of the Wisconsin Technical College System Foundation Inc. (WTCSF), WIDS offers advanced tools and personal support to help clients design effective learner-centered curriculum. To find out more about WIDS visit www.wids.org or call 800-677-9437.
Pictured, from left, are CDC representatives Dr. Tarek S. M. A. Al Towaim, Dr. Ahmed D. A. R. Al Ansari, Ms. Amani E. H. E. Al Shatti, Ms. Fawzeya M. A. Al-Hallaq, and WIDS Trainer Leah Osborn.
Contact: Robin Nickel, WIDS associate-director, 608-849-2411
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