To ensure sustainability of the C4C program
and a longer life of the ICT equipment in schools, it was found necessary to
train and build capacity of ICT lab technicians so that they could carry out preventive
maintenance and also do simple repairs in case the need arises. The training
took place in March 2015 where lab technicians and selected champion teachers
were equipped with the skill to maintain and do simple repairs on their ICT
equipment. This training was organized in form of hands on where the participants
had the opportunity to do practical work and understand how to maintain their
equipment. They covered sessions on why maintenance is needed for their
machines, how to maintain, what to maintain, how often to maintain and what is
needed to do the maintenance. They had to develop maintenance schedules which
would guide then on how often to carry out different activities that are entailed
in maintenance. The facilitator also had to take them through a hands on
practical on common technical problems that machines can get and how they can
trouble shoot and deal with these problems. Some of them had personal questions that
related to their different schools and the facilitator also handled this
session in plenary as he answered as they asked.
A sample maintenance and trouble shooting chart
To sum up the training, different
technicians tried out trouble shooting machines to solve different problems.
They later thanked CfSU and RWECO for giving them the opportunity to better
their skills and also build their capacity. They pledged to continue carrying
out maintenance to keep the machines virus free and up to date with all the
necessary software. Finally they each received their blower and simple
maintenance kit to help them with carrying out maintenance and repairing some
technical problems as the need arises.
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