Presentation For the Science for Impact- Building The Critical Mass. Workshop Facilitated by CTA and Jointly Organized by UNRE, NARI and USP School of Agriculture and Food Technology, Samoa Theme 1: What Kind of Graduates are Needed? Four speakers represented the private sector support service, training of agriculturalteachers, the needs of conservation organization and oil palm research.

1. Presenter: John Yandawai (Mr.) Schools as Effective Agents for Agricultural Extension

4. Organization Chancellor Vice Chancellor PVC Academic PVC Admin Dean Faculty of Education Dean Faculty of Science Dean Faculty of Humanity HOD Home Economic & TVET HOD Maths & Computing HOD Sci, Agri & Health Coordinator Agriculture Section

8. Programs and Student Enrollment NO PROGRAM PREREQUISITE YEARS AWARD TEACH AT 1 PVTE Cert/Diploma in Agriculture 1 Diploma in Teaching Agriculture Primary – Lower Sec , Voc/tec 2 PGDE Degree in Agriculture Plus 1 PGDE Upper sec Coll-Uni 3 Bed In-service Secondary Diploma in Agric Education 2 Bachelor Agric Education Secondary Upper sec Coll-Uni 4 Bed In-service Primary Diploma in Primary Ed 2 Bachelor of Agric Ed Primary Primary, low sec 5 Bachelor of Agriculture Education (pre-service) Grade 12 & Foundation year science 4 Bachelor of Agri Education Lower sec Upper sec Tech/voc 6 Bachelor of Agriculture Extension Grade 12 foundation yr science 4 Bachelor of Agriculture extension Agr Ext & teaching

14. Lower Secondary Agriculture Strands Upper Secondary Increase of Teaching Time (as core subjects) Sustainability Agriculture Technology Agriculture Enterprise Applied Agriculture Forestry Fisheries Integral Resource Management & optional courses Time increased from 240-250 min per week 50 minute periods = 5 periods/wk 40 minute periods = 6periods

20. Student numbers

21. Years Number of students graduated in agriculture education 1999 31 2000 26 2001 29 2002 30 2003 21 2004 17 2005 24 2006 18 2007 15 2008 19 2009 17