Using ICT
For Skills training
and
Knowledge sharing
A presentation from Somesa
About Somesa
Somesa is an elearning platform for institutions or individuals to
share educational content and material with a specific audience.
Built for universities,schools,governemt, organizations, companies
and individuals for skills training, knowldge sharing, teaching,
appraisals and learning
Using ICT as
Channel
Communication
tool
Collaboration
Platform
training videos
training documents
online courses
sensitization
discussion forums
social media
email, SMS
on diverse projects
community mobilization
research
Why ICT
➔ Cheap
➔ Interactive
➔ Reach a large audience
➔ Accessible
In which ways can ICT be
used for skills training and
knowldge sharing?
Governance
Continuous staff training on matters of policy, leadership, laws &
practices governing area of work. i.e orientation of new staff, ethical
conduct, accountability to general public
Sharing domain information on specific subjects to empower the
youth i.e. what taxes can I pay, why should I pay, how do they benfit
the country and myself?
Sensitizing the public on different on-going or future programs and
the various employment/study opportunities arising out of such
Post training support and trainee followup
Academic Institutions
Use of e-learning tools and pedagogies i.e. flipped classroom &
blended learning.
Discussion and collaborative learning
Research and publication of research findings i.e PHD work, final
year papers, and other kinds of reseach
Assessments, tests, exercises and coursework
Creation of online courses free or paid
Individuals
Learning & Skills attainment i.e. from
online courses offered on sites like
Coursera, Edx, Somesa, YouTube
etc.
Share knowldge with fellow youth
and the general public i.e create
training program for others to enroll
in your filed of expertise.
www.somesa.ug
Somesa
Teaching and learning Aid
Host to various lecture materials(videos, podcasts,
documents
Virtual classrooms with rich discussion forums
Real-time assessments, exercises and exams
Digital repository of various information
Article publication in various languages.
Integrated with social media sites for resource
sharing
Student enrollment and results management
Course creation and management
Facilitation of course work/exercise submission
Post-training support and follow up.
Persistent Online document cloud storage
A solution built to
serve and reach
millions
Implementations Todate
Embrace ICT to empower the
youth and bring change to the
Community
THANK YOU