Train-the-Trainer Program in Vietnam (GAqPs)
On Location
The Good Aquaculture Practices Training (GAqPs) program was conducted in Can Tho City and its environs from November 13-17, 2006. A copy of the agenda for the program is attached. There were approximately 60 participants representing a mix of people from: local, state, and federal government, regulators and technical assistance people; university extension and aquaculture researchers; aquaculture farm managers; and seafood processing as well as plant managers or quality control people.
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GAqPs Manual
To download the manual, please see the GAqPs Manual page.
Train-the-Trainer Program
The course was structured as a combination of lectures with illustrated and annotated PowerPoint presentations in English and Vietnamese (presented simultaneously with translation), demonstrations (2 in the classroom, 1 at field sites), field visits, student workgroup activity and a course quiz. This is a train-the-trainer course and the materials were presented in a manner that helped the students to understand how to use and customize the educational materials for their audiences.
As part of the program demonstrations of proper hand washing and bootwash (on the field trip) procedures were given and sources of cross-contamination identified used two GloGerm products. Teaching guides were provided for the students to use in training. Throughout the lectures and demonstrations, cleaning and sanitizing compounds, their proper use and storage, and various chemical application equipment were discussed in detail by the JohnsonDiversey team member./p>
A key component of the program was the field trip that allowed the instructors to point out, and the participants to realize aspects of good aquacultural practices that were being followed or needed improvement. The students and instructors were divided into two groups and further divided into teams for the field trip activity. They were provided a reference sheet to guide them in their evaluations of a shrimp farm and a basa farm. The teams prepared and presented reports back to the entire class. Significant time was given to this activity to stimulate discussion as to those practices deemed effective and what GAqP's would be appropriate for resolving identified problems, such as improving on settling pond and pit toilet designs.
The team was encouraged by the fact that the entire group passed the final quiz that evaluated their understanding of the good aquacultural practices concepts.
An indication of the importance and success of the GAqPs program in Viet Nam was the fact that Mr Nguyen Tu Cuong, General Director of the National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary Directorate participated in the entire five day program and had this to say in a subsequent letter,
"On behalf of the National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary Directorate (NAFIQAVED), the Ministry of Fisheries of Vietnam, I would like to present its compliments to you and thanks the US FDA and JIFSAN for collaborating with NAFIQAVED to successfully hold the Good Aquaculture Practices (GAP) training in Can Tho city, Vietnam from November 13 to November 17, 2006. The success of this training course marks the beginning of the fruitful cooperation among relevant sides in exchanging experience and jointly holding training programs on fishery hygiene safety and veterinary management, leading to the mutual recognition in the near future."
