User:GabKon

Profile
I am married to Judith with four young children in primary school and the oldest in secondary school. I have worked in the Vocational Education and Training sector for the past nine years. The first three years was a Curriculum Developer while the last nine years have been as a Policy Maker.

Professional background 


 * Senior Vocational Education &amp; Training Officer, Ministry of Science, Technology &amp; Vocational Training: http://www.mstvt.gov.zm (2005 to-date)
 * Curriculum Development Specialist, Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority - http://www.teveta.org.zm (2003 - 2005)
 * MBA Research Supervisor, Management College of Southern Africa - http://www.mancosa.co.za (2007 to-date)

Education


 * Certificate in Meetngs, Incentives Conferences and Events - University of South Africa - http://www.unisa.ac.za (2008)
 * Master of Business Administration, Management College of Southern Africa - http://www.mancosa.co.za (200)
 * Bachelor of Arts in Education (Mathematics and Computer Science) - University of Zambia - http://www.unza.zm (1992)
 * School Certificate - Kafue Secondary School, Zambia - 1985

Online Publications
Konayuma, G. S. (2008) Major Policy-Issues In TVET in Africa [Online] International Vocational Education and Training Association Regional Conference. Available from:                         http://www.scribd.com/doc/6627668/Policy-Frameworks-Major-Policy-Issues-in-TVET-in-Africa [Accessed: 11 February 2011]

Konayuma, G. S. (2006) Challenges of Entrepreneurship Training in a Shrinking Formal Economy [Online]''. ''Commonwealth Association of Polytechnics in Africa Conference. Available from: http://www.scribd.com/doc/6449723/Challenges-of-Shrinking-Formal-Sector-in-Africa-        [Accessed: 12 February 2011]

Konayuma, G. S. (2009) Relevance of Entrepreneurship in a Market Driven Economy [Online] Ministry of Education Curriculum Symposium. Available from:                                 http://www.scribd.com/doc/16299038/Relevance-of-Entrepreneurship-Training-in-a-MarketDriven-Economy-Konayuma    [Accessed: 11 February 2011]

Konayuma, G. S. (2010) Best Practice on TEVET Graduate Toolkit Empowerment Scheme [Online] Avaialble from :http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/fileadmin/user_upload/docs/1963-UNESCO-TVET-ZambiaENG_LR.pdf  [Accessed: 11 February 2011]

BOTA &amp; MSTVT (2006) Report on the Study Visit Between Botswana &amp; Zambia On the Mainstreaming of HIV &amp; AIDS in TEVET Institutions [Online]. Available from: http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/fileadmin/user_upload/pubs/HIV_AIDS_BOTA.pdf

[Accessed: 11 February 2011]

file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/Desktop/Gabriel%20Docs/Entrepreneurship-Guide%20for%20TVET.pdf

Favourite Zambian Websites

Official Zambia Tourism Site - http://www.zambiatourism.com

ZAMNET - http://www.zamnet.zm

The Best of Zambia - http://thebestofzambia.com

Lusaka Times - http://www.lusakatimes.com

Zambia Online - http://www.zambia.co.zm

Favorite Local Towns

 * Choma - http://en.wikipedia.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakarwiki/Choma
 * Kitwe - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitwe
 * Livingstone - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livingstone,_Zambia
 * Nakonde - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakonde_District
 * Siavonga - http://www.siavonga-zambia.com/

Favourite African Cities

 * Addis Ababa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addis_Ababa
 * Dakar - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakar
 * Durban - http://www.durban.kzn.org.za/
 * Harare - http://www.hararecity.co.zw/
 * Maputo - http://www.maputo.com
 * Nairobi - http://www.nairobi.com
 * Cape Town - http://www.capetown.gov.za

Favourite International Cities

 * Beijing - http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/
 * Dublin - http://www.visitdublin.com/



My Learning4Content course home page

My Sandbox


 * Dear Gabriel, it is nice to see you are enriching your userpage. Keep it up. All the best, --Ramesh Sharma, PhD 16:04, 10 February 2011 (UTC)


 * hello Gabriel, this is your sandbox as below. Pl click on it and do your practice. Regards, Ramesh

Thanks very much Dr Sharma for your assistance and encouraging words!

My sandbox

Thanks Brian.

"Content coming soon ...."

This word is bold and this word is ''italics. ''

http://www.elearning-africa.com

Elearning Africa

http://www.elearning-africa.com

Lesson 11:Entrepreneurship Development

My second heading

 * This is my first item
 * This is my second item
 * This is my third item

 Things to do 


 * Edit Report
 * Email Report
 * Attend Meeting
 * Participate in Online Workshop

Comprehensive Guide to Tourism in Zambialink title

My interests
 Professional 


 * reading,
 * writing,
 * networking and
 * research.

Personal


 * travelling,
 * photography,
 * blogging,
 * surfing the net and
 * learning the latest ICT skills.

 

My wiki projects

 * I registered for eL4C44, a Learning4Content workshop to learn wiki skills.

Feedback and notes from my WikiNeighbours

 * Dear Gabriel, pl keep informing us on the progress of your OER project. Best,--R C Sharma, PhD 19:01, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Dear Friend, please continue with your practice on how to manipulate the placement, size and using captions for your images in your sandbox. To understand how to do it, read this Tutorial 6 on images. All the best, --Ramesh Sharma, PhD 15:44, 10 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Welcome to eL4C44 - the IPYET orientation programme. Enjoy every moment of the programme and let Ramesh, Brian, or me know if you need any assistance. Cheers!! --Victor P. K. Mensah, Your Training Coordinator


 * Add note here


 * Gabriel, lovely work you have done so far. Kindly keep it up. Cheers!! --Victor P. K. Mensah 09:10, 10 February 2011 (UTC)