The Experiences of e-Learning Implementation in CAO - Results of the Pilot Project

The various tasks of Central Agricultural Office are carried out by its central and regional directorates. For performing a high standard labour, well- and continuously educated team in needed, so the more thousands of colleagues working at central and regional levels have to be trained. Beside the traditional training forms – and built to them - there was a need for implementing a new distant teaching system, which provides a comprehensive distance education, resting on multimedia foundations, for the all colleagues of Central Agricultural Office working in different parts of the country and in different professional areas. The aim of our publication is to show how we introduced the e-Learning education within the distance education framework system of CAO, and to share our experiences obtained during the pilot training. The five courses of pilot training turned out a success: the results of examinations (the mean values: 84-91%) and evaluations of questionnaires filled out by more than 200 colleagues taking part in training proved the entitlement of e-Learning education in CAO. However this method needs additional refinements in order to adapt to the specific requirements of andrology.