Curriculum Vitae of SFEL's Resident Permaculture Trainer

TICHAFA MAKOVERE SHUMBA

E-mail: tichafam@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVES
· Seeking position of permaculture trainer/facilitator
· Permaculture curriculum/materials development officer
· Permaculture site designer and development officer

BACKGROUND SUMMARY
· Relevant experience and role model
· Fourteen years as permaculturist
· Can work under pressure
· Seasoned, open-minded, visionary, team player and well-informed leader
· Possesses keen interest in acquiring more knowledge and share with others
· Can work in a team and adjust to knew environments
· Courteous and has good communication skills

1.0 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1.1 2002-2003: Advanced Diploma in Education: Supervision (ADIS)
Institution: Morgan UZ College, Zimbabwe
1.2 1998-2000: B. Tech (Education Management)
Institution: Pretoria Technikon, South Africa
1.3 1984-1987: Certificate in Education
Institution: United College of Education (UZ Associate College)

2.0 PERMACULTURE EDUCATION BACKGROUND
2.1 May 2001: Participatory Training of Facilitators Schools and Colleges Permaculture (SCOPE)
2.2 July 2000: Training of Trainers Course (SCOPE)
2.3 March 1999: Bird Awareness Course
Institution: Ornithological Association of Zimbabwe
2.4 March 1996: Synergistic Agriculture
Institution: PELUM Botswana
2.5 June 1994: Permaculture Design Course (PDC)
Institution: Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre

3.0 PERMACULTURE WORKING EXPERIENCE
3.1 1997 to date: Facilitator/Trainer
-Permaculture/environmental Projects
-Schools and Colleges Permaculture Programme (SCOPE)
3.2 1994-1997: Permaculture Teacher-in-Charge

4.0 DUTIES
4.1 Drawing up 1-week and 2-week programmes for SCOPE
4.2 Facilitating at both 1-week and 2-week workshops
4.3 Producing training materials and handouts for SCOPE
4.4 Making follow-up visits to schools in training, fundraising committees for the advancement of permaculture
4.5 Attend and contribute to permaculture planning workshops, review/monitoring workshops
4.6 Attend and contribute to curriculum, training, fundraising committees for the advancement of permaculture
4.7 Represent SCOPE at international forum e.g. Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa (EEASA)
4.8 Reviewed books on permaculture before they were published e.g. SCOPE Learners Book

5.0 PERSONAL PERMACULTURE HIGHLIGHTS
5.1 Taking first position nationally (Zimbabwe) for the best permaculture implementing school in 1995
5.2 Producing handouts which are still being used by SCOPE (Zimbabwe)
5.3 Representing the training committee at planning review workshops
5.4 Participating in the panel that formed Re-SCOPE in Lusaka, December 2006

6.0 MEMBERSHIP TO ASSOCIATION
6.1 1996-1998: Chairperson, Permaculture Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ)
6.2 1994-1996: Secretary, Permaculture Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ)

7.0 HOBBIES
7.1 Raising nurseries and distributing them to the community
7.2 Eco-tourism and bird-watching
7.3 Seed vending
7.4 Writing on herbeological, nutritional and environmental topics
7.5 Writing poetry
7.6 Watching and training soccer
7.7 Reading and traveling