New paper shares learning from waterfalling approach
Hannah Lewis discusses the waterfalling approach used for capacity development in the AQHEd-SL project.
Assuring Quality Higher Education in Sierra Leone (AQHEd-SL) brings together higher education institutions (HEIs) across Sierra Leone to improve quality management in higher education and support the introduction and implementation of outcome-based education.
It includes partners from all the higher-education institutions across Sierra Leone. The project has successfully used a “waterfalling” model to maximise the impact of capacity development. This approach also helps the implementation of new quality management processes within the project and promotion of learning between institutions and individuals in a range of both formal and informal ways.
Through this work, we have identified the following key aspects of successful waterfalling in Sierra Leone:
- Motivation and positioning of staff trained
- Institutional buy-in
- Exposure to materials and training
- Sustainable training resources
- Strong relationships and support
These aspects will continue to be important to the sustainability of this work and to ongoing efforts to strengthen higher education in Sierra Leone and, ultimately, to the success of graduates who will be better equipped to adapt to the evolving needs and challenges of life beyond university.
Read more about how waterfalling in AQHEd-SL works and what we have learned in this new paper: How do we waterfall capacity building across Sierra Leonean Universities?
