Design and Evaluate an Online Training Management System for Rural Information Communication Technology Trainees in Libya

Authors

  • Khaked Waregh Higher Institute for Comprehensive Careers, Nalut, Libya
  • Abdalmonem Tamtam University of Al-Ghabal Al-Gharbi, Libya, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

Keywords:

ICT, Rural Training, Training Management, Online System, Libya.

Abstract

The role of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in human development has received growing attention among development practitioners, policy makers, government and civil society in recent years due to the growing proliferation of the Internet, convergence in IT and telecommunications technologies and increasing globalization. Every year IT trainers are sent to train IT to the rural people. But it forms a major challenge because the Government organization, Non-Government Organization (NGO), volunteer IT trainer do not know which rural people have already been taught IT skills and if taught then which level of IT knowledge they have? To resolve these issues an online Training Management System for rural Information Communication Technology training will were designed and discussed in this paper.

The finding reported that, there are three different constituents and they are: convenience of the system, excellence of the content and the features of the interface, also the survey findings indicated a high level of satisfaction with the Online Training Management for rural ICT trainee.

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Published

2016-04-12

How to Cite

Waregh, K., & Tamtam, A. (2016). Design and Evaluate an Online Training Management System for Rural Information Communication Technology Trainees in Libya. International Journal of Computer (IJC), 21(1), 16–29. Retrieved from https://www.ijcjournal.org/index.php/InternationalJournalOfComputer/article/view/577

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