Việc sử dụng các giảng viên từ các trường cao đẳng đào tạo kỹ thuật, quen với việc giảng dạy học viên những người có mức độ cao hơn của giáo dục trước, đã chứng tỏ không có hiệu quả. Trong hướng dẫn trên đầu của các nhóm mục tiêu, đó là, nội dung và mức độ của hướng dẫn ở trên và vượt ra ngoài | Zimbabwe ISTARN 219 The use of instructors from the technical training colleges accustomed to teaching trainees who have much higher levels of previous education proved not to be effective. It resulted in instruction over the heads of the target group that is content and level of instruction above and beyond the needs and capacity of the target group. These instructors need at least a one-week orientation course on the specific training needs of informal sector producers and on special training approaches for informal sector operators. More attention should be paid to the suitability of the masters they do not always understand their mentoring role and training function. They are in need of subtle guidance. Graduation and follow-up Master craftspersons have only limited business knowledge to transfer so apprentices require complementary business training. No capacity for business training existed in the project area hence there was a need for building up the capacity of providers to render complementary business development services. Graduates need access to capital to set up their own businesses for which task micro credit organizations were attracted. Graduates also need marketing assistance for which marketing intermediaries were set up. Broader Program Issues One of the main success factors of the ISTARN program has been its flexibility to respond to opportunities that arise and to experiment with solutions for problems encountered. The program also tried to become self-sustainable. Costs were cut for example by limiting workshop visits by program staff members to one a month. At the same time training fees were introduced. Gradually a measure of self-financing has been reached at the expense of reduced access by the poor and those from rural areas. The experiences so far make it clear that full cost-recovery is unlikely. ISTARN shows that apprenticeship training can be a cost-effective form of TVE and follow-up services. Its cost containment is a major .
