Technology is only as effective as the people using it. TRN-1000 is Edupro structured 7 day training programme that takes Zimbabwean teachers from computer basics through to confident Moodle course creation, delivered at the school with hands on practice on the actual equipment learners will use.
Zimbabwe is at a pivotal moment. The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has mandated ICT integration across all schools. Yet many experienced, highly capable teachers have never used a computer professionally. Without structured training, the best technology delivers no benefit.
Many senior teachers are highly effective educators but feel anxious about technology. Our training is designed to build genuine confidence by starting from absolute basics with a non judgmental, go at your own pace approach.
Training is conducted on the school actual computers, Smart Board and Edupro server, not generic slides about technology. Teachers practise on the same systems they will use in their classrooms the very next day.
A well trained teacher will use these skills for the rest of their career and will informally train colleagues. Investing in teacher capacity multiplies the return on every hardware and software investment the school makes.
For teachers who are new to computers or who have had limited hands on experience. Covers everything needed to operate a computer confidently in a school setting.
Turning on and logging into the computer, using the mouse and keyboard, navigating the Start menu, taskbar and desktop. Opening, minimising, resizing and closing windows. Managing multiple open applications simultaneously.
Creating folders for lessons, subjects and class groups. Saving documents with meaningful names. Moving, copying and deleting files. Using USB drives and shared school network folders. Understanding the difference between saving locally and saving to the school server.
Typing and formatting examination papers including headings, question numbering, bold instructions, tables for answer grids and inserting images. Applying the school exam paper template. Printing from Word with correct page setup for A4 duplex printing.
Creating a mark sheet for a class including entering student names, entering marks, using SUM and AVERAGE formulas, applying conditional formatting to highlight fails, sorting by mark to find top students and creating a simple bar chart of class performance.
Setting up a school email account. Sending, receiving and replying to emails with attachments. Safe internet use including recognising phishing, avoiding unsecured sites and protecting school data online. Using the school Moodle site and Edupro in a browser.
Hands on training with the audio visual and presentation technology installed in classrooms, turning passive screens into interactive teaching tools.
Connecting the Smart Board, calibrating the touch surface, opening the SMART Notebook software, writing and drawing over lesson slides, saving annotated pages as PDFs for students. Troubleshooting common connection issues without calling IT support.
Connecting a laptop to a projector, switching display modes between duplicate and extend, adjusting focus and keystone correction. Using a document camera to project physical textbooks, worksheets and student written work to the class in real time.
Building a lesson presentation from scratch including slide layouts, text, images and diagrams. Using animations for step by step problem solving to reveal the answer after class discussion. Embedding videos into slides. Presenting in slide show mode and navigating smoothly during a live lesson.
Using classroom speakers for audio content in language lessons, listening exercises and documentary clips. Microphone use for large classrooms. Playing video content from the Moodle local server on the projector or Smart Board during lessons.
The core phase brings everything together on the school actual Edupro SMS and Moodle LMS installations. By the end of Day 7, every teacher has created at least one live course.
Logging into the Edupro SMS, navigating to student records, searching for a student, checking class lists, viewing the school timetable and understanding the module menu. Each teacher is set up with their own role appropriate login during this session.
Opening the daily register, marking students present or absent, submitting the register and checking that the submission has been received by the system. Practise marking a register under time pressure to simulate the real morning routine.
For bursary staff: receiving a cash or EcoCash payment, entering it against the correct student account, printing or WhatsApp sharing the receipt and checking the student outstanding balance. This session is attended by Bursars and their assistants specifically.
Each teacher creates a real course for their subject on the school Moodle including adding course topics matching the term syllabus, uploading notes PDF, writing a course introduction and setting visibility to their enrolled class. By end of Phase 3, every teacher has live content on the school Moodle.
Building a 10 question multiple choice quiz including adding questions to the question bank, configuring quiz settings such as time limit, shuffle questions and number of attempts allowed, previewing the quiz as a student and reviewing submitted results with the class report.
Setting up an assignment activity, viewing the list of submitted files, downloading submissions, grading each one with a mark and written feedback, returning graded work to students and exporting the grade list to Excel for RPT-800 report card generation.
The 7 day training is just the beginning. Edupro post training support model ensures no teacher is left struggling after the trainer leaves.
An Edupro field technician visits the school monthly during the first school year. Each visit includes a 30 minute group question and answer session with teachers, a system health check and any follow up training on areas of difficulty.
Every school gets access to the Edupro Teachers WhatsApp support group staffed by Edupro technicians during school hours. Teachers post questions, share screenshots of issues and receive responses within the working day.
A comprehensive illustrated help guide is pre loaded on the school Moodle and accessible offline. Step by step guides for every common task, written for Zimbabwean teachers in plain English with screenshots of the actual Edupro and Moodle interfaces.
TRN-1000 is designed around the Zimbabwe school calendar, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education ICT integration framework and the real working conditions of teachers across the country. It works reliably in Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare, Gweru, Masvingo and rural districts where internet access is limited or intermittent.
Every teacher who completes the TRN-1000 programme receives a certificate of completion and measurable confidence in daily technology use.
TRN-1000 works alongside every other Edupro ESMS module as part of one connected school management system for Zimbabwe.
TRN-1000 Phase 3 is dedicated to mastering Moodle, the platform at the heart of LMS-200 digital learning environment.
View ModuleEvery class teacher learns to mark the daily register in ATT-300 as a core skill during TRN-1000 Phase 3.
View ModuleThe Smart Boards and computers used in TRN-1000 training are the same assets tracked throughout their lifecycle in AST-900.
View ModuleContact our Harare team for a live demonstration of this programme at your school.