The Nine CBT (Competency Based Training) FACILITIES

1. Practical Work Area - also known as the Laboratory where the learner acquires the skills and
knowledge components of the competencies prescribed by the standard.

2. Learning Resource Area (Learning Resource Center)- aka Library. This is proximate to the practical
work area. It provides the learner with the knowledge requirements in the various modules responding to
the competencies. It is a place where projects can be planned and self-paced learning is based. This area
has an array of learning materials in print or soft-copies for a multimedia environment.

3. Institutional Assessment Area - very proximate to the practical work area. This is where recognition
of prior learning is done by the trainer. This component also provides the mechanism of assessing the
completion of competencies of a trainee. This can also be the practical work area.

4. Contextual Learning Laboratory – aka classroom or lecture area. It ensures that the underpinning
knowledge, science, mathematics and communication principles as applied to the technology are
provided to the learner."

5. Quality Control Area - Various tests aside from metrology and calibration are conducted in this area
including in-process quality control. You may find the finished products generated from the training are
scrutinized if standards or requirements are met.

6. Trainers Resource Area (Training Resource Center) – aka faculty room. This area houses the
learning materials, the training regulations and curriculum exemplars. This is, also, the place where
instructors produce courseware or training materials.

7. Distance Learning Area - One major issue of TVET is accessibility. This is the major objective of this
component – enhance accessibility of TVET. This is to enable the learning provision outside and away
from the training institution in terms of print and non-print media.

8. Computer Laboratory -This area depicts the major physical change in the delivery – the use of
Information Technology. This laboratory has an array of computer units of which learners are provided for
them to learn and gain appropriate IT competencies that may include Word, Excel even Desktop
Publishing as may be prescribed in the competency standard and curriculum.

9. Support Area – This area provides value-adding competencies as such for Automotive Service
Technician NC II, welding competency address underpinning skills in the particular competency.

Support Service Area was not mentioned in the CBLM for Maintain Training Facilities but this can
refer to elective competencies that might be added by the Institution in their respective Competency
Based Curriculum.