MINISTRY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

MASH EAST PROVINCE; GOROMONZI DISTRICT

COMPONENT B
CALA
LEARNING AREA : BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SKILLS
LEVEL : Form 4
SYLLABUS TOPIC : Operations management (Page 5)

SUB-TOPIC :Value addition (Page 20)

CALA TITLE : Financial challenges due to failure of adding value to
products
CALA TYPE : Research pen and paper

COMPETENCES/SKILLS :
· Business Communication
· Critical thinking
· Problem solving
· Creativity and innovation
· Decision making
· Enterprise development
· Technical and innovative

Background
There are different products in your area which may be used for income generating
projects, but due to failure of adding value to them business enterprise are crippled with
financial challenges.

The CALA
The CALA has two parts, Part A,B and C. You need to complete all the parts.
Part A
· carryout a research and find out the products that can be added value in your
area which are being sold in raw state by enterprises in your area.
· research on the challenges prevent or inhibit enterprises to add value to the
available products in your area.
· research on ways that can be done to add value to the products as a means to
reduce financial challenges .
· in your research include ICT tools , take pictures on the ways that can be done to
improve finances of enterprise through value addition.
Part B.
· Present your findings of the products that can be added value (showing samples of
4 raw products with added value products) .
Part C
· Mkae a report on the benefits of value addition to the business enterprise.
How you will be assessed
· To assess your write up, your facilitator will consider your research materials,
pictures about your product and originality.
· Achievement standards specific to this CALA will be provided so that you are
aware of the assessment criteria.
CALA Tips
· As you carry out your research, remember to write notes, use ICT tools and
pictures are essential
· You can read your notes.

LEARNER CALA GUIDE

LEARNING AREA : BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SKILLS

LEVEL : Form 4
CALA TYPE : Research and presentation
CALA TITLE : Financial challenges due to failure of adding
value to products
Name
School

CALA Context
There are different products in your area which may be used for income
generating projects, but due to failure of adding value to them business
enterprise are crippled with financial challenges
.CALA Description
To come up with a products that needs to be added value
· prepare questions that you are going to use in your research (5)
· carry out interviews and make observations in the local community,
remember to take pictures (5)
· present your findings on the responses given and observations made (5)
· presentation of the products showing off that have been added value (5)
· Report writing to a business enterprise on the benefits of value addition
(10)
How you will be assessed
· The CALA will be assessed out of 30
· The facilitator will assess:
· your questions for the questionnaire
· products of your choice that has been added value to
· your relevant pictures
CALA Tips
In your research questions consider:
· Market relevance of the product that has been added value
· Use ICT tools.
· You can use different materials like pictures, charts and colours.
· scores for evidence shall come from your questionnares.

TEACHER CALA GUIDE

LEARNING AREA : BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SKILLS
LEVEL : Form 4
CALA TYPE : Research ,Pen and paper
CALA TITLE : Financial challenges due to failure to adding value
to
products
Topic Production
· Business Communication
Competences
· Critical thinking
· Problem solving
· Creativity and innovation
· Decision making
· Enterprise development
· Technical and innovative
· The questions prepared that are used in the research
Dimensions/
· The evidence provided for questionnaires and observations
Criteria
made in the local community
to be
· Pictures using the information obtained as guidelines.
assessed
· presenting the products that have been added value
· identification of products that need to be added value
Objectives
· Applying suggested methods in adding value to products so
to be
that they can be commercialised
achieved

CALA Context
There are different products in your area which may be used for income
generating projects, but due to failure of adding value to them business
enterprise are crippled with financial challenges.

The CALA is assessed out of 30 marks.

· Assessing the suitability of questions that are used in the research (5)
· Assessing the suitability of answers given during questionnaires ,
interviews and observations made in the local community (5)
· Assessing the suitability of information given from the responses and
observations made (10)
· Assessing the suitability and usability of the benefits of value addition to
business enterprise (10)
Assessment Procedure
· Assessing the interview or questionnaires questions created
· Assessing the questionnaires, interviews and observations made
· Assessing the products and pictures submitted
· Assessing the benefits of value addition .
· Awarding of marks

ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS FOR THE RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION

TITLE: Adding value to products
MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR
K K K K K
DIMENSIONS
/ CRITERIA
Questions 5 4-3 2-1 0
prepared are
appropriate
Excellent Good Satisfactory Could not
drafted drafted 4 drafted draft
atleast 5 questions atleast 3 questions
questions that brought questions that brought
that brought out desired that brought out desired
out desired responses. out desired responses
responses. responses.
carry out 5 4-3 2-1 0
research and
make
observations
in the local
community
(atleast 2 or
more
questionnaire
s)
Excellent Satisfactory unsatisfactor Could not
interviews interviews y interviews carry out
and and and interviews
observation observation observations and
s made in s made in made in the observation
the society the society society s in the
society
Present 10-8 7-6 5-3 2-0
pictures on
products that
can be
added value
to, showing
the end added
value
products (10)
Excellent Good Satisfactory Could
Presentatio Presentatio Presentation present less
n of pictures n of pictures of pictures than 2
of atleast 4 of atleast 4 of atleast 3 pictures of
products products products that products
that can that can can be that can
 be added be added added value be added
value to, value to, to, showing value to,
showing showing atleast 1 end showing
atleast 3 atleast 2 added value only 1 or
end added end added products nothing
value value end added
products products value
product
writing up 10-8 7-6 5-3 2-0
a report
indicating the
benefits of
value addition
to the
business
owner
Excellent Good report Satisfactory Could only
report indicating report indicating
indicating the atleast 3 indicating the the 1 or no
the atleast benefits of atleast 5or benefits of
5or more value more value
benefits of addition to benefits of addition to
value the value the
addition to business addition to business
the owner with the business owner
business good owner with without
owner with address good good
good address address
address
TOTALS

MARKING GUIDE
CALA component B
Part A.
Interview guide/ questionnaires
1.Structure of questions *(4)*
2.Responses *2*
3.Relevence of questions & quality *2*
4.Evidence of research( 2)
TOTAL 10
PART B
1presentation pictures of atleast 4 raw products and their end added products atleast 3 *8*
2. labeling of the products *3*
Total *10*
Part C
Report
1.Address with date , title, from and to highlighted and signature *3*
2.Content 5 benefits of adding value to products *7*

Total 10 marks