Assuming that teachers start with different skills and, ultimately, will achieve different levels of expertise, the program enables participants to progress along an individual path. In the first stage, teachers enter the world of computerization at a basic level. This is followed by their adoption of computer skills, their ability to adapt those skills to teaching and learning, and, finally, their ability to innovate using ICTs. Beyond that, a central goal of the program is to train a core group of teacher trainers, to train CFI multimedia persons, and to produce training materials.

At the MNE’s request, AED/ LearnLink, implementer of the CATT-PILOTE, is developing a set of training modules that will propel learners through the different competency stages—from basic computer training, to communication and networking skill building, to administration and support of multimedia centers, and eventually to instruction, research, and instructional design ability. An instrument to measure progress is an online, self-competency test that was used at start-up and will be used later at completion of the training.