DESL project need assessment preparation workshop was held at Yangon Technological University, Myanmar on 17 January 2020. The workshop was organized to design the methodology and instruments for Need Assessment activities to be conducted in Vietnam and Myanmar.

The workshop started with the project coordinator giving briefing to the participants overview of the need assessment activities to be carried out in Vietnam and Myanmar. Two group works were held to review existing courses and lab infrastructure at the partner institutions. After the groupwork, each partner from Vietnam and Myanmar presented review of existing courses on illumination engineering, smart lighting and provided information on course development and approval procedure at their institutions. Furthermore, partners also provided short briefing of current lab infrastructure in lighting.

These presentations were followed by the discussion on Identification of beneficiary groups, drafting of questionnaires, design of instruments for data collection for need assessment survey, organization of awareness raising seminar and preparation of report. Workshop was closed with the distribution of tasks on upcoming need assessment activities, and agreeing on responsibilities and deadlines for the tasks.

After the workshop visit to various labs at YTU were organized.