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5. Lack of employing the new learned competencies in classrooms and stickingto their old techniques(Rashed:1990, p.87)C. Training Methods BarriersThese barriers may be attributed to the traditional training methods employed in INSETprogrammes. These methods include using mainly lecturing and theoretical presentationswhich are found to have several limitations as shown previously in INSET models.) Rashed,1990)D. Resources and Facilities BarriersThese are the most common cited barriers within INSET literature. These barriers mayinclude:1. Unqualified trainers2. Insufficient funds3. Lack of specified well- equipped training centres with sufficient facilities.One of the most common cited barriers to training programmes is the lack of sufficientincentives whether moral or material ones. Such lack can negatively impact trainees‟motivation and enthusiasm. Dowling (1988, p. 180) declares that, “you can drag teachers tothe water but you cannot force them to drink”. Providing trainees with sufficient incentivescan motivate teachers and encourage them to try out training ideas and techniques whetherthese incentives are moral or material.E. Evaluation and Follow up BarriersThese barriers can be summarized in two sets:1. Using traditional tools of evaluation such as exams and questionnaires not portfoliosor teachers‟ reflective journals.2. Lack of competencies and expertise needed in evaluation plans, implementing theseplans and employing the generated feedback41