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Trainor Training Manual
SESSION 1
AN
ORIENTATION SESSION ON THE CO TRAINOR'S TRAINING
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session, the trainor-on-training
(TOT)'Wiil be able to:
1. get an orientation on the trainor's training
program.
2. finalize the schedule for the training sessions and
other training-related activities like the monthly evaluation, the area visits,
the theoretical discussions, etc.
METHODOLOGY
Various activities will be used In the session to
achieve its obiectives. As a preparatory activity, the TOT will be requested to
fill up a training needs form to assess his/her strengths and weaknesses. This form will be validated by the
trainers and will be used to determine which among the prepared modules will be
given priority. The TOT's expectations
from the trainers will be surfaced and his/her understanding of his/her
roles/functions is a trainor-in training will also be clarified. Input on ttle trainor's training program
will be provided to give ttle trainee an over-all view of the program.
Activity 1 -
Preparatory Activity - Filling up a Training Needs Form
This activity is designed to give opportunity for the
TOT to determine which knowledge, skills and attitudes need to be enhanced,
sharpened or deepened. This will also give
the trainer a good picture on the strengths, and weaknesses of the TOT and to
decide which among the preared modules be given priodty. The training needs form filled up by the TOT
can also be used as one of the basis for evaluation at the end of the training.
Directions
Please respond to the training needs form as honestly
as you can. A good explanation on the
rating you gave yourself will be appreciated.
Your responses will help us determine which among the training modules
will be given priority. Submit this
form three days before the scheduled training session to give your trainor.
time to analyze your responses.
Activity 2 -
Processing the Activity
The trainer then categorize the responses of the TOT;
he/she puts in one column all those rated as excellent, another column those
rated as good and on the last column all those rated as fair. The trainor then validates 'these responses
by getting feedback from the TOT's previous trainers; reviews documents/reports
submitted by the TOT in her basic and advanced CO training and also review the
TOT's monthly evaluation reports during her/his basic and advanced CO training
Activity 3 - Start Of
The Actual Training Session
This is an exercise that uses the dialogical approach
and this method is mostly used in the training. The. trainer surfaces first the TOT's expectations from a trainer
and his/her perceptions of his/her role as a trainee, before giving an input on
the roles and functions of a trainor and the trainee. This approach also uses
Alinski's method of starting from the level of the person involved, so as to
make one's input relevant.
Directions
On a piece of paper, please answer the following
questions:
a) What are your expectations from your trainer?
b) What do you see as his roles/functions?
c) What is your understanding of your roles/functions
as trainor-in training?
Activity 4 -
Processing The Activity
The trainer together with the TOT now compares what
the TOT has written with those prepared by the trainors. Similarities and differences will be pointed
out and questions from the TOT will be clarified.
Activity 5 - Comparing The Results of The Training
Needs Form Filled Up By The Tot and The Analysis Prepared by The Trainors and Finalizing
The Schedules For The
Training Sessions
This activity will compare the similarities and
differences of the assessment made by the TOT with those of the trainers in
terms of training needs. This activity
will ensure that the training needs expressed by the TOT and those seen by the
trainers will be responded to adequately.
Directions
Pinpoint the similarities and differences in the
assessment of training needs you made with those made by the trainors. Are you
agree able to the assessment made by the trainors? Given this analysis, which
of the modules be given priority? (schedules of the training sessions will then
be finalized).
Activity 6 -
Processing The Activity
The trainor together with the TOT validates the
training needs. Training modules will
be scheduled based on the urgent need of the TOT.
INPUT
The trainer presents the six-month trainers' training
program. There will be four modules, namely:
module 1 - training the trainers of organizers, module 2 - teaching the trainor-in
training how to manage a CO Training program, module 3 - Training the trainer
how to handle consultancy program and module 4 Developing Trainor's capacity to
perform other CO-related functions.
Each module will consist of a series of sessions and the length of each
training session will depend on the activities required to attain the
objectives of the module. The training
program will use both classroom and on the job type of teaching
instructions. It will also use most of
the time Freire's dialogical approach to education. The objectives, content and process of each module will then be
presented (please refer to attached training program). Questions from the TOT will be entertained whenever
he/she needs some clarifications.
Sequence of the training modules will be adjusted based on the needs of
the TOT.
APPLICATION
The TOT will be requested to synthesize what
transpired in the discussion and to make a clean copy of the finalized schedule
of training sessions.
Attachments
1. TNA Questionnaire
2. Assessment Form to summarize results of the TNA
3. Form to summarize results of Basic & Advanced
Performance Evaluation of the TOT
4. Roles/Functions of the Trainer & the
Trainor-on-Training
5. Trainors' Training Designcts,
and apologize
for it.
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