Training of Trainers
Introduction
This chapter completes the STEP University, a web-based course offered by the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (IPM) of the Norwegian University of Lifescience (UMB) together with Tribhuvan University in Nepal and COMSATS University in Abbottabad (Pakistan).
Read more about the University programme
Training of Trainers
How can trainings be planned, organised and carried out by using the SSWM Toolbox? This specific section is a module for trainers supporting them to carry out trainings and capacity development courses based on the SSWM Toolbox. It contains material about pre-training preparation, facilitation, training methods and post training activities.
SSWM Training Courses
In addition to this Toolbox, there are regular training courses that build on the SSWM Toolbox. Simultaneously to the development of the online and offline version of the Toolbox (including this STEP University), it is applied by seecon and its partnering organisations to conduct of for trainings of experts and trainers The trainings aim at capacitating people not only with knowledge, but also with application skills in the field of SSWM. They enable participants to fully exploit the benefits of the SSWM Toolbox, develop a thorough understanding of Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management, and to build a strong network of partnering organisations working in the same field. Moreover, the training of trainers courses enable the participants from all over the world to carry out SSWM Courses based on the Toolbox and others own their own.
Participants of a SSWM course in Buthan visitng a greenhouse. Source: SEECON (2009)
- Hardware
- Software
Training of Trainers
Adult Learning Principles
Learning opportunities for adults exist in a variety of settings, ranging from a formal institution to day to day practical learning at work. It is…
Learning Needs Analysis
Learning needs analyses are undertaken to determine the gap between the existing skills, knowledge and abilities and those desired. Once this gap is…
Planning a Training
Before you conduct training, you need to do a detailed plan for what you will do, why you will be doing it and how to reach your objectives. When…
Facilitators Role
A facilitator is literally defined as “one who helps others to learn or who helps to make things easy.” A facilitator helps participants to…
Presentation Tricks
Independent of the business field or context your working in, possessing adequate skills in order to give a comprehensive presentation is crucial and…
Group Works
Group work can lead to a spirit of cooperation, coordination. Groups can - under optimal conditions – achieve more than the same number of individual…
Training Evaluation
The main purpose of evaluating a training program is to gain knowledge about whether it has achieved or failed its objectives. Analysing the training…