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Summary:

The idea of a trainer’s training course arose out of numerous formal and informal training needs assessments of rural workers, conducted by the Nepal Australia Community Resource Management Project (NACRMP) within Sindhu Palchok and Kabhre Palanchok, the Project’s districts. This Training of Trainers (ToT) manual is the culmination of the efforts of a large number of people involved in training over many years and many of the concepts in this manual have been influenced by the work of David Hitchcock and Hukum B. Singh. Other contributors have been Steve M. Hunt, Uttam P. Upadhyay, Raghu Shrestha, Shambhu Dangal and Andrew Brassinton.

The manual consists of eleven training modules which are designed to be delivered in a series of 2-3 day workshops spread over 18 months. Each module commences with a review of the previous workshop and ends with an evaluation of the module. Overall, the modules cover the development of training skills, including the preparation of lessons plans and teaching aids. Three of the modules (Modules 5, 6 and 7) focus on community forestry and designed specifically for the training of ranger-level staff who have passed their I.Sc. Forestry. By excluding these three modules, the manual can be used as a generic TOT manual. Training in the classroom is supplemented by field exercises which are carried out by the participants between workshops. One of the prerequisites for continuation onto the next module is the completion of this field work.

The training course is targeted at those rural development workers specifically involved in training. Criteria that should be used to select candidates for inclusion in a course include prior training experience with rural communities, attitude and commitment. It is important that candidates have a working knowledge of the problems and issues facing trainers and every effort should therefore be made to assess a candidate’s previous training performance.

The ToT course is designed to develop facilitators rather than teachers. Facilitating involves utilising all abilities and available resources in order to provide the best access to the knowledge and skills that the training is designed to impart. A true facilitator, therefore, is both a manager and operator who recognises when each style is appropriate and understands that it is an attitude as well as a job. Assessment of attitude can be achieved through an examination of the candidate’s ability to manage and plan training and their enthusiasm and commitment to support and manage other trainers.

As part of a team effort, many NACRMP personnel have assisted with the preparation of the manual in a variety of ways. Particular mention must be made to Judith van Eijnatten, Harihar Acharya, Bishnu Hari Pandit, Sameer Karki, Sarita Shrestha and Kaplana Ghimire. We would also like to acknowledge the contribution of the District Forest Office and District Soil Conservation Office staff and of the local Non Government Organisation staff with whom the Project has worked closely over the last five years. They assisted particularly with the planning and selection process of the participants for the ToT courses. Finally, the unfailing cooperation of the participants of ToT 98/99, 99/00 and 00/01 in testing and refining the manual is acknowledged.