managing training institutions: welcome session moa – fao – tcp workshop beijing 9 july 2012
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Strategic interventions It is expected that through the interventions of this TCP project, the ATCs will build their capacity to plan, design, implement, and evaluate agricultural training programs for participants from developing countries. It is expected that through the interventions of this TCP project, the ATCs will build their capacity to plan, design, implement, and evaluate agricultural training programs for participants from developing countries.TRANSCRIPT
Managing Training Institutions:Welcome Session
MOA – FAO – TCP WorkshopBeijing9 July 2012
TCP: primary impact
ATCs’ increased ability to effectively and efficiently disseminate improved agricultural practices and technologies to targeted clientele groups in developing countries in the Asia, Pacific and African regions.
Strategic interventions
It is expected that through the interventions of this TCP project, the ATCs will build their capacity to plan, design, implement, and evaluate agricultural training programs for participants from developing countries.
Capacity Strengthening StagesOne:
Understand
Two:Assess
Three: Prioritize
Four:Intervene
Understanding capacity
Presentations and discussion at the Project Inception Workshop, held 8 & 9 September 2011.
Allowed participants to understand the present capacity of ATCs in undertaking international training.
Levels of CapacityIndividual Capacity
Organizational Capacity
Environmental Influences
Individual Capacity
Individuals
Knowledge
Skills
Attitudes
Resources
Organizational Capacity
Organizations
Direction
Systems
Culture
Resources
Environmental Influences
Environment
Economic change
Competitors / partners
Social change
Knowledge / technology
Capacity Strengthening StagesOne:
Understand
Two:Assess
Three: Prioritize
Four:Intervene
Assess and prioritize
The baseline survey of ATC capacity, led by Dr. Tang from November 2011 through March 2012, led to: An assessment of the strengths and
weaknesses in the current capacity of ATC with regards to international training; and
The setting of priorities to guide the subsequent interventions of this TCP project.
Assess and prioritize
Baseline Report: International Training Capacity of the ATCs
Distributed to all ATCs in spring 2012
Gave a foundation for planning the interventions of this TCP.
Capacity Strengthening StagesOne:
Understand
Two:Assess
Three: Prioritize
Four:Intervene
Interventions
Design, implement, and evaluate activities which will strengthen the capacity of the ATCs. Web-based communication platform Workshop on Managing Training Institutions Study tour Workshop on Needs-Based Training Others as approved by the Project Steering
Committee
Focus: core practices of trainers
Assess needs Design training Facilitate training Support the transfer of learning (to the
trainees’ workplaces) Evaluate training
Role of this workshop (I)
Introduce elements of leadership and management necessary for effective training institutions: Strategic direction (Module 1) Key systems (Module 2) Core practices of effective trainers (Module 3)
Role of this workshop (II)
Focus on two core practices: Assess needs (Module 4) Evaluate training (Module 5)
Build the foundation for future events in this TCP project.
Guiding objective
To strengthen the capacity of participating institutions…
…with a focus in this workshop on training needs assessment and training quality evaluation.
Longer-term objective
To promote the fulfillment of the long-term goal to establish the international agricultural training center under South-South Cooperation supported by FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture of China.
Workshop methods
Presentations and discussion.
Small group activities: based on case studies of the FFRC and HHRRC.
Evaluation and reflection.
Thank-you.
Time for questions and discussion.