Training principles and enabling best practices

OPUN 22 February 2012

Sue McGlynn

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Design Surgeries

A model for practical training and enabling

What is it?

•  A hands-on training and enabling session •  Topics are not pre-planned •  Mix of officers attend •  Rolls theory directly in to practice

How does it work?

•  Regular meeting on design issues •  Held in-house •  Live projects brought along •  Round-table discussion of problems and solutions

What are the advantages?

•  Project and officer receives design advice •  All attendees learn about the issue – might be relevant to them in the future •  Encourages discussion between officers •  Impacts on design quality on the ground

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