10-11 - Setting Goals and Training Structure - English

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SettingtheGoalsandObjectivesofa

TrainingWorkshop

Overallgoal

Overall

objectives

Specificobjectives


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Settingthe

Overall

Goal

Overallgoal: aworkshopneedstohaveageneral

goal

of

what

it

wants

to

accomplish

Example:build

capacity

of

NGOs

on

complyingwithinternalgovernance

provisions


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Settingthe

Overall

Objectives

Inadultlearning,overallobjectivescangenerallyberelatedtothreeareasorlevelsofoutcomes:

KNOW-LEDGE

SKILLS

ATTITUDES


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Settingthe

Overall

Objectives

Overallobjectives:arerelatedto thekeyoutcomes

you

expect

to

have

on

three

levels

(knowledge,skills,attitudes).

Questiontobeasked: whatknowledge,skillsand

attitudes

do

participants

need

to

acquire

inordertoaccomplishtheoverallgoalofthe

training?


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SettingtheOverallObjectives

exampleGoal:buildcapacityofNGOsoncomplyingwithinternal

governanceprovisions

Objectives:Participantswill... ...befamiliarwiththeinternalgovernanceprovisionsand

possibletoolstoapplytheminpractice.(knowledge)

...beabletodraftastatutethatcomplieswithgovernanceprovisions.(skill)

...haveapositiveapproachtogovernance(i.e.understandthat

we

have

to

do

it

not

because

the

law

says

so

but

becausewewanttobeaccountabletoourstakeholders.)

(attitude)


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Settingthe

Specific

Objectives

Specificobjectives are relatedtoeachsession. These shouldbealwayslinkedtoandrevisited

inlightoftheoverallgoalsandobjectives.

Thesewill

be

developed

along

with

developing

theworkshopstructureandagenda.


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Settingspecific

objectives

Writespecific,measurable,andachievable

objectives.

Mapcontenttopicstospecificobjectives.

Findresources,tools,information,simulations,

and

other

content

to

help

meet

eachofyourobjectives.

Reviewtomakesurethecontentandobjectives

are

helping

trainees

achieve

the

overallgoal andobjectives.


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SettingGoals

and

Objectives

Expectedoutcomes:needtobedefined.

Theoutcome

should

always

participate

in

achievingtheobjective,bothattheoverall

andthespecificlevel.

Sometimes,participantsexpresstheirexpectationsfromtheworkshop,andthis

leadsto

amending

some

sessions

only

if

such

amendmentdoesnotchangetheobjective.


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FactorsConsideredinSetting

Objectives:

Knowyouraudience:theireducation,their

experienceand

their

professional

background

ConsidertheLimitationsoftheaudience:lackofresources,unavailabilityoftechnicaltools,

considerationsrelated

to

perspectives

and

traditions.

DefineExpectedtime:howlongtheworkshop

willlast,

how

many

hours,

prayer

times?

Certaintraditions?


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TrainingStructureandAgenda

Development

Oncetheoverallgoalandobjectivesareset,

youneed

to

develop

the

structure

of

the

training.

Theagendawillbedeterminedbythe

structureandthespecificobjectivesyouset

foreachsession.


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Whatis

the

structure

of

the

training?

Thespinalcord ofthetraining.

Thelogical

sequence

of

content

pieces

that

makeupthecoreofthesessions.

Itshouldhaveaflow,eachsessionbuiltonthe

previous

ones,

together

achieving

the

overallgoalsandobjectives.

Itshouldhaveaspan:dynamicsalsoneedto

be

considered

(e.g.

low

and

high

energy

sessions,peak,chillout etc.).


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Howto

build

the

structure?

Questionstoask:

Whatare

the

key

content

pieces

we

want

to

conveyundereachoverallobjective?(what

shouldbeincludedtoachievethegoalofthe

workshop)

Whatdowehavetimeandspacefor?(reality

checkconsidering

limitations)


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Howto

build

the

structure?

example

Overallobjective: Familiaritywithinternalgovernanceprovisionsandtoolstoapplythem.

Keycontentpiecestoconvey: ProvisionsxzoftheLawonAssociations

Asstatedinthelaw

Whatthey

actually

mean

and

how

they

can

be

interpreted

Statutes,bylaws,policymanuals

Whataretheseandwhatisincludedinthem

Boardelectionandnominatingprocedures

Conflictofinterestprocedures


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Structure

SampleTopicOne

1,5 hrs

Internal governance legal obligations

-Provisions on x-z, their interpretation

-Aim to make sure participants understandwhat the provisions imply

Topic

Two30 mins

Tools to assist improved compliance

-Overview of tools-Aim to familiarize participants with the rangeof possibilities

TopicThree

1 hr

Development of Statutes- Tool of key importance why?

- What should be in the statute - examples

- Aim to enable participants to draftgovernance provisions in the statute


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AgendaDevelopment

ThetrainingagendaisNOTthefirstthingto

startdeveloping

when

designing

(even

aone

day)training!


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AgendaDevelopment

Thetrainingagendacanbeeffectively

developedonce

we

have

gone

through

the

thinkingprocessof:

Overallgoal

Overallobjectives(threelevels)

Keycontentpiecesrelatingtoeachoverallobjective

Logicalsequenceofcontentpiecesconsideringlimitations(structure)


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Howto

develop

the

training

agenda?

Lookatthestructureofthetraining:

Defineaspecific

objective

for

each

content

piece(usuallyonesession);

Design

the

proper

methodology

to

reach

each

objective,inlinewiththerelevanceofthe

topicintheoveralldesign;

Definematerials

and

exercises

needed

for

the

specificobjective.


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Sampleagenda

tool

/internal

Sessiontitle/topic

Aim ofsession

Methodology Notes/materials

Internalgovernance

provisions

Time: 1,5

hrs

9:30 11:00am

To knowand

understandlegalobligations

Powerpointpresentation

of keyprovisions;participants

interpretationin smallgroups;

feedback

PreparePPT

Printprovisions for

groupwork


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SampleAgenda

/External

Time Session Title Session Description

9:30

11:00am

Internal

GovernanceProvisions

In this session,

participants will becomefamiliar with the legalobligations on internal

governance and discusstheir relevance inorganizational life.


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TASK 1In your small groups, define:

the overall goal, and

the knowledge, skills and attitudes

objectivesfor your training session on CSO Law!


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TASK 2

Basedontheoverallgoalandobjectivesyou

developedin

your

group,

Developanoverallstructurefortheonedaytraining;

Developtheinternalagendaforatleastonesessionyouaremostfamiliarwith.

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