Example of a Training Module

This is just for example, not for common 

TRAINING SCHEDULE

Community Facilitator Training

Duration: 3 days

Purpose:

At the end of 3 days class room training and field visit, the Community Facilitator will understand their tasks clearly and be able to assist Community Organiser for effective implementation of UPPR activities at the community level

Programme

Day-1
Time	Topics	Proposed Facilitators
09:00-10:30	Registration Knowing each other Clarify the learning objectives Setting training norms Expectations from the course and share the major contents	CO & SEA
10:30 -11:00	Health break
11:00 -11:30	Goal, purpose and outputs of UPPR Project	TM
11:30-01:30	Mobilization Concept of community mobilization Settlement mapping, homeless survey, HH survey, HH members survey Formation of PG (process, technique and role of CF) Formation of CDC (process, technique and role of CF)	SEE
01:30-02:30	Lunch break
02:30-03:30	Mobilisation-TO BE CONTINUED	SEE
03:30-03:45	Health break
03:45-04:45	Savings and credit activities of CDC (purpose, process, accounting and role of CF)	SEE
04:45-05:00	Review the day and learning points	SEE
Day-2
09:00-09:30	Reporting of the previous day
09:30-10:30	Discussion on different meetings at the community level (types and purposes of the meeting, participants, frequency, decision making and role of CF to make the meeting effective)			CO
10:30-11:00	Health break
11:00-01:00	Community Action Plan (Purpose, Process, Tools, Techniques including Community Mapping and WBA and role of CF			SEA &CO
01:00-02:00	Lunch break
02:00-03:30	Socio-Economic Fund (planning, implementation and monitoring)			SEE, UAE
03:30-03:45	Health break
03:45-04:45	Settlement Improvement Fund (planning, implementation and monitoring Role and responsibilities of CF in SIF and SEF			SIE/SIA
04:45-05:00	Review the day and learning points
Day-3
09:00-09:30	Reporting of the previous day
09:30-11:00	Community awareness on hygiene, nutrition, social problems (process techniques and role of CF)			SEE,UAE
11:00-11:30	Health break
11:30-12:30	Savings and credit activities of CDC (purpose, process, accounting and role of CF)			TM
12:30-01:30	Lunch break
01:30-03:30	Field Visit (CDC,s activities)			CO,SIA,SEA
03:30-04:30	Sharing field exercise in the plenary			TM
04:30-05:00	Course review Evaluation Closing			TM

ToR of Community Facilitator

Role and Responsibilities of Community Facilitator

Under the overall supervision of the Community Organiser, the CF will be responsible for carryout the following:

Community Mobilization

• Assist in formation of households into Primary Groups (PG)
• Assist in formation of Saving and Credit Groups (SCG)
• Facilitate regular PG meetings
• Support the collection of saving, deposit to bank and maintaining record
• Assist in the formation of CDC
• Facilitate regular meeting of CDC
• Facilitate democratic practices and participatory decision making at the CDC
• Support capacity development of CDC members
• Support group solidarity

Social Development

• Identify and help with education support to dropout students from poor and extreme poor households and
• Organise and facilitate health, education and social awareness raising campaigns/activities
• Support and conduct sessions on social, legal and health issues at PG and CDC meetings
• Facilitate access of poor and extreme poor to the basic services (water, sanitation, health, education etc.) Economic Development
• Assist in selection of extreme poor for Block Grants
• Assist in selection of apprentices
• Help in identification of agriculture potentials
• Support micro-entrepreneurs and market linkages
• Support group business

Capacity Development

• Provide training to CDC and PG leaders
• Provide training to the users of water point, latrine and drains for regular O&M
• Organise exchange visits from CDC to CDC
• Facilitate accounting and record keeping at CDC level 

Management

This programme is proposed to be piloted for 6 months with one month trail starting from 1 January 2010 in all CDCs in one cluster of all UPPR towns. The town not formed cluster yet, may start with a mother CDC. The mother CDC may play role as a cluster CDC. Flexibility may be given to the Project Town Board to prepare such contract under SEF in the towns where no cluster and CDCs are formed yet. Project Board at the headquarter will confirm the flexibility.

Remuneration

Monthly remuneration of FC would be taka 2000.  She will work 6-8 hours per day and 22 days per month.  This remuneration is included with local travel and all other costs related to her work.