The characteristics of those to be trained should be taken into account
2. Practical factors
• Interpretation/language
• Size of group
• Materials for training
• Proximity of training location in relation to the participants’ residences.
3. You as a trainer
• Awareness of your own strengths and weaknesses.
• What do you feel comfortable and confident dealing with?
• Distribute tasks of the training activity to ensure that the communities play an active role
4. Skills to be imparted
• Community understanding of the situation and ability to contribute to the training
• Choice of applicable and practical methods to ensure skills are imported
• Aim of the training should be clear, and applicable to the attitudinal change required.
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