Gender and Technology Training Guidelines
If all the modules are used, the sessions will cover five days of training. They are
numbered in sequence. You can change the sequence as you like to fit in with the
needs of your group. Some exercises may take longer than the time you allocate to
them because participants may want to explore some ideas further. Be sensitive to
participants’ needs and be flexible. The programme builds in a continuous evaluation
of the training. Participants carry out their own daily evaluations and these are fed
back to the group at the beginning of the next day. Develop ways of doing this that
are fun!
SOME QUESTIONS FOR A DAILY ASSESSMENT
What did you find most useful today?
What did you find least useful?
What changes would you recommend?
Were the techniques relevant?
Was the content relevant?
The learning outcomes build on the participants own experiences. So it is important
to give the participants time to learn about each others’ work. You can do this by
making time to share experiences within the formal sessions or you can do this
outside of the formal programme.
The programme is designed for training field workers. You will need to modify some
of the sessions if you are using them with villagers.
The timing of the different modules is based on a group of 12 - 15 people. If there
are fewer participants modules are likely to take less time. With more participants,
they will take longer, but a maximum group size of 20 is recommended.
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