Managing Training Institutions:Welcome Session

MOA – FAO – TCP WorkshopBeijing9 July 2012

TCP: primary impact

ATCs’ increased ability to effectively and efficiently disseminate improved agricultural practices and technologies to targeted clientele groups in developing countries in the Asia, Pacific and African regions.

Strategic interventions

It is expected that through the interventions of this TCP project, the ATCs will build their capacity to plan, design, implement, and evaluate agricultural training programs for participants from developing countries.

Capacity Strengthening StagesOne:

Understand

Two:Assess

Three: Prioritize

Four:Intervene

Understanding capacity

Presentations and discussion at the Project Inception Workshop, held 8 & 9 September 2011.

Allowed participants to understand the present capacity of ATCs in undertaking international training.

Levels of CapacityIndividual Capacity

Organizational Capacity

Environmental Influences

Individual Capacity

Individuals

Knowledge

Skills

Attitudes

Resources

Organizational Capacity

Organizations

Direction

Systems

Culture

Resources

Environmental Influences

Environment

Economic change

Competitors / partners

Social change

Knowledge / technology

Capacity Strengthening StagesOne:

Understand

Two:Assess

Three: Prioritize

Four:Intervene

Assess and prioritize

The baseline survey of ATC capacity, led by Dr. Tang from November 2011 through March 2012, led to: An assessment of the strengths and

weaknesses in the current capacity of ATC with regards to international training; and

The setting of priorities to guide the subsequent interventions of this TCP project.

Assess and prioritize

Baseline Report: International Training Capacity of the ATCs

Distributed to all ATCs in spring 2012

Gave a foundation for planning the interventions of this TCP.

Capacity Strengthening StagesOne:

Understand

Two:Assess

Three: Prioritize

Four:Intervene

Interventions

Design, implement, and evaluate activities which will strengthen the capacity of the ATCs. Web-based communication platform Workshop on Managing Training Institutions Study tour Workshop on Needs-Based Training Others as approved by the Project Steering

Committee

Focus: core practices of trainers

Assess needs Design training Facilitate training Support the transfer of learning (to the

trainees’ workplaces) Evaluate training

Role of this workshop (I)

Introduce elements of leadership and management necessary for effective training institutions: Strategic direction (Module 1) Key systems (Module 2) Core practices of effective trainers (Module 3)

Role of this workshop (II)

Focus on two core practices: Assess needs (Module 4) Evaluate training (Module 5)

Build the foundation for future events in this TCP project.

Guiding objective

To strengthen the capacity of participating institutions…

…with a focus in this workshop on training needs assessment and training quality evaluation.

Longer-term objective

To promote the fulfillment of the long-term goal to establish the international agricultural training center under South-South Cooperation supported by FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture of China.

Workshop methods

Presentations and discussion.

Small group activities: based on case studies of the FFRC and HHRRC.

Evaluation and reflection.

Thank-you.

Time for questions and discussion.