Training of Facilitators (TOF) Course Fees: US$1200 Course Dates: |
Main Objective
The general objective of the course is to develop relevant competencies of health and development workers in community-based health and development approaches that are relevant and appropriate to the needs of the community.
Expected Results
On completion of this course, the participants will be expected to be able to:
- Plan and manage community-based health and development programs using a participatory approach;
- Plan and implement training programs utilizing the adult learning approach;
- Design, facilitate, and evaluate effectiveness of training programs/activities at institutional and community levels;
- Apply the skills learned for institutional assessment, analysis, and formulation of measures intended to enhance institutional effectiveness.
Course Content
Phase 1: PHC/CBHC Concepts, principles and approaches
- Experiences and challenges in Community Based Development
- Health and Development
- PHC/CBHC strategy in Africa
- Community participation
- Community analysis and entry process
- Inter-sectoral collaboration/partnerships
- Participatory leadership/team building
- Health sector reform and implementation
- Process and approaches in developing a CBHC program
- Sustainable CBHC programmes
- Field practicals
Phase 2: Planning and management of CBHC programmes
- Results Based Planning and Management of Community Based Programmes
- Logical framework as a planning tool
- Proposal writing
- Mobilising resources for Community Based Development Programmes
- Participatory monitoring and evaluation of community programmes
- Field practicals
Phase 3: Capacity Building for PHC/CBHC
- Approaches and process in capacity building
- Training community based resource people
- Steps in developing a training programme
- Adult learning approaches
- Preparing a training session
- Steps in session presentation
- Evaluating adult learning
- Micro teaching
- Planning a training workshop
- Field practicals
