The Compass Toolkit for the International Training Centre of the ILO CORE PRINCIPLES Introduction Overview The Compass is an internal toolkit for the Training Programmes Department of International Training Centre of the ILO. This guide is one aspect of the Compass as a whole. It begins with an introduction to the Centre specific context of the Compass, including the Turin Learning Approach and the Blended Learning Approach. It then proceeds through the four primary aspects of the Learning management cycle. Information and guidelines on how best to analyse, design, develop and implement training activities is addressed. Both the hard copy and on-line12 versions of The Compass guide were created in conjunction with a series of instructional fiches13 on methodologies and technologies. These tools are brief and concise in order to provide practical support for staff. Hard copies of the instructional fiches can be picked up on-demand at Information and Learning Resources.
Objectives The Compass is designed to be used in one of two ways. Firstly, this set of resources provides a detailed step-by-step guide to the analysis, design, development, and implementation of effective learning programmes from the beginning within the ITC ILO framework. Starting with the identification of needs and the definition of objectives, the Compass continues through every phase of the learning management cycle. Considerations for the BLA, diversity and proactive evaluation are treated as cross-cutting themes throughout the guide. The Compass can also be used in a more targeted manner by referencing specific sections for precise challenges faced by the activity manager or team. Instructional fiches, checklists, diagrams and links to additional resources have all been included within the relevant areas of this guide. Refer to the table of contents or scan through the guide to find the practices and process of interest.
Background The Centre‟s working reality presents a challenge to creating learner-centred and impactful activities. The ITC ILO is situated between an advocacy role for the priorities of the ILO, as
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INSERT COMPASS WEB ADDRESS The full set of fiches can be found here: http://www.box.net/shared729p7jh6ls
