A: TRAINING OF TRAINERS COURSE (TOT)

A: PART 1.0 – INTRODUCTION

A: 1.1 CONCEPT NOTE – TRAINING OF TRAINERS COURSE

Courses and training workshops on the regulation of wildlife trade and the identification of species have been conducted by TRAFFIC throughout the Southeast Asian region over the last decade. The resources developed under the “Fighting Wildlife Trafficking in the Golden Triangle” is designed to assist enforcement’s efforts to reduce trafficking of wildlife within the Golden Triangle, in key target locations in the Lao PDR, Thailand and Myanmar.

Limited resources make it difficult to ensure that an increasing number of those responsible for fighting wildlife crime are provided with the capacity to do so. In response to this, this ToT course was developed to provide instruction to enable potential trainers to conduct effective training courses in their home country.

The main objectives of the ToT Course can be summarized as follows:

• To provide details of how to develop and plan an effective training course.

• To provide the skills and confidence necessary to conduct an effective training course.

A: 1.2 GUIDE TO THE TRAINING OF TRAINERS COURSE

This course was taught over four and a half days, but with more time made available, some of the sessions could be expanded to allow participants to practice the skills that they need. Courses should include no more than 20 participants. The participants should include individuals who will be given the opportunity to train others within their country on wildlife trade regulation and species identification such as CITES Management and Scientific Authorities, experts on wildlife trade and national legislation and/or species identification experts.

The organizer should try to identify and include trainers who have prior relevant learning/training experience and skills. In previous ToT sessions conducted by TRAFFIC, learning experts such as education professionals experienced in delivering effective training were engaged to deliver on related topics. Such individuals do not necessarily need to have a background in wildlife trade or species identification. Their role is to ensure that participants understand how to organize an effective training programme and plan effective workshops.

A: 1.3 TRAINING OF TRAINERS CURRICULUM

All training is presented in different modules. This allows the recipients to conduct only that training which is appropriate to their participants and to include new modules to increase the participant’s skill levels as individuals. However, since much of this material will be new to participants, it is suggested that all the modules are given.

As with all the materials provided in this Toolkit, it is important that the trainers try to make these sessions as interactive as possible to ensure that participants are fully engaged in the course.

This first day of the ToT seeks to get participants to the stage where they are able to:

1) Understand how a workshop or course should be planned.

2) Have a basic knowledge on how to develop and give an effective presentation; and

3) Understand that the different approaches to encouraging participation from trainees; and

4) Understand that training is more effective when participants are actively involved in the training; and

5) Understand the different ways in which people learn and ensure that their training will take these into account.

The rest of the ToT seeks to get participants to research, and/or use existing materials to put together lectures that follow the guidelines ensuring the best possible opportunity for the trainees to understand and absorb the material. Trainee instructors will understand all the types of training available, best methods for the subject matter and best way to present.

Therefore; on completion of the module qualifying trainees will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to conduct or assist with the following aspects of instruction:

➢ Critique of a lesson

➢ Communication

➢ Preparing a talk

➢ Using psychology in teaching

➢ Instructional objectives

➢ The use of questions by the instructor

➢ Visual aids

➢ Discussions by trainees

➢ Learning/teaching methods

➢ Giving a lesson

➢ Planning a lesson, preparation for a lesson

➢ Instructional Demonstrations, role play, instructional visits

➢ Examination questions

➢ Analysis of examination questions

Training Topics by TRAFFIC Southeast Asia

A: 3.1 Overview of the ToT

A: 3.2 The Practicals of Planning A Course

A: 3.3 Know Your Audience

A: 3.4 Practical and Logistic Issues

A: 3.5 Making A Presentation: Key Principles

A: 3.6 Challenges and Monitoring

A: 3.7 Communications

Training Topics by WWF-Greater Mekong Programme

A: 3.8 Preparing to Give A Talk

A: 3.9 Visual Aids

A: 3.10 Horizontal Plan

A: 3.11 Giving A Lesson

A: 3.12 Instructional Demos, Role Playing

A: 3.13 Practical

FIGHTING WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE: TRAINING TOOLKIT