Orientation of SFA team by the resource persons

 

SFA has organized a one day orientation workshop on the above mentioned theme so as to develop common understanding and the methodology to be adopted for the same. The orientation entailed- brief sharing of the objective of the needs assessment (literature distributed), TNA in context of YAP II (discussions) how to conduct TNA through practical know-how of using the tools.

For the purpose of common framework, the critical areas were identified to assess the need of the programme and base to determine the reporting indicators. For the purpose, an indepth review of the scope of work of all the themes was undertaken and thus critical areas were identified after presentations as followed by discussions on the same. The critical areas helped in arriving at the competence required among the local team members to deliver the outputs of the project.

Field testing & rectification measures of the tools- All the discussions and practice sessions as finalized were thereafter promulgated for field testing in 3 organizations of Noida. The team members conducted the exercise on an individual basis and after conducting there was experience sharing meeting to rectify any mistakes/ difficulties and incorporate other suggestions and feedbacks.

 

Design for one day orientation of State Facilitating Agency (SFA) team members on why and how to conduct training needs assessment (for NGOs under YAP II)

 

Date- 25th-26th February 08                                  Location- SFA office at R 14/125 Rajnagar, Ghaziabad

 

Objective

§         To orient all team members for the need of conducting training needs assessment

§         To provide hands on experience of conducting the above mentioned through use of tools

 

Participants

Mr. Sanjay Singh, Mr. D. N. Singh, Mr. Anselam Soreng, Mr. Vivek Mishra

 

Facilitators 

Nagendra Singh & Vandana Tripathi

 

Design

 

S. No

Timing

Content

Methodology

Day 1

25th feb 08

 

9:30-11:30

§         Introduction

§         Why to conduct training needs assessment

§         What is training needs assessment

§         Who can conduct training needs assessment

§         Importance of training needs assessment in the context of PP&A component of YAP II

Discussion and presentation

 

11:30-1:30

§         How to conduct training needs assessment

o        Identify critical areas with regards to scope of work of the programme

o        Prepare list of competence as required for fulfillment of programme objectives

o        Measure the competence through observation, discussion based on questionnaire, filling up of scientific instruments

Individual tasks

 

1:30-2:00

§         Lunch break

 

 

2:00- 3:30

§         Practice session on preparation of tools to assess competence

o        Questionnaire

o        Scientific instruments

o        Checklist of other information

o        Points of observation

Practice

 

3:30- 5:30

§         Orientation on how to use scientific instruments to assess competence-practice session on

o        How to handle questionnaire

o        How to share the findings

§         Identification of MIS indicators based on the critical areas as identified under the scope of work

Practice with instruments

Day 2

26th feb 08

 

9:30-11:00

§         Self preparation of the assessment team

o        Reading of the reference material

o        Practice communication and conduction strategy

Individual tasks

 

11:00-3:30

§         Travel to NGOs for pilot testing of the methodology thus adopted during orientation session

§         Discussion with the NGOs working on 3 themes for assessing the training needs

Discussions

 

4:30-6:00

§         Rectification of the gaps thus identified during pilot

§         Improvement in the questionnaire

Small group discussion

 

6:00-6:30

§         Preparation of an action plan to visit to NGOs and fixing up of appointments

Group task