Achievements, Lessons Learned
• LT - prelim visit/training design, 2 ToTs, 6 LTs (support visit), instructors meeting (Mindanao), and Evaluation
• COT – prelim visit/training design, 2 ToTs, 2 COT (2 – 3 support visits) and Evaluation
• Lead Trainors need to have sufficient time to contact local partners to understand the local context and thus able to design the training according to the need of the organisation (6 months, invite partners of subsequent phase in RTNW)
• Local organisations also need sufficient time to be able to select suitable trainers and trainees esp COT (5-6 mths) and localisation of materials. “Dry Run”?
• Sufficient funding to support partners and lead trainers administrative and communication needs
• Commitment from lead trainers and local organisations to communicate with ICOLT RC
• Exchanges very useful and develop close relations and learning among trainers and trainees
• Materials – adapted and translated written materials, audio-visuals
• Need ongoing assessment eg Bangladesh – quarterly review and reflection
• Adapt training methodologies based on situation eg Cambodia – COT held in different communities and trainees continue to be activitely involved in the advocacy work for their communities, and Bangladesh included Constitution and Fundamental Rights and established a Centre to detract too much interference from intelligence
• Require a local indigenous trainer, or if not possible, the non-IP trainer must emphatize with IPs and indigenous concepts. Local partners and lead trainers must maintain direct and ongoing assessment of the training team
• Partner organisation link training with other existing relevant training eg PACOS linked LT to their Annual PO training, other training opportunities, and joined forces to conduct LT/COT7. Ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation linked to Quarterly PO meetings.
Challenges
• Follow-up, monitoring and evaluation on effectiveness of the Trainers, Leaders and COs
• Ongoing threats to leaders and IPO by the military, police and intelligence
• Security of funding
• Insufficient reference materials (terms, process)
• Ability to respond to the needs of the communities in the training areas
• Low formal education of trainers and trainees
• Low capacity of trainers to transfer skills
1. For the formation of the ICOLT trainer network through the existing ICOLT partners.
2. To maintain and strengthen the network through communication and participation.
3. To welcome any other organization interested to join the trainer network meetings/workshop.
4. To establish competence/learning centers in different disciplines within the partners network according to their expertise or competency and available resources of the concern organization.
5. PACOS and CPA shall facilitate as the first two competence centers for COT and LT for AIPP ICOLT Regional capacity building program.
6. To facilitate students once every quarter to go to different competence center to study on different topics.
7. To find an appropriate term for student coming to study in the ICOLT competence centers.
8. The language barrier prevalent in most of the center shall try to be compensated at best.
• Establishing a Program or Unit within the partner organisation to ensure continuity of the COT/LT
Workshop 1 Experiences in the Field
Women
• Need to expose women to a whole range of opportunities – training, seminars, visits etc
• Have a separate group for women especially in the beginning (Cambodia and Philippines)
