Any TOT Training of Trainers workshop done by TAP, trains people to be "facilitators of learning" not facilitators of a given content area. We train people how to be "conductors" of group experiences, where members of the group are respected for their expertise and the facilitator merely brings them into communication. This is participatory training in the true sense. Our courses focus on process and how to use it to get content across.
In an ideal world, no TOT would be less than two weeks long, and includes ample time for individual practice in planning, conducting and designing one's own training program. This is not always the case, however. Nevertheless, no matter how long, TAP TOTs are organized around what to do (1) before the training; (2) during the training and (3) after the training. We cover: TNA, planning and preparation, design, the card and chart technique; course management, navigation, energizers, dilemmas, group dynamics, communication skills, materials, facilitation skills, presentation skills, managing big and small groups; follow up, action planning and redesign.
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As in most TAP workshops, the ideal length for our Emergency Management workshop is six days, because it is situation-specific. However the workshop may be broken up into three, two-day sections and conducted over as much as a six-week period. The workshop's scope is extensive and specific, involving an overview of the EMS process, a situation analysis of the current emergency management situation (with group presentations on specific aspects) and identification of a wide range of issues (in working groups with presentaitons).
Once the issues are identifed, either during that week, or at a later date, emergency management objectives are identified and organized into an Emergency Management Objective Tree. This is followed by the introduction and creation of a Results Based Matrix for that geographical area's particular emergency management challenge. This is done in working groups followed by presentaitons which are then consolidated. The next step is the creation of a Partnership Network Matrix and a series of emergency coordination sessions. The workshop ends with detailed action planning geared toward making emergency management happen by meeting the emergency management objectives.
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