FIVE TIPS FOR LEARNING
In practical terms, then, when planning training, facilitators should:
• Ensure that a good learning environment is created in advance;
• Focus the subject matter on the current needs and problems of the participants;
• Use a variety of participatory training techniques that are rooted in the participants’ own knowledge and experience;
• Have participants work in small groups when they are reflecting on the activities in which they have participated;
• Ensure flexibility, allowing for adaptations to training activities as they progress.