| Overview |
Training of trainers in
entrepreneurship is a leadership and institutional capacity building
course. Initially, it is designed to orient the trainers to the
ZOIC training methodology. It is designed to increase the number
of entrepreneurship and leadership trainers in institutions/NGOs
supporting small and micro-enterprise programs. The key values to
the programmes are listed below. |
| Time |
5 days |
| A
Participatory Approach |
Trainers use the participatory
approach when conducting each training session, and encourage as much
participation as possible, hence avoid lecturing participants. |
| Be
Gender Sensitive |
It is important for trainers
to be gender sensitive when facilitating training sessions. Use of
gender sensitive/friendly language is a principle and always uses case
studies, which avoid any form of stereo-typing. |
| Overall
Course Objective |
By the end of this course,
participants will be able to use participatory/training techniques in
entrepreneurship, business skills improvement and leadership development
courses. |
| Target
Groups |
Trainers in institutions and
NGOs focusing on entrepreneurship small enterprise development
programmes, youth and committee members from community-based programmes. |
| Participatory
Training Techniques |
Course content:
 | 1.1 The focus of learning |
| 1.2 Characteristics of adult learners |
| 1.3 Learning styles |
| 1.4 Experiential learning |
| 1.5 Training techniques in use |
| 1.6 Training needs assessment |
| 1.7 Writing learner objectives |
| 1.8 Evaluation of training events |
| 1.9 Advisory service methods |
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| Entrepreneurship |
Course content:
| 2.1 Entrepreneurial competencies |
| 2.2 Entrepreneurship concepts |
| 2.3 Business ideas generation and validation |
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