Day 1 PROGRAMME OF THE TRAINING ACTIVITY
SUNDAY Arrival and accommodation
MONDAY (6h)
Module 1 Facilitators - Why and what for?
09.30 - 10.30 Welcome, introduction to the trainer and participants professional backgrounds and expectations, general information on contents and structure
10.30 - 11.00 Understanding the function and the roles of facilitators - plenary session
11.00 - 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 - 12.30 Brainstorming on the four basic roles of the facilitator - plenary session
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 - 14.30 Deciding which topic to tackle first: from the initial concept to action - drafting of participants own projects - plenary session
14.30 - 16.00 Mindmapping - plenary session and small group works
16.00 - 16.15 Coffee break
16.15 - 17.00 How to reflect on successful learning: scale of smileys
Day 2 TUESDAY (6h)
Module 2 - Moderating, visualising
09.30 - 10.30 Action learning: the basic concept and rules: plenary session
10.30 - 11.00 How visualisation helps in understanding and remembering: plenary session
11.00 - 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 - 12.30 How to identify aims of thematic working groups (SMART tool): plenary session and small group works
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 - 15.30 How to chair, moderate and reporting meetings - the To-do form - plenary session and small groups
15.30 - 16.30 The ice-breaking methods: plenary session and small groups
16.30 - 20.00 Excursion
Day 3 WEDNESDAY (6h)
Module 3 Problem setting and problem solving
09.30 - 11.00 How to plan a thematic group: the stakeholder analysis (Five satisfactions tool)
11.00 - 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 - 12.30 The SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) - plenary session
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 - 15.00 How to use the SWOT analysis in own project: small workgroups
15.00 - 16.00 Skills needs analysis and planning tool - plenary session and small groups
16.00 - 16.15 Coffee break
16.15 - 17.00 Self evaluation session
17.00 - 20.00Excursion
Day 4 THURSDAY (6h)
Module 4 - Project and quality management
09.30 - 11.00 How to collect information in planning projects: the focus groups and the right questions - plenary session and small group works
11.00 - 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 - 12.30 Moderation and problem setting: how to use specific cause/effects diagrams, the Gantt diagram
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 - 15.00 How to prepare a workshop or a training curriculum: time, what for, what, how, who - plenary session
15.00 - 16.00 The Five Whys tool - plenary session and small groups
16.00 - 16.15 Coffee break
16.15 - 17.00 Creativity and the Six Thinking Hats tool - plenary session
Self evaluation
Day 5 FRIDAY (6h)
Module 5 - Other creative techniques
09.30 -10.30 Learning from individual projects: preliminary critical analysis of participants thematic groups - plenary session
10.30 - 11.00 The World Café: a tool for larger groups
11.00 - 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 - 12.00 3 C - Case consultation with colleagues: plenary and small groups
12.00 - 12.30 Preparation of individual projects in small groups
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 - 16.00 Presentation of the projects on wall-posters in plenary session - discussion on contents and modes of presentation
16.00 - 16.15 Coffee break
16.15 - 17.00 Evaluation and analysis of the Learnshop experience - planning of follow-up
SATURDAY Check out and departure
