Asia Pacific Regional Training for Trainers (T4T) Workshop

2nd - 4th April 2016 at Miles Bronson Residential School, Guwahati, Assam

The Asia Pacific Regional Training for Trainers workshop was organized by the National Award Authority India (NAA) from 2nd to 4th April 2016 at Miles Bronson Residential School, Guwahati, Assam. The workshop was lead by Rob Oliphant (Asia Pacific Regional Programme Manager) along with Bivujit Mukhoty (Programme Manager IAYP India). The workshop was attended by fifteen delegates including three delegates from Nepal.

The objective of the workshop was to train Award Leaders to become Award Trainers and the primary focus was on learning the use of training aids (visual, auditory, kinesthetic etc.) and presentations. The other sessions included: Training framework, Overview of NAOME assessment (needs, aim, objectives, methods, evaluation), Training needs analysis (TNA), Training design, Multiple intelligences, Development of training materials and training aids, Award mapping, Group work, Delivery styles & skills, Generation theory, Overview of International Award Foundation (IAF), Online Record Book (ORB), Quality assurance of Award units, Action planning & evaluation and Online Learning Hub (OLH).

In order to be proficient in any of the above mentioned aspects of training, the participants were instructed on their role and responsibilities as future Award Trainers and were taught the essentials of giving clear instructions for an activity during a presentation through NAOME, TRaM (task, reason, method), and CaRS (context, report back, summary). The delegates were introduced to different learning styles and the factors that keep the current generation motivated were also discussed. The delegates learnt the art of presentation of live scenarios to different stakeholders of the Award Programme.

The training team also shared the key notes and documents which will be useful for development of training aids. The workshop concluded on 4th April with the presentation of Training badges to the delegates by Founder & Principal Dr Nripen Dutta of Miles Bronson Residential School, Guwahati, Assam. A big thanks to Miles Bronson Residential School, Guwahati, Assam for their hospitality and support for conducting this workshop.

When the Duke came to Heritage

Padma R Brahma, Award Leader, Heritage Girls School, Udaipur and T4T participant submitting a report on Asia Pacific Training for Trainers (T4T) held from 8th - 10 March 2015

The ASIA Pacific Region Training For Trainers (T4T) for The Award programme was held between 8th and 10th March, 2015 at The Heritage Girls School, Udaipur. The training was led by Rob Oliphant, Regional Manager Asia Pacific Region.
All arrangements in place, the 7th saw the arrival of the delegates. They came in from different parts of the country and continent (Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Mahatashtra, Rajasthan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka) and lent a shade of vibrancy to the school atmosphere and the scenic beauty of the venue.
The training itself was spread over three days and covered various aspects of training, especially with reference to the Award programme. Participants learnt to categorize the available data; design training content; understand that the audience is always a mix of different intelligences and learnt ways to cater to each one of them. Another very important lesson that escaped no one was one of Rob Oliphant's screaming flip chart reading, "PREPARATION PREPARATION PREPARATION". Fun and learning intertwined in the interactive training sessions.


At the core of teaching was the individual presentations that the trainees made, where they presented various aspects of the Award in a simulated live classroom. The topics were assigned to pairs of participants on the first day of training, to be presented over the next two days. The entire block was abuzz with activity: people planning their presentations animatedly; some walking around the premises looking for props; some working on laptops; some colouring, cutting and pasting charts (some even had to forgo the yummy Rajasthani lunch!!).

One-by-one the teams presented and received feedback - one had never fully comprehended the meaning of 'constructive feedback' until then. The programme exposed all to different methods employed to train. Rob used flipcharts and not the 'traditional' power point presentations which stayed in the room and transformed it into a livewire that constantly reinforced everything learnt. Click for pictures