Training of Trainers on Writing Briefing Notes for Decision Making (3rd Intake)
Training of Trainers Programme on Writing Briefing Notes for Decision Making
The Training of Trainers Program on Writing Briefing Notes is specifically designed to scale up knowledge and skills in writing briefing notes for parliamentary decision-making. This program aims to equip regional parliamentary staff with the necessary expertise to serve parliamentarians effectively and to transfer this knowledge to their colleagues in their own languages. It will focus on practical skills for developing pedagogical research methods in planning, teaching, evaluating, coaching, and assessing the learning outcomes of on-the-job training.
OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the Training of Trainers Program, parliamentary staff will be proficient in designing and conducting training or coaching sessions tailored to members of parliamentary staff within their respective countries and using their national languages. Specifically, they will be able to:
- Reflect on professional experience to identify key individual, institutional, and national pedagogic opportunities and challenges in developing briefing notes or objective, impartial, balance, critically analyzed, and factual based information for parliament decision-making.
- Draw on relevant pedagogic insights to support opportunities for capacity development and identify strategic responses to challenges and plan effective pedagogic approaches in assisting their peer to produce briefing notes or policy information for decision making to support legislative, representative, and oversight functions of the parliament.
- Demonstrate application of understanding of issues around creating inclusive learning environments for diverse participants including in terms of gender, ethnicity, and disability.
- Work collaboratively with others focusing on pedagogic issues, demonstrating understanding and ability to cascade and sustain change by leading others institutionally.
Delivery timeline and venue
This training will be conducted in hybrid mode and delivered in English for over two months from 18 November 2024 to 07 February 2025 in online mode for Phases I and II and face-to-face mode for all trainees in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Training Tools and Materials
Learning Management System | Overview Curriculum | Assessment Criteria| Schedule (will be added)
Participants
Expected participants from three PCAsia MoU Partners Parliaments including four from Cambodia, five from Laos, and one from Thailand.
Resource person
Mr. Simon Thompson and his team
Head of Education of the Department of Education
Sussex University, UK
With the support from the PCAsia Instructors
Person in charge
Mr So Sovannarith, Supervisor – Quality Control and Technical Support
Email: [email protected]
Coordinator in charge
Ms Syamphone Bouttavong
Email: [email protected]
Tentative Programme
“Training on Trainer Programme on Briefing Note Writing”
18 November 2024 to 07 February 2025 in hybrid mode
Training link: https://zoom.us/j/2352078445?pwd=aGphaldDM1ppU1MvMmpiYnNnU044dz09
Meeting ID: 235 207 8445
Passcode: @tot
https://universityofsussex.zoom.us/j/99539802645
Meeting ID: 995 3980 2645
All materials will be shared on a dedicated Padlet wall:
Padlet Address: https://tinyurl.com/PCAToT2024
Password: PCA
Time zone: Cambodia/Vientiane Time (GMT+7)
Face to Face and Hybrid Mode of Instruction in Cambodia
- 16 August to 31 October 2024: Administrative Process of Recruitment of Participants
- The training sessions will be held in the afternoon from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, in a hybrid format—both face-to-face in Cambodia and online for participants from Thailand and Lao PDR from 18 November – 11 December 2024
- Writing Briefing Notes with Online Coaching and Mentoring, December 11–31, 2024, at a mutually agreed time between the PCAsia instructor and trainee.
- The pedagogy course will be conducted as a full-day, face-to-face session in Phnom Penh from 6-10 Jan and followed by online sessions in developing portfolio from 17 Jan to 07 February 2025.
| Phase I | Foundational Knowledge and Skills
(Hybrid Mode of Training at PCAsia- Afternoon Session) |
Instructors |
| 18 Nov 24 (Afternoon) | – Welcome remark. |
Mr. Pandu Dewono, Deputy Director |
| – Self-presentation of about 10 minutes including questions and answers |
– Ms. Syamphone BOUTTAVONG, Coordinator[email protected] |
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| – Coffee break |
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| – Expectation of the training (30 minutes)
– Access to reading materials (30 minutes) |
– Sovannarith, Supervisor – Quality Control and Technical Support |
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| – Introduction of training technology “Moodle, Zoom, and Submission of Assignment” for 1 hour |
– Mr. Pon Sina, IT Manager– [email protected] |
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| 20 Nov 24 (Afternoon) | – Guideline of Writing Briefing Note for Informing Parliamentary Policy Decision
– Assignment: Selecting Topics for 3-5 Page Briefing Notes |
– Mr. So Sovannarith |
| 22 Nov 24 | – Critical Skills Required to Write Briefing Note |
– Mr. So Sovannarith |
| 23 – 24 Nov 24 | Weekend |
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| 25 & 27 Nov 24 | – Valid information and Infographic design | – Mr. NHIEP Seila, Senior Geographer |
| 28 Nov 2024 | – Introduction to Critical Thinking: Why, What and How | – Mr. HENG Sonya, Instructor |
| 04 & 06 Dec 24 | – Literature review and policy-based writing | – Dr. KEM Sothorn, Senior Instructor |
| 07 – 08 Nov 24 | Weekend | |
| 09 Dec 24 | – How to draw policy options based on a need for addressing policy gaps with proper referencing | – Mr. SO Sovannarith & Dr. KEM Sothorn |
| 11 Dec 24 | – Finalization and Submission of Concept Note | – Ms. Syamphone BOUTTAVONG, Coordinator |
| Phase 2 | Practical Session: Briefing Note Writing | |
| 11– 31 Dec, 2024 | Coaching and mentoring (Online session) | – PCAsia Instructors |
| 13, 16 Dec 24 | Gender-Sensitive Analysis | – Ms. KEM Keothyda, Instructor |
| 3 Jan 25 | Submission of the briefing note | – Ms. Syamphone |
| Phase 3 | ToT (Pedagogy) Skill Training,
(Face-to-Face training in Cambodia) |
– Facilitated by Ms Syamphone |
| 18 Dec 2024 | – Pre-induction Online Workshops | – Prof. Simon, University of Sussex
– Facilitation by Ms. Syamphone |
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06 – 10 Jan 25
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– Pedagogy Training, Face-to-Face in Phnom Penh | – Prof. Simon, University of Sussex |
| 17 Jan 2025 | – Online session of post-training workshop led by Prof. Simon Thompson | – Facilitation by Ms. Syamphone |
| 29 Jan 2025 | – Submission of Curriculum to Prof. Simon | – Participants |
| 07 Feb 2025 | – Presentation of Curriculum and Certificate Handover | – PCAsia Executive Director and Prof. Simon |