English and Communication Trainer
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Learning Objectives and Delivery Methodology
The English and Communication training targets mainly absolute beginners in English and job seekers who are considered as learners and have basic English instruction.
By the end of the 84 training hours, trainees should be able to:
- Get familiar with everyday words, phrases, and questions
- Have the ability to communicate effectively using the correct language and context
- Develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills
- Acquire confidence when giving speeches and presentations
The 20 participants will be organized in one training group equally divided between Lebanese and Syrian males or females.
Indicative Contents of the Training
This training will focus on improving trainees’ language, communication and presentation skills. The topics covered throughout the training should include the following:
- Use a wide range of words, phrases and sentences related to workplace, activities, directions and daily routines
- Ask and respond to questions to find out about an increasing range of personal information
- Comprehend a text through critical thinking and analysing
- Improve language use and pronunciation for face to face connections, group discussions and phone conversations
- Learn about writing correct formats for different passages such as dialogues, letters and essays
- Gain a wider range of appropriate language for giving presentations in English
- Learn about controlling voice more effectively and acquire appropriate body positioning when giving presentations
Period and location of training delivery
The training should be delivered to 20 youth male and female trainees over a period of 12 consecutive weeks from March 19th, 2018 to June 18th, 2018 and over a period of 84 hours.
The training should be delivered within the Livelihoods Centre in Tripoli, Al Mina Roundabout, 200m after Ferri Bldg. towards Beirut, Al Masri Bldg., Ground Floor.
Target audience and profile (age, literacy level)
The target group will consist of 20 trainees, Syrian and Lebanese youth males and females, who shall all be registered at the Livelihoods Centre.
The training will be delivered to mixed groups (Syrian and Lebanese), in an attempt to promote social cohesion among the two communities.
Trainees’ selection will be carried out by the Livelihoods Centre’s staff who will verify the suitability of the selected candidate trainees.
The criteria for selection will include:
- Youth males and females within the age range of 16 to 40
- Literate
- Either Lebanese or Syrian nationals
- Interest and commitment to attend the whole training with an active participation
- Already registered at the Livelihoods Centre
Pre- and post-training test requirements
The contractor will be entrusted with developing pre- and post-test questionnaires through which the level of knowledge and skills of the beneficiaries vis-à-vis the English level will be rated. The pre-test and post-tests are the same questionnaire delivered before the training starts and after the last session. The contractor will be expected to collect the data, to analyze the results of the pre and post-test questionnaires and to document them in a “Technical Training Report” to be submitted one week after the last training session to IRC.
Arrangements Expected from Contractor
The contractor is expected to ensure the following:
- Attend the entire contract period:
- The Training would run over 2 days of the week, with 3,5 hours per day, in the morning or afternoon
- The trainer would finalize the Training across a period of 12 weeks for a total of 84 hours.
- Provide the trainees with handouts of the training material for distribution
- Certification of graduation, based on attendance and learning (measured against pre and post-tests)
In addition to the above, the trainer is expected to take the below into consideration:
- The trainees’ drop-out is to be taken into account. For this reason, the Contractor must make sure that trainees meet the basic requirements to meaningfully engage in the training.
- Training hours must be decided in consultation with interested candidates to maximize attendance and avoid drop outs; based on previous experience, IRC anticipates that selected candidates will be available to attend the training during the morning and afternoon.
Expected Deliverables
- One Basic English curriculum of the duration of 84 hours for the period of 12 weeks
- A facilitator’s guide, including:
- The training calendar with session titles
- The Facilitator’s Guide organized by training sessions describing:
- Session topic
- Learning objectives
- Duration of the session
- List of key contents and talking points
- Sequence of steps to deliver the session
- Required materials
- The pre and post-training test questionnaires, to verify competences and learning
- Attendance sheets of each training day
- Delivery of the 24 training sessions of at least 3,5 hours each, over 12 weeks. In total, the Contractor will deliver 84 training hours over a period of 12 weeks
- A training report including the results of pre and post-tests of each trainee with a baseline and an end-line score, and recommendations on areas for improvement. The template for the training report is in Annex 1.
Annex 1: Table of Contents of the Training Report
Table of Contents
1. General Training Overview.. .
2.1 Learning Objectives Statement .
3.1 Overview of the workshop Agenda and Activities Day By Day.
3.3 Delivery Methodology. …………...
4.1 Summary of Informal Daily Evaluations.
4.2 Summary of the Final Evaluation Results (using questionnaire) .
5. Lessons Learnt and Remarks.
5.2 Recommendations for Future Trainings. .
6. Participants and Learning Achievements. .
I. Pre- and Post- Training Test (Questionnaire) .
NOTE:
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