Sudan - Training methodologies
Capacity-building on small arms control and DD&R in Southern Sudan
Training methodologies
Our training methodologies are based on localized versions of BICC's Training and Education on Small Arms (TRESA) material, which is a series of flexible, locally focused and gender-sensitive modules on topics related to small arms issues.
Each training course is based on a 3-5 day training curriculum, designed according to the needs and capacities of the target audience. Our approach is participatory and interactive in nature, including a mix of the following didactic practices:
- Frontal lectures
- Presentations
- Group (plenum) discussions
- Brainstorming sessions
- Word mappings
- Audio-visual inputs
- Small group work
- Action planning
- Role play
Role play in particular has proven to be an effective training method in Southern Sudan. With a multitude of local languages and a high rate of illiteracy, the written word can only go so far in Southern Sudan. Devices such as role plays, drama, skits, puppetry and song have the advantage of delivering messages in an entertaining and widely digestible fashion. Click here for some clips of BICC role play sessions in Southern Sudan. [coming soon]
BICC also developed a dedicated training booklet entitled "People Safe from Guns in South Sudan: A Manual for Local Stakeholders." This booklet highlights key elements from a number of TRESA modules in a more simplified, linguistically basic and context-specific manner.
Download our reports on select training activities:
- World Vision report (2006)
- Training course documentation (2006)
- Impact assessment (2007)
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