C OURSE OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY 47. The first introductory session of the course should include presentations of the participants and training team, and of the course objectives and methodology. When trainers are introduced, reference should be made to their experience and the qualifications that particularly fit them for the task; throughout the course, they will have to demonstrate that they understand the realities and pressures faced by the participants in their daily work. Course objectives 48. The objectives of the training course, in line with the Manual, this Trainer’s Guide and the training’s methodological approach contained herein, are: 48. ● To provide information on international human rights standards relevant to the work of prison officials; 48. ● To encourage the development of skills necessary to transform that information into practical behaviour; 48. ● To sensitize prison officials to their particular role in promoting and protecting human rights, and to their own potential for affecting human rights in their daily work; 48. ● To reinforce prison officials’ respect for, and faith in, human dignity and fundamental human rights; 48. ● To encourage and reinforce an ethos of legality, and of compliance with international human rights standards, within prisons; 48. ● To equip trainers of prison officials to provide effective human rights education and training. These objectives can be presented on a flip chart or a transparency. Course methodology 49. The course methodology should be briefly illustrated by summarizing the basic elements for effective training, as detailed in Part One of this Trainer’s Guide. In particular, it should be highlighted that: 48. ● The training offered on the basis of the Manual is relevant and helpful to prison officials’ daily work; the Manual is not a theoretical textbook, but is intended to help prison staff as they go about their regular duties; 48. ● The training process is designed to be interesting and informative; in particular, active participation is encouraged and interactive training techniques will be used; 48. ● Trainees’ knowledge, expertise and practical experience provide an added value to the course and will be drawn on during the course. NB: Introduce the Manual and other training materials. 25