3. T RAINERS A. Selection of trainers 39. The selection of trainers and resource persons should be based on the following criteria: 39. – Expertise in the subject matter; 39. – Ability to apply the interactive methodology of the programme; 39. – Professional credibility and appropriate reputation among other practitioners. Ideally, a panel of trainers should be primarily composed of practitioners from the relevant profession, accompanied by at least two experts in the field of human rights. B. Briefing trainers 40. It is important that trainers are adequately briefed on the following matters: 39. – If the training is country-based: basic historical, geographical, demographic, political, economic, cultural and social information on the country where the programme is to be introduced; basic information on the constitutional and legal arrangements of that country; human rights and humanitarian law treaties to which the State is a party; current or planned human rights projects; 39. – Organizational aspects of the professional group to be trained; 39. – Categories and numbers of trainees participating in the programme; 39. – Particular issues of current concern in relation to the professional audience to be trained. C. Instructions for trainers 41. Whatever their previous experience or level of expertise, course trainers should be carefully prepared for the particular assignment. As a measure of quality control, OHCHR recommends written instructions, in addition to pre-course oral briefings. The instructions should cover the points outlined below: What are the objectives of the course? 39. – To provide information on international human rights sources, systems, standards and issues relevant to the work of the target profession; 39. – To encourage the development of skills, and the formulation and application of policies, necessary to transform that information into practical professional behaviour; 39. – To sensitize participants to their particular role in protecting and promoting human rights and their own potential for affecting human rights in their daily work; 15