● transform that information into practical behaviour; Lunch breaks should be scheduled within the time period to which participants are accustomed. This will vary from region to region and from workplace to workplace. 8. ● Selection of trainers B. What methodology is used for the courses? It is important that the selection of individuals to make presentations and to provide other input for human rights training courses should be based on the following criteria: ● ● ● A typical course session consists of a brief presentation by two team members, followed by the application of a participatory training method. Plenary discussions are open to all and are led by the resource person delivering the session. All members of the training team are expected to contribute to all session discussions, as necessary. Expertise in the subject matter; Ability to adapt to the methodology of the training programme – especially its interactive aspects; and C. What is expected from me with regard to the courses? Credibility and reputation – especially among practitioners from the relevant field who are to participate in the programme. Before the course: Ideally, a panel of trainers should be primarily composed of practitioners from the relevant professional field (policing), accompanied by at least two experts in the field of human rights. ● ● 9. Briefing trainers It is important that trainers are adequately briefed on the following matters: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Prepare very brief lecture notes, keeping in mind the time limitations set out in the course programme. Think about what practical recommendations you might make to the trainees, based on your professional experience, to assist them in implementing the relevant human rights standards in their daily work. ● Basic information on the constitutional and legal arrangements of that country; During the course: Human rights and humanitarian law treaties to which the State is a party; ● Organizational aspects of the professional group to be trained; ● ● Categories and numbers of trainees participating in the programme; How particular issues of current concern relate to the professional audience in the country in which the programme is to be introduced. ● ● Instructions for trainers A. What are the objectives of the courses? ● Study the materials sent to you in advance, giving particular attention to the sessions to which you are formally assigned. Basic historical, geographical, demographic, political, economic, cultural and social information on the country in which the programme is to be introduced; 10. ● To sensitize participants to their role in protecting and promoting human rights and their potential for affecting human rights in their daily work. ● To provide information on international human rights standards relevant to the work of the target audience; To encourage the development of skills and the formulation and application of policies needed to 8 Attend a pre-course briefing on the day prior to the opening of the course. Participate in daily pre-course and post-course briefings with the rest of the team. Attend and participate in all course sessions. Meet with your session co-presenter the day before each scheduled presentation to prepare your presentations jointly. Adhering to specified time limits, deliver brief presentations based on the materials for the topics assigned to you as a session presenter. Make practical recommendations based on your professional experience during discussion and working group periods, also during sessions for which you are not the session presenter. Use concrete examples. Save newspaper clippings and excerpts from reports to provide cases to illustrate your points. You can also select a hypothetical exercise from the materials, or develop one of your own, for each session you are to present or for use in working groups.