REPORTING TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES TRAINING GUIDE: Part II — Notes for Facilitators All the proposed training sessions are based on the following two documents which, unless otherwise stated, are electronically available on the website of OHCHR (www.ohchr.org) under the Publications and Resources webpage. a) A note for the facilitator which explains the session preparations and sequence; the training material required, including the answers to exercises, if needed; suggestions for background reading; and tips for the presentation of the computer slides. b) A sample computer slide presentation which provides a series of slides to help the facilitator present the various concepts in the relevant chapter of Part I (available only on website). Some of the training sessions also include group activity hand-outs and, where relevant, samples of materials (available only on the website) to be prepared for the group activity and, in particular, details of room arrangements. The sessions can follow two different sequences: a) a group activity, followed by a computer slide presentation seeking to fill in any knowledge gaps; or b) a computer slide presentation incorporating questions and answers, followed by a group activity. 6. HOW TO USE THE TRAINING GUIDE TO PLAN A TRAINING COURSE A training course is an organized exercise for “trainees” to improve knowledge, acquire skills and generally be sensitized (change negative attitudes or reinforce positive attitudes). It includes various sessions. A training session is one substantive area within a training course. vi Source: OHCHR Manual on human rights Training Methodology (PTS6). It is assumed that if the Training Guide is used in its entirety, facilitators should be able to plan a training course composed of several training sessions, covering the generic elements of the reporting process that apply across all treaties (see Annex 1 for a sample training agenda). Training courses do not need to cover all chapters of Part I and they need to be flexible in length. Trainers can pick and choose the design of their particular course over a half-day (e.g., on a specific element of the reporting procedure, see Annex 4 for an example), or a full day (e.g., drafting parts of a report in greater detail), or more than three days (e.g., a training course on reporting under a particular treaty, provided that the trainers are familiar with the content of the treaty; see Annex 5 and the suggestion included in Session 4.2.2). The chapters of Part I need neither be presented in a particular order nor cover all aspects of each chapter. The proposed group activities should in no way limit the facilitator’s freedom to adapt them or introduce other useful and thought-provoking questions and exercises, provided that they are aimed at meeting the learning objectives of the training course and the corresponding training sessions. The important issue facilitators must bear in mind is that a training course should meet the needs of each specific audience to ensure its relevance, and that the training content and methodology should be tailored to the needs and experience of the target audience it is addressing.