ANNEX 6 SAMPLE RECAPS AT THE END AND BEGINNING OF A DAY Recaps are helpful for evaluating the training while it is being delivered. They are usually included at the end and at the beginning of each day during a training course (see section on Evaluation of training as well as the annexes containing samples of training course agendas in Part II of this Training Guide). I. A recap at the end of the day usually lasts 30 minutes. It can be structured as follows: Step 1: Identify two participants to do the recap on the substance covered during the day on the next morning of the training course (5 minutes). TIP ÎÎYou may wish to have a separate chat with those doing the recap to explain that it should be short, no more than 5 minutes per participant, and suggest doing it, if possible, interactively. Step 2: Summarize the main points and key messages of the day. This can be done by a resource person, if any has been invited, for example a Treaty Body expert (10 minutes). Step 3: Distribute the daily evaluation form (see Annex 7) and ask all participants to complete it. Tell them to return the forms to you or to another facilitator you have previously designated (15 minutes). TIP ÎÎAlternatively you can use any other daily evaluation tool from among those proposed in OHCHR/Equitas’, Evaluating human rights Training Activities: A Handbook for human rights Educators”, pp. 181-228. For example: a) Are we on target? Ask participants, on their way out of the room, to place stickers or draw a dot on the target flipchart posted on the wall. The aim is to collect information on what the participants felt or thought about the day according to statements you have previously prepared, such as: a) The discussions relating to how the Government of my country could engage better with the international human rights mechanisms were useful to my work b) The session involving participation in a constructive dialogue was useful to my work c) The sharing of experiences between each other was interesting d) The atmosphere throughout the day was good b) Complete the statements. Ask participants, on their way out of the room, to complete the sentences which you have previously prepared and posted on four flipcharts (i.e. one sentence per flipchart). The aim is to collect information on the participants’ thoughts about the day and suggestions for changes, such as: a) What I found really effective about today’s training was… b) The atmosphere among participants was ... c) The facilitators were… d) What we could have done better today 93