REPORTING TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES TRAINING GUIDE: Part II — Notes for Facilitators SESSION SEQUENCE Step 1: Introduction of the training team  Duration 5 minutes a) Lead facilitator welcomes participants; and b) Each facilitator to introduce himself or herself briefly. Step 2: Introduction of participants and their expectations  Duration 30 minutes a) Ask participants to introduce themselves briefly (between 1’ and 1’30’’ per participant) by mentioning: i. name and affiliation ii. if they have been involved in treaty reporting (if yes, on which treaty); and iii. their expectations of the training course b) Wrap-up TIP ÎÎUse an icebreaker for the introductions. ÎÎWrite down on flipcharts key words of participants’ experience in treaty reporting and acknowledge their expectations in the wrap-up. Step 3: Introducing the training course  Duration 5 minutes a) Explain the objectives of the training; b) Introduce the training course outline and explain the methodology (participatory, recaps and debriefings; role play and work in groups; evaluation and feedback, etc.); c) Explain the parking lot (i.e. a flipchart visible to everybody during the whole training where facilitators will write down pending issues such as: questions raised by participants which pertain to a different session; or unanswered questions. The aim is not to forget to solve these pending issues, so as to empty the parking lot completely by the end of the training). TIP ÎÎStress that the training is an opportunity to share knowledge, ideas and experience within the time allocated for the sessions but also during coffee breaks and lunch time! Step 4: Establishing ground rules  Duration 5 minutes a) Explain the objectives of the training; b) Introduce the training course outline and explain the methodology (participatory, recaps and debriefings; role play and work in groups; evaluation and feedback, etc.); TIP xiv ÎÎSome examples of ground rules include: - safe space (every participant can freely share his or her ideas and learn from others); - time management: be on time for sessions and finish sessions on time; - zero tolerance of the use of mobile phones during group activities and sessions; - limiting the use of laptops and internet to, for example, the coffee breaks; etc.