1 I. About Part II of the Training Guide This publication constitutes the second part of the Training Guide on Reporting to the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies (henceforth the Training Guide). Part II aims at assisting training facilitators in preparing a training course on reporting to the United Nations human rights Treaty Bodies (henceforth treaty reporting). 1. HOW DOES PART II COMPLEMENT PART I OF THE TRAINING GUIDE? Part I provides facilitators with the main information to be transmitted to participants of a training course on treaty reporting, and Part II equips them with the tools to plan and deliver such a course, based on the substantive information provided in Part I. For ease of reference, the chapter titles and sections of Part I (Manual) correspond directly to the chapter titles and sections of Part II (Notes for Facilitators). 2. WHO WILL UNDERTAKE THE TRAINING AND FOR HOW MANY PERSONS? It is expected that a lead facilitator familiar with human rights standards, terminology and human rights mechanisms will undertake a training course on treaty reporting. This facilitator would ideally have assistance. Preferably a training course should be designed for relatively small groups of a maximum of 25 participants to ensure an active role for everyone throughout the course. 3. WHO IS THE TARGET AUDIENCE OF A TREATY REPORTING TRAINING? As stated in Part I of this Training Guide, the main beneficiaries of a training course on treaty reporting are, in principle, government officials responsible for engaging with the international human rights mechanisms. However, individuals or representatives of organizations or institutions who also have a role to play in the treaty reporting procedure, such as UN staff, national human rights institutions (NHRIs) or civil society organizations (CSOs), may also benefit from such a course. Some suggestions will be provided, where relevant, on how to adapt a training session to these audiences. 4. WHAT IS THE TRAINING METHODOLOGY USED? The Training Guide is based on OHCHR’s training methodology, which encourages participants to play an active role during a training course. Facilitators should ensure that the training sessions turn into discussions and an exchange of information and experience with and between the participants and not into a one-way monologue in which the facilitator imparts information and the participants take note. Moreover, facilitators should encourage participants to contribute their professional expertise to the joint analysis of how to engage sustainably and meaningfully with the international human rights system, in particular with the Treaty Bodies. It is important that facilitators respect this peer learning approach throughout training sessions. 5. HOW IS PART II STRUCTURED? Part II contains two preliminary sections aimed at helping facilitators plan a training course on treaty reporting and organize its opening and introductory sessions. It then proposes interactive training sessions comprise a mix of computer slide presentations and group activities, following the structure of Part I of this Training Guide. v