This document highlights the training standards of PEER.

1. 4 August 2021
Frederick John Abo, Chief of Party PEER
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Bangkok, Thailand
PEER Training
Principles & Benchmarks

2. Adult
Learning
A practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self-
educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills,
attitudes, or values

3. Core PEER Training Principles
ADULT LEARNING ASSUMPTIONS & PHILOSOPHY
LEARNER
EXPERIENCE
Adults bring to a learning situation a
background of experience that is a rich
resource for themselves and for others
ORIENTATION TO LEARNING
From delayed application of knowledge to
immediacy of application oriented towards
problem solving rather than content oriented
READINESS TO
LEARN
Adults increasingly oriented to the
developmental tasks of his/her social
roles
NEED TO
KNOW
interested in learning subjects that have
immediate relevance and impact to their
job or personal life
SELF
CONCEPT
Self-directing to take a leadership
role in own development and
learning
MOTIVATION TO
LEARN
Requires positive feedback and
respect
ANDRAGOGY

4. 2004
200
3
2001
2000
1998
Master Instructors
Workshop (MIW)
Pilot Course
(Bangladesh & Pakistan joined the
program
PEER
INCEPTION
Regional USAR capacity assessment that
led to piloting the program in Nepal, India,
Philippines & Indonesia. Similar USAR
Program in LAC
HOPE
Pilot Course MFR &
CSSR
Instructors
Workshop
Pilot Course
MFR &
CSSR
Pilot course
TRAINING FOR
INSTRUCTORS
Piloting of TFI and introduction of
PEER Training Methodology
Evolution of PEER Training
2002
2005
CADRE &
Instructors Workshop
Pilot Course
(Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam, &
Thailand joined the program
HOPE-
TFI
Pilot
Course
2009
2018
Swift Water Rescue
Pilot
Course

5. PEER Training Package
A wonderful serenity has taken
possession of my entire
PowerPoint
Presentations &
Flipcharts
A wonderful serenity has taken
possession of my entire
Instructors’ / Facilitators
Guide
PWB
A wonderful serenity has taken
possession of my entire
Participants
Workbook
A wonderful serenity has taken
possession of my entire
Exercise
Guide
EG
Visual Aids
IG / FG
PEER
CG
Coordinators Guide
A wonderful serenity has taken
possession of my entire

6. MONITOR
Ensure quality of
training delivery and
performance of
instructors
COORDINATOR
In charge coordinating the
course and ensure that the
course is delivered according
to the plan and standard
methodology
ASSISTANT
INSTRUCTORS
Assigned minor
lessons after
completing TFI and
other support roles
MAIN
INSTRUCTOR
Assigned to deliver major
lessons including exercises
and support roles.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
PEER TRAINING TEAM
Composition and
Responsibilities

7. Course CC Monitor Support Instructors
Asst.
Instructors
Observer
Participants
Min Standard Max
1. MFR 1 1 1 5 0-4 0-2 18 24 24
2. CSSR 1 1 1 5 0-4 0-2 18 24 24
3. CADRE 1 1 1 4 0-4 0-2 18 24 24
4. TFI 1 1 1 4 0-3 0-2 18 24 28
5. MFRIW 1 1 1 4 0-3 0-2 18 24 24
6. CSSRIW 1 1 1 4 0-3 0-2 18 24 24
7. MIW 1 1 1 2 0-2 0-2 18 24 24
8. HOPE 1 1 1 4 0-2 0-2 18 24 28
PEER Training
Team SUGGESTED
NUMBERS

8. INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
BASIC
COURSE
TFI / IW
ASST.
INSTRUCTORS
INSTRUCTOR
S
Senior instructors training to become Course Coordinator
Overall, in charge of planning, delivery and evaluating a training
activity
Senior most coordinators that monitors the quality and
standard of the training is maintained
Main instructors that was recommended by Monitor and
Coordinator based on performance in past courses
MIW
COORDINATOR
MONITOR
Entry level as part of the instructor team to gain experience in
teaching in an actual course
Recommended by instructors’ team as potential instructor based
on performance in Basic Course
CADRE, MFR. CSSR & CADRE courses

9. PEER TRAINING METHODOLOGY
STRENG
TH
• Standard training
delivery
• Quality maintained
• Team teaching
approach
• Training
Evaluation
• Golden standard
• Branding
• Fraternity of
graduates
WEAKNE
SS
• Not flexible
• Resource
intensive
• Externally led
• Ownership
• Creates
dependency
• Institutional
documentation
OPPORTUNI
TY
• Government
leadership to scale
up scale out
• National standard
and guidelines
• Access to resources
• Inter operability
• Partnership
• Community of
practice
• Professionalization
THRE
AT
• High turn over of
high-level officials
• High turn over of
trained personnel
• Changing priorities
of partners
• Disasters and
protracted crisis

10. What's next?
REGIONAL
TECHNICAL
WORKING GROUP
01
Develop Minimum
Training Standards
02
Endorsement by
PEER-PAC
03
National and Institutional
Adaptation
04

11. What's next?
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REGIONAL
TECHNICAL
WORKING GROUP
01
Develop Minimum
Training Standards
02
Endorsement by
PEER-PAC
03
National and Institutional
Adaptation
04
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12. REGIONAL
TECHNICAL
WORKING GROUP
01
Develop Minimum
Standards
Endorsement by
PEER-PAC
03
National and Institutional
Adaptation
04
02
What's next?

13. REGIONAL
TECHNICAL
WORKING GROUP
01
Develop Minimum
Training Standards
02
Endorsement by
PEER-PAC
National and Institutional
Adaptation
04
03
What's next?

14. REGIONAL
TECHNICAL
WORKING GROUP
01
Develop Minimum
Training Standards
02
Endorsement by
PEER-PAC
03
National and Institutional
Adaptation
04
What's next?

15. REGIONAL
TECHNICAL
WORKING GROUP
01
Develop Minimum
Training Standards
02
Endorsement by
PEER-PAC
03
National and Institutional
Adaptation
04
What's next?

16. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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