The document outlines capacity building modalities utilized by the Regional Rights Resource Team (RRRT), including technical assistance, mentoring, coaching, and training. It describes various educational methods, networking opportunities, and community engagement strategies to enhance knowledge and skills among participants. Key objectives include promoting human rights, governance, and institutional strengthening across different levels of society.

1. RRRT CAPACITY BUILDING
MODALITIES
April 2016
Regional Rights Resource Team (RRRT) www.spc.int/rrrt/

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SESSION OUTLINE
• Define and compare different capacity building approaches,
methods, modalities RRRT uses.
•Group work
• categorise 6 general examples according to CB modality.
• categorise activities from RRRT’s Work Plan according to CB
modality.

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RRRT CAPACITY BUILDING MODALITIES
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
MENTORING
COACHING
TRAINING
REGIONAL
EXCHANGE
JOB AIDES
ON-LINE
“COMMUNITIES OF
PRACTICE”
INDIVIDUAL (micro)
INSTITUTIONAL (mezzo)
SOCIAL (macro)
ACROSS LEVELS ACCESS TO RESOURCES
8
INSTITUTIONAL
STRENGTHENING
9
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Obj. 1 EVAW & Children
Obj. 2 Eliminate all forms discrimination
Obj. 3 HR & Good Governance
Obj.4 Civil Society Engagement
Obj. 5 RHRMs & NHRIs
ACROSS OBJECTIVES

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TRAINING MODALITIES
SEMINARS
WEBINARS
COURSES
WORKSHOPS Self-Directed
E-LEARNING
Vocational
Training
LEARNING
LABS
FORMAL
EDUCATION
Human
Resource
Development
INSTRUCTOR-LED
ONLINE COURSES

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TRAINING – DEFINITION
Organized activity to impart NEW information to attain a
predetermined level of knowledge, skill, competency.
transfer of information from expert to learner so learner can
better perform a task or job.
Common when participants have LOW EXISTING
KNOWLEDGE of content or skill being taught.
• RESULT =  in knowledge (& sometimes skills & attitudes).

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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL
MISSIONS
TECHNICAL
SUPPORT
TECHNICAL
CO-OPERATION
TWINNING
ARRANGEMENTS
CONSULTANTSEXPERTS &
ADVISORS
PLACEMENTS
COUNTRY FOCAL
OFFICERS (CFOs)
CAPACITY
SUPPLEMENTATION

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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - DEFINITION
Providing specialised technical know-how, expertise, models, evidence
 to improve quality, effectiveness and efficiency
of programmes, institutions or systems.
TA is tailored to a specific request.
Delivered on-site or remotely
RESULT =  in policy, law, program, system, practice, operations.

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GOOD … TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
• Assists others to adapt & apply new knowledge, new evidence,
new technology or innovation to improve outcomes and impact.
• It is demand-driven & needs-based.
• Is about asking the Right Questions and
generating and implementing best practice, evidence-
based, sustainable and localised Answers.

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MENTORING - DEFINITION
A long-term developmental (learning) relationship
that enables regular, purposeful conversations to:
reflect on success, challenges/obstacles,
share experiences and ideas,
generate options and solutions,
and implement ideas generated.
reflect & draw lessons for programme
improvement Source: SPC RRRT, 2016. www.spc.int/rrt/

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MENTORING
• Individual and Group
• Medium & Long-term
• Leading mentee through problem solving and solution planning processes.
• Offering new perspectives, possibilities, options.
• Sharing expertise & past experience – success and failures.
• Creating learning opportunities.
• REMOTE or ON-SITE – face-to-face, phone, email, FaceBook
• RESULT =  in knowledge (& sometimes skills & attitudes).
• RESULT =  in policy, law, program, system, practice, operations.
GUIDED
PROBLEM
SOLVING &
LEARNING

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MENTOR – ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Is always prepared.
Seeks development &
success of mentee.
Connects mentee to specialised
knowledge & expertise.Works together to
implement
solution/s
Sets objectives &
builds new skills
and abilities.
Helps identify problems
& generate solutions &
action.
Motivates. Inspires.
Challenges. Builds.
Reassures.
Source: SPC RRRT, 2016 www.spc.int//rrrt/
Images: Teri Kingston, Toastmasters, 2009.

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COACHING
• To make proficient by instruction and
repeated practice.
• Support to achieve a SPECIFIC goal, skill
or task.
• Usually short term.
• Telling, Directing, Instructing
• RESULT =  in knowledge & skills

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[REGIONAL] NETWORKING & EXCHANGE
CONFERENCES FORUMS
DIALOGUES
REGIONAL
CONSULTATIONS
SOUTH-SOUTH
LEARNING &
EXCHANGE
STUDY TOURS
WORKSHOPS
PEER EXCHANGE
INSTITUTIONAL
STRENGTHENING
Judges; Media;
MPs, Lawyers

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(regional) LEARNING & EXCHANGE
RESULTS -- outputs & outcomes
•  in in knowledge, attitudes and skills/practices.
• knowledge products (for example case studies)
• New Initiatives at national level
• New champions/change agents
• Lobbying Tools – Declarations, Outcome Statements
•  in policy, law, program.
•  institutional capacity

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NETWORKING & “Communities of Practice”
Network of people engaging in a
process of collective learning to
improve practice.
Groups who share a passion for
something that they do, and who
interact regularly to learn how to do it
better.
Online platform to share resources,
questions and success stories.

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JOB AIDS
• Checklists
• Step-by-Step Guides
• Toolkits
• FAQs
• Templates
• Flow charts
• Forms & worksheets

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CAPACITY BUILDING

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EXERCISE
1. Categorise the 6 examples provided into their CB Modality:
• Technical Assistance
• Training
• Mentoring
• Coaching
• Regional Exchange
2. RRRT Work Plan
• Categorise activities according to their capacity building modality.
• NO POINTS for Training activities
• NO POINTS for regional exchange activities

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REFERECNES & CREDITS
• How We Define Coaching And Mentoring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNmskdQ4DE4
• http://www.humanimpact.org/capacity-building/technical-assistance-a-mentoring/#sthash.S19RlQcy.dpuf
• Free Management Library: http://managementhelp.org/training/basics/terms-in-training.htm
• The Magic Of Mentoring By Earl Hill - http://www.d25toastmasters.org/members/mentor_program.htm
• The Successful Club Series-Mentoring Toastmasters International – www.toastmasters.org
• Merriam-Webster OnLine - www.m-w.com
• Mentoring - http://www.slideshare.net/seawaytoastmasters/mentoring-2479793
• Google Images – www.google.com Usage Rights – Labeled for Non Commercial Reuse with Modification