The document provides tips for regional party trainers in the West Bank and Gaza on organizing and conducting effective training sessions. It recommends trainers work with party leadership to identify target organizations, divide responsibilities with other trainers, and set realistic training goals. Tips for organizing trainings include choosing accessible locations, keeping participant numbers manageable, and having host organizations select participants. When conducting trainings, trainers should use materials from NDI, pace sessions throughout the month, practice on colleagues, and engage participants with exercises and visual aids.

1. Tips for Organizing Trainings;<br />National Democratic Institute, West Bank & Gaza<br />The following outlines some useful tips and strategies for organizing and conducting <br />trainings that will help to make your job as a regional party trainer easier – and more <br />effective! <br />Selecting Organizations to Conduct Trainings With:<br />· Talk to your party leadership, in cooperation with your fellow trainers from your <br />region, to figure out which organizations and areas may be most strategic for your <br />party to include in this regional training program. <br />· Remember that you are one of ten regional trainers from your party in your <br />region, and all of you will be conducting sessions during approximately the same <br />time period. Prior to getting started, sit down with fellow trainers from your party <br />to figure out who will be responsible for training in what areas, so that you all are <br />not repeating each other’s trainings. Alternately, if two people are from the same <br />city, they could split up their area according to different organizations, rather than <br />by neighborhood. <br />· Once you have figured out which areas/organizations you will be responsible for, <br />make a plan: Have a set list of organizations that you will be responsible for <br />conducting sessions with. These will be your core group of organizations with <br />whom you will conduct sessions with each new cycle. You can always add more <br />organizations as you go along. <br />· Be realistic in setting your training goals. You will need to conduct three to five <br />sessions in the month following the NDI training. Before including more <br />organizations in your training schedule, see how much time each training requires <br />for preparation and implementation. Based on this information, you can expand <br />your training circle as the program progresses. <br />Organizing the Trainings: <br />· Choose locations that are easily accessible for participants, and where you can use <br />the meeting space without charge. If you’re conducting a session with a local <br />women’s organization, for example, try to conduct it at their office. Local party 2<br />headquarters, a public library, someone’s home, or other public buildings could <br />also be suitable locations for trainings. Be resourceful! <br />· Keep the number of invited participants manageable. Between three to eight <br />people is a good place to start to ensure quality discussion and participation in the <br />sessions. As you get more comfortable conducting the trainings, you may find <br />that you want to increase the numbers, which is fine. But be conscious of your <br />own training capacity. <br />· If you are working through an existing organization, have them select the <br />participants according to criteria you have set. That way, you won’t be <br />responsible for inviting eight different people to one session: you will issue one <br />invitation to that organization, and they can invite the participants. Always think <br />of ways to make your job easier!<br />Conducting the Trainings: <br />· Use the materials and information provided by NDI – training agenda, trainer’s <br />notes, training outline – to plan your trainings. Before each training you conduct, <br />review NDI’s online Training Summary to refresh your knowledge of the subject. <br />Use the Trainer’s Notes to conduct the training; the notes are a valuable step-bystep guide of the points you should cover and the activities you should lead. At <br />the end of the training, give the participants the training outline.<br />· Don’t wait until the last minute to conduct all of your trainings. Start the trainings <br />early, when the information and material is still fresh in your mind. Then pace <br />yourself – try to conduct one to two trainings each week. <br />· Before conducting sessions with outside organizations, conduct a practice training <br />on your close colleagues, and ask them for feedback and suggestions to make <br />future trainings more effective. If possible, test your training on people who <br />participated in the NDI training in Ramallah or Gaza City and are familiar with <br />the training subject.<br />· During NDI trainings, pay close attention to the group exercises and techniques <br />used by the NDI trainer to engage the participants. Use them to make your own <br />trainings more effective. <br />· Use visual aids, when possible, to conduct your trainings. Be creative<br />