A training on GC focusing on creating Schools Partnerships

Connecting Classrooms Program
Schools Partnerships

I handled an inspiring training on Global Citizenship and Schools Partnership for directors and teachers from 15 schools in Ethiopia.

It was exciting that the participants enjoyed the discussion and contributed a lot. thanks to the British Council.

We have also completed on-line membership form on Schoolsonline website of the British Council. All of the schools are aspiring to have partnerships with other schools mainly from England.

All are now registered on Schoolsonline. They will get their username and password form the administrators. Finally they will apply for school partnership on the same website.

Today Mr. Alemayehu Tessema, Director of Mojo Preparatory School has informed me that he has got his user name and password.

He has embarked on his application for schools partnership.

Good luck to him.

School Leadership Training in Mekele regional State

Once again British Council has embarked on a school leadership capacity development program in Tigray Regional State of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

The three days training from November8-10, 2013 was a great experience for me and fellow trainers.
I am glad that I was with all these experienced, talented and motivated school leaders from all over the region. 

According to the plan the training will continue in SNNPR soon. The tempo is great and lessons are being added on.

Thanks to the British Council for the chance.

A training on Positive thinking Assertiveness and Communication

The training lasted for three days for two different groups. It is a total of six days. though I can say that I got a relevant experience on training at lower level management and staff level, It was challenging to gain the attention of the participants. I have learned that if training are prescribed by top management, the end result is entertaining the resentment of the participants if you are lucky of end up without success.

I wished I have the authority for one day to guide the training and development system in civil service institutions in the country.  It is funny that those politically affiliated management members see the staff as parties that need to be treated by another party than themselves for every problem, such as external trainer like myself. I do not know what kind of result they expect form the staff that they treat in this way.

Please God give as managers who are considerate!!!

A project on Instructional Skills Development in the context of the Trainings delivered at the Ethiopian Management Institute.

A training on Team-building, Coaching and Mentoring

Target Participants: Top Management from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia.
Duration: three days (18 h)

Major Contents

• Team vs Group
• How to form teams? 
• Why form teams?
• Team development stages
• Types of team 
• How to monitor the success of teams?
• What is really coaching?
• Who is to be coached?
• coaching styles and strategies
• Skills for coaching 
• What is Mentoring?
• Who to be mentored?
• Skills for mentoring

What an interesting moment was these three days. Not only the theoretical concept that is the based for every understanding, I also practically shared my experience in team building coaching and mentoring in different position I assumed. Above all the contribution of the participants was immense.

It was also a chance for me to demonstrate my expertise to the Ethiopian Management Institute where I am working as an associate consultant.

Material is available on Google Box to be shared. geatchewmelaku@gmail.com

See You
Bye

A Training on Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

Hi everyone again

Last week was busy and tiring due to the fact that I was facilitating a training in a topic above the whole week; about 7 hours a day. It was exciting. The tailored training for this special group who work in civil service ministry as inspectors was a complete success. YES!!! 

The major skills to be practiced by participants were

1. Monitoring and evaluation framework
2. Monitoring matrix
3. Monitoring checklist
4. Evaluation matrix and 
5. Data collection tools for evaluation
6. Reporting- organizing reports and developing basic skills of outlining- format, content and language editing

I am looking forward the next training for reform implementation facilitators from the Civil Service Ministry of Ethiopia.

Cheers