BRAC Afghanistan (Bangladesh)- BRAC Taining and Resource Center

BRAC Training and Resource Centre (BTRC)

Recognizing the capacity development as strategic intervention for development practitioners, in June 2003, BRAC Afghanistan established a training centre with 50 residential facilities in Kabul city and it has extended its residential capacity to 150 in 2005. Training is an integral part of capacity development; keeping this in mind from the inception of training center, BTRC initiated a number of training programs and according to it ultimate positive effect BRAC established its another 25 seated residential second Training center at Mazar-e- Sharif in 2004. The specific objectives of the training are as follows:

To develop and provide training courses for Development Practitioners and program participants of BRAC Afghanistan;
To develop the capacity of Government Organizations and other NGOs by providing needs-based professional training;
To extend right support and facilities to other organizations for organizing training, seminars and workshops etc.

There are four faculties, namely Development Management, Finance and Accounts, Education and Gender and Health and Development. A total number of 45 resource persons are working in both BTRCs and of them 29 are from Afghan nationals and another 16 from Bangladesh . In gender ratio total 06 female faculty members are working of them 04 from Afghan Nationals and 02 from Bangladesh . Under these four faculties more than 60 courses are conducted during January to October and have trained 3,861 development staffs and of them, 55% are females. Of the total number of participants 2,462 are BRAC Afghanistan and 1,399 are from different NGOs like national, international, women headed and different government ministries. BRAC Afghanistan's training courses are of the highest quality. They integrate concept and practice, ensure a participatory approach to learning, and adapt new training technologies based on needs and culture of Afghanistan . BRAC-Afghanistan has full of resources in educational materials, capacity in developing materials from English to Dari and Pashtu and vis-versa. It has modern training equipments for delivering training by using participatory methodologies. There are seventy training curriculums and eighteen non training interventions have been developed during this period based on the findings of Training Needs Assessment (TNA) and on demand. The centre conducts both residential and field based trainings when and where require.

Training Course offered At a Glance

Management Training Program
Health Training Program
Education Training Program
Micro Finance and Small business management Course
Gender Training Program
Specialized Training Program

BTRC offers a variety of training courses in different areas of development. The training courses are arranged for the grassroots level workers, supervisors, senior and mid-level managers of development organizations and government ministries and of them Development Management, Effective Office Management, Project Proposal Writing, Report writing, Effective Communication Skills, Gender Awareness and Advocacy courses are mostly wanted. Not only respective venues sometime BTRC Trainers conducted some highly affected courses by marketing to other International NGOs and their venues. These courses are conducted by professional facilitators who have gained considerable experiences in the art and technology of training in Bangladesh and around the world. The training staffs are experienced in various fields of development, and there has been the presence of experts from Bangladesh during some courses.

BTRC Kabul has maintained very good relationship with the different ministries of Islamic States of Afghanistan especially Ministry of Finance (MoF), Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD), Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Youth and Women Affairs. BTRC Afghanistan has not only initiated a number of training in staff level, it also performs some training and workshop in executive level. Policy Advocacy is such type of course that gives much benefit to executive and policy makers. BTRC of BRAC Afghanistan was actively involved in preparing the three years strategic plan for MRRD. In spite of some challenges like cultural diversity, competitive training market, BRAC would like to set up two more training centers one in Heart, another in Kandahar to enhance the capacity for thousands of development practitioners across the country.

TRAINING PROGRAM 2006 - 2007

TRAINING INTERVENTIONS

Education Training Program
Sl.	Name of the Course	Duration	Suitable for
01	Basic Teacher Training on Non formal Primary Education (NFPE)	2 week	NFPE Teachers
02	Training of Trainer on Nonformal Primary Education (NFPE)	2 week	Trainer/ Material developer / Resource Teacher/ Curriculum Developer
03	Supportive Supervision and Monitoring in Education Program	1 week	Education Supervisor, Monitor, Master Trainer
04	Education Management and Development	2 week	Education Manager, Head Teacher
05	Community Mobilization on Education	1 week	Education Mobilizers, Facilitators, Resource Teachers
06	Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA): Education focused	1 week	Education Mobilizer, Facilitator, Resource Teacher, Head Teacher
Gender Training Program
07	Mainstreaming Gender in Development Programs	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
08	Reproductive Health and Gender	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Manager involved in adolescent and women health program
09	Gender Awareness and Analysis Course (GAAC)	1 week	Development Practitioner, the grass root and mid-level professional
10	Training of Trainer (TOT) on Gender	2 week	Gender Trainers / Women Empowerment Facilitator
Finance and Accounts Training Program
Sl.	Name of the Course	Duration	Suitable for
11	Microfinance Management course (MMC)	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
12	Small Enterprise Management	1 week	Managers at different levels
13	Income Generation and Women Empowerment	1 week	Women leader, Women Entrepreneurs, and Community Mobilizers of Microfinance
14	Basic Accounting	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
15	Financial Management Course (FMC)	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
16	Financial Management Course: Budget focused	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
17	Microfinance Management and Development	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
18	Project Planning and Management on Microfinance	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
Health Training Program
19	Basic Curative Diseases	1 week	Medical Doctors, Vaccinators, Health Educators and Community Health Workers (CHWs)
20	Technical Awareness building on Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)	1 week	Vaccinators, Health Educators and CHWs
21	Reproductive Health and Family Planning	1 week	Medical Doctors, Vaccinators, Health Educators , Midwives and CHWs
22	Basic Course on Common Health Problems	1 week	Community Health Workers
23	Orientation on HIV-AIDS	1 week	Managers, Supervisors and Community Workers
24	Nutrition Awareness for Mother and Child Health	1 week	Community Health and Nutrition Workers and Community Health Educators
25	Awareness Building on Family Planning	1 week	Health and Family Planning Workers, CHW, Nurses and Midwives
26	Pregnancy Related Care	1 week	Health Professionals: Mid-wife, Nurse, TBA
27	Patient Counseling and Curative Care	1 week	Medical Doctors, Nurses, Midwives and CHWs
28	Communication and Community Mobilization on Health	1 week	Health and Family Planning Workers, CHWs
29	Primary Health Care (PHC)	1 week	Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics
30	Health Management and Development	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Health Manager, Medical Doctors, Health administrators
31	Health Program Operations Management	1 week	Health Managers, Coordinators and Supervisors
32	Narcotics and Social Impact	1 week	Health Development Professionals

Development Management Training Program
Sl.	Name of the Course	Duration	Suitable for
33	Approach to Rural Development (ARD)	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
34	Leadership and NGO Management	1 week	NGO Leaders
35	Organization Development (OD)	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers, members of executive committee
36	Development Management Course (DMC)	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
37	Advanced Development Management Course (ADMC)	2 weeks	Senior and Mid-level Managers
38	Leadership Development and Behavioral Modification	1 week	GO-NGO Leaders
39	Supportive Supervisory Competency	1 week	Mid-level Managers and Supervisors
40	Policy Advocacy	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers involved in policy decisions
41	The Process of developing Strategic Plan	1 week	Policy Makers, Board members
42	Good Governance	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
43	Effective Office Management	1 week	Managers and Supervisors
44	Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)	1 week	Managers and Supervisors
45	Effective Interpersonal Communications	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
46	Organizational Communication	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
47	Human Resource Management (HRM)	1 week	Sr. and Mid-level managers
48	Managing Staff for Better Performance	1 week	Managers and Supervisors
49	Community Mobilization Course	1 week	Managers, Supervisors and Community Mobilizers
50	Human Rights	1 week	Senior and Mid-level professionals
51	Child Rights	1 week	Senior and Mid-level professionals
52	Management Information System (MIS)	1 week	Senior and Mid-level professionals
53	Project Planning and Management	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
54	Team Building and Peace Building	1 week	Managers and Supervisors
Specialized Training Program
55	Managing Rural Development	4 months	Senior and Mid-level Managers
56	Communicative English and Basic Computer Literacy	4 week	Mid-level professionals with basic English literacy
57	Communicative Dari Learning	4 weeks	Non-Dari speakers
58	Training of Trainers (TOT)	2 weeks	Development Trainers/Facilitators
59	Report Writing	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
60	Project Proposal Writing	1 week	Senior and Mid-level Managers
61	Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)	1 week	Mid-level Managers, Supervisors and Community Mobilizers
62	Poverty Reduction and Social Development through Sectoral Development Approaches	2 weeks	Senior and Mid-level Managers

NON-TRAINING INTERVENTION

Non-training Interventions		Duration	Suitable for
01	Training Needs Assessment (TNA)	As per Needs	GO-NGO
02	Developing Strategic Plan	4 months	GO-NGO
03	Developing Personnel Policy	4 weeks	GO-NGO
04	Developing Gender Policy	4 weeks	GO-NGO
05	Developing Training Units	4 weeks	GO-NGO
06	Developing Monitoring Unit	4 weeks	GO-NGO
07	Developing Financial Information System (FIS)	4 weeks	GO-NGO
08	Developing MIS	4 weeks	GO-NGO
09	Training Follow up	As per needs	GO-NGO
10	Project Proposal Writing	As per needs	GO-NGO
11	Report Writing	As per needs	GO-NGO
12	Projects/Program Review	As per needs	GO-NGO
13	Project Planning (Operational Planning)	As per needs	GO-NGO
14	Internship with BRAC Afghanistan	As per needs	GO-NGO
15	Internship with BRAC Bangladesh	As per needs	GO-NGO
16	Exposure Program with BRAC Afghanistan	As per needs	GO-NGO
17	Exposure Program with BRAC Bangladesh	As per needs	GO-NGO
18	Consultancy in project implementation and capacity development	As per needs	GO-NGO