Programme methodology

The programme methodology includes facilitator presentations, readings, individual activities, and skill application exercises.

Know what you want to get out of the programme from the beginning and start applying your new skills immediately.  Participate as much as possible so that the learning will be interactive and stimulating.

The following principles were applied in designing the course:

• Because the course is designed to maximise interactive learning, you are encouraged and required to participate fully during the group exercises
• As a learner you will be presented with numerous problems and will be required to fully apply your mind to finding solutions to problems before being presented with the course presenter’s solutions to the problems
• Through participation and interaction the learners can learn as much from each other as they do from the course presenter
• Although learners attending the course may have varied degrees of experience in the subject matter, the course is designed to ensure that all delegates complete the course with the same level of understanding
• Because reflection forms an important component of adult learning, some learning resources will be followed by a self-assessment which is designed so that the learner will reflect on the material just completed.

This approach to course construction will ensure that learners first apply their minds to finding solutions to problems before the answers are provided, which will then maximise the learning process which is further strengthened by reflecting on the material covered by means of the self-assessments.