THE SSATP RURAL TRANSPORT TRAINING MATERIAL

1. THE SSATP RURAL TRANSPORT TRAINING MATERIAL Objectives, Scope and Prospects by L. Nwaezike and J. Chagunda Africa Rural Transport Association THE STATE OF RURAL TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP, DAR ES SAALAM TANZANIA 22nd – 24th OCTOBER 2008

2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Overview • Training Materials • Content • Target Group • Structure of Training Modules • Training Approach • Using Training Modules • Observations • Recommendations • Next steps • Conclusion

3. Overview • The work was commissioned by RTTP under SSATP. • Based on the ‘Rural Transport Knowledge Base’ which is a set of reference materials published in 2001. • The Task Manager was Dr. George Banjo and review team: Mr. Dieter Schelling, Mr. Tseggai Ellias and Mr. Nigel Ings • Material development by The IDL Group and designed and written by Karen Lles • Technical Review by TRL

4. Objective in Developing Material The principal objectives in developing the material were to: • Create a body of good and coherent training material which effectively communicates existing body of knowledge and good practice on Rural Transport • Flexible in use and regularly updated • Able to be used to achieve different training or awareness raising objectives and or to facilitate project preparation

5. The Training Materials • Content: Five Modules which are ‘stand alone’ sessions • Module1- Policies and Strategies • Module 2 - Planning, Design, Appraisal and Implementation • Module 3 - Finance and Management • Module 4 - Rural Mobility • Module 5 - Social and Environmental Issues • And an INTRODUCTION which itself can be used to for a shortened presentation • (refer to actual modules)

6. Training Materials Cont’ Target Group • Targeted to be used by RT expert with training skills • Target audience includes • Middle or Senior level managers • Donors, NGOs, Consultants and Academics • Policy makers Considerable scope for use at undergraduate and graduate level

7. Structure of Training Modules • Training materials are generic and include: • Session outlines • Suggested training methods • Group activities and • Key questions/issues to explore topics • Materials have been designed for use in participatory learning such as workshops, seminars and courses • Recommended class for one trainer is 12 to 16 participants

8. Structure of Training Modules Cont’ • Duration – allocate 3 hrs to full day for a session depending on training objective and estimated times for modules are: • Introduction session – ½ a day • Module 1 – 3 days • Module 2 – 5 days • Module 3 – 2 days • Module 4 – 3 days • Module 5 – 4 days • The training is comprised of : • 25 sessions • 47 presentations and • 67 activity sheets • And each session has been designed using one technical paper and one case study How used depends on training objective and duration

9. Training Approach • Participatory method based on principle of building on participants’ knowledge and experience – ‘learner centred’ • Two broad categories: • Plenary Methods • Group Methods • (show box no.2)

10. Using Training Module • Get the right equipment and materials • Trainers should be familiar with the technical papers and case studies from the ‘Rural Transport Knowledge Base’ hence need to be RT experts • Know key points • Training process: • Power Point Presentation (plenary) • Activity Sheets (group) • (show box 4)

11. Progress in Roll-Out • First Training of Trainers Workshop was carried out in October 2007 in Kenya • Participants selected from government, academic institutions, associations and consultants from within the region • A principal objective was to ‘test’ the materials with regard to relevance, coverage and approach • Material endorsed with some gaps in content identified for filling • Identified also was need for trainers (RT experts) to have training skills so as to optimize value of the material. • ARTA given the mandate by SSATP to facilitate training courses using the modules • Nigeria is arranging for District Engineers to be trained using the modules in 2008/09.

12. Key Recommendations from the Nairobi Workshop • Need to involve more Academic institutions in efforts to main stream consideration of rural transport issues in SSA • Involvement of associations such as ARTA, IFRTD useful in promoting use of the material at regional and country level. • Have key regional Trainers to work together for regional/country needs • Budget for such training can sourced from relevant government and donor projects • Need to show link between poverty reduction and economic growth to rural transport development for policy makers through such training

13. Next Step in Roll-out • Update to fill identified gaps including some new case studies • Arrange MOU with key training institutions (one Anglophone and one Francophone) within region for regular use of material to hold training events • Hold TOT workshop to develop core regional RT experts versed in use of material (Jan/Feb 2009) • Hold workshop with academic institutions to discuss adoption of the material for academic studies • Translate to French

14. Conclusion • For Rural Transport initiatives to be sustainable in developing countries, need for continuous sensitization of policy makers to the issues and to develop implementation capacity. • The SSATP RT Training Materials is an important tool in achieving these two objectives. • ARTA and SSATP looks forward to collaborating with others in its use.