Peer Assist - Floyd

• What approaches could we use in the actual training design to ensure that the materials are relevant and focused on the objective; e.g. make it interesting for youth; or make the content relevant to the health/HIV-AIDS practical application area?

• What specific content do you advise we include?

Challenge

Designing an effective ICT Module for youths in the health sector(HIV/AIDS) to assist in prevention of HIV/AIDS.

ADVICE:

 Divide the youths in separate categories and work with each separately i.e. rural/ urban health workers/ counselors, dropouts/ university students etc.

 Create a special curriculum based on ICDL but customized to the special groups.

 Identify the ICT training that is applicable in health.

 There’s need to match the ICDL Module with the specific skills and knowledge needed to support the HIV/AIDS sector

 The youths need to be classified as affected not infected so as to understand their needs more clearly. E.g. infected youths may need training that would foster financial stability.

 Include mobile training technology as part of the training (phones, mobile promotion units etc.)

 Visit the health centre and find out their needs for the youths.

 Use of videos e.g. HIV/AIDS drama.

 Customize he training to suit the needs of the client i.e. Ms Access examples should be designed with the HIV/AIDS theme.

 It is important to train the youths using Data Base at the health centers.

 Include the following modules (theoretical skills.)

- Strategic use of ICT’s

- Health issues (Prevention, treatment, motivation f HIV/AIDS patients etc.)

- Leadership skills (basic)

- Issues of confidentiality and privacy

- People skills and ethical issues.

 Security (Computer) should be included as part of the training.

 Bring in the expert at the health centers as part of the team of trainers. (during and post training)

 Creating of a community of practice which could be electronic and or face to face

Challenge

Change ICT to ICDL

Advice

 Find out why ICDL? Is it the most appropriate training for the group?

 Examples should be specific to HIV/AIDS but ICDL syllabus shouldn’t be customized.

 Train them to use the existing database at the health centre.

 Discuss with the client to find out the specific need.

 Plan for a follow up to find out what they are doing on the ground. This would be useful to know what is appropriate in the ICDL Module for each participant.

 Material should be tailored towards the relevance practicability in the HIV/AIDS sector or what the youths are expected to know. What is it that they are going to use ICTs for?

 Let the training flow on the same theme from WP, SS, presentations, databases to information management. This should be based on real life HIV/AIDS examples.

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