Environmental and Development : Module 01

M01U02: Facilitators’ Guide to Trainees’ Exercise

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Introduction A brief, general outline of the Unit indicating what will be covered.	The Unit consist of two exercises: one of needs and wants and the second on exercise consist of three pillars of sustainable development. The facilitator should lead the trainees in going through the exercise and provide complimentary comments to their answers. The first task consist of two sets of questions. The first set has one questions that requires trainee to list their needs and wants. The second set consists of 4 questions that the facilitator should take the trainees through a question/answer session. The second task consist of discussion questions which assist the trainees in fitting their needs and wants within the three pillars of sustainable development, and Group work exercise which assist the trainees in applying the leant knowledge in the country’s development context.
Target Group Specify the target group that is best suited for this module in terms of relevance to their role in	Materials for the following Environmental actors: • EPA-SL staff (as future facilitators); Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government (MDA’s); Civil Society Organizations; Enforcement Agencies and Private Sector; Media, and Judiciary
Unit’s Specific Objectives Indicate what the trainees should be able to do after completing the Unit.	After the completion of the module, the trainees be in a position to: • Differentiate between needs and wants, balance needs and investigate development challenges pertaining to the three pillars of sustainable development
Key words/key Concepts List of keywords (e.g. Sustainability and/or concepts (e.g. sustainable development)	List of key words: Needs, wants, decision, List of concepts Sustainable development; conflicting needs,
Content Outline, main topics covered and suggested sequencing Detailed description of the component for the Unit, detailing timing e.g. presentation (15 minutes followed by a discussion of 15 minutes, and exercise for 15 minutes	Presentation (PPT) = No Handouts for Trainees = No Exercise = Yes Multimedia = No Unit Glossary = Yes
Duration Indicate the time duration required to deliver the whole module, preferably in Minutes or hours	30 minutes
Pre-requisite skills /Knowledge Any skill sets necessary for trainee to have before the taking the Unit e.g. basic training on any environmental related course or work experience related to environmental management	The trainee should have a certificate, diploma, degree or post-graduate training in an environmental related discipline and at least xxx months/years working with an organization /institute/agency with an environmental related mandate
Pre-Unit activities Anything the trainee need to do before the module e.g. complete knowledge / skills assessment questionnaire; watch a video /read a case study	The trainees should attend the power point presentation
Additional Facilitator materials Resources, if relevant, that could be consulted to support facilitators in the delivery of the content /use to develop handouts etc. These should be resources for facilitators rather than for trainees, which are not included in the list of additional resources	• The world’s ecological footprint http://www.thwink.org/ • The Three Pillars of Sustainability http://www.thwink.org/sustain/glossary/ThreePillarsOfSustainability.htm http://www.thwink.org/sustain/glossary/Sustainability.htm
Equipment needed Any physical resources needed to deliver the unit effectively, including equipment required by trainees, e.g. Internet connection, 1 laptop per participant, A map of the country with key development projects or specific projects or activities	Links to: Writing materials
Comments Suggest the list of the related Units in this Module or across different Modules that could be and how they can be utilized to supplement other units in this module or across different Modules	Links to: • “M02: International Environmental Policies and Legislative Framework” • “M05: SL Environmental Policies and Legislative Framework” • “M09: Public Participation in Environmental Management” • “M12: Climate Change and Environmental Management”