Northern Cape Project: Master Training - Part 1 (2023)

Master Training (MT) for ECD Officials in the Northern Cape

The BCF initiated a preliminary trainer-of-trainers during COVID, however, we will soon start comprehensive face-to-face training for all 14 ECD Officials in the Province.

The training has both a classroom learning component as well as a practical component - see the 'classroom' component of the programme below.

Programme for the Master Trainer:-

Day 1 (30 Jan): Colour

Day 2 (31 Jan): Shape

Day 3 (1 Feb): Size

Day 4 (2 Feb): Practical demonstrations of the above three domains

The officials have mostly been exposed to the BCP during our work with them in the districts over the past 5 years.

However, they will be equipped through the MT to confidently and independently convey the programme to their teachers.

The BCF has already trained approximately 50% of all Grade R teachers in the Province. The District Officials will now be equipped to extend the programme in their districts to those teachers who have not yet been trained.

We expect the MT to run for the duration of the year. The trainers will be expected, as a part of their training, to run practice sessions with teachers from their districts.

Outcomes from MT: (taken from the feedback survey)

• 100% of the candidate trainers indicated that they were either very motivated or exceptionally motivated to become trainers;
• 92% of the candidate trainers indicated the training had prepared them very well or exceptionally well to train their teachers;
• 100% of the candidate trainers indicated that the training had significantly improved their understanding of the BCP.