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Gender-based Analysis Plus training: Sample full-day facilitator lesson plan A (Application case study only)

--- Agenda overview and training timeline ---

Time | Duration Agenda items title Who Resources
9:00am | 5 mins 1. Welcome and introduction    
9:05am | 30 mins 2. Roundtable (participant introductions)    
9:35am | 5 mins 3. Housekeeping and ground rules    
9:40am | 30 mins 4. Review (game)    
10:10am |20 mins 5. GBA Plus in your department    
10:30am | 15 mins ----- Break -----    
10:45am | 50 mins 6. Application case study – part A    
11:35am | 25 mins 7. Application case study – part B    
12:00pm | 60 mins ----- Lunch -----    
1:00pm | 25 mins 8. Application case study – part B continued    
1:25pm | 50 mins 9. Application case study – part C    
2:15pm | 15 mins ----- Break ------    
2:30pm | 45 mins 10. Applying GBA Plus to a current project or priority    
3:15pm | 30 mins 11. Final roundtable (back at work)    
3:45pm | 5 mins 12. Closing remarks and evaluation    

--- Session plans for each agenda item ---

Agenda items title: 1. Welcome and introduction
Time and duration: 9:00am | 5 mins
Sequence / Process details:
  • Facilitators introduce themselves
  • Review session objectives and approach (format)
  • Review agenda
Speaking points:

We will be using a number of teaching and learning formats, including:

  • Presentations
  • Discussions
  • Group and individual exercises
Resources: PPT slide #__
Who:  
Note: Remind the audience of the importance of GBA Plus. Your introduction provides an opportunity to show credibility as a GBA Plus trainer for this workshop (i.e. talk about your experience in GBA Plus and your role within the department).
Agenda items title: 2. Roundtable (participant introductions)
Time and duration: 9:05am | 30 mins (approximately 1.5 – 2 mins per participant)
Sequence / Process details:
  • Explain how roundtable will work (what will each person need to say)
  • Facilitator introduces him/herself using roundtable questions as an example
Speaking points:
  • Name
  • Position / Job title
  • Branch
  • Additional GBA Plus-related question (optional) – see note below
Resources: PPT slide #__ (with questions) + flip chart and markers
Who:  
Note:

Spending time on this agenda item is useful for participants to get to know each other and to hear what others are hoping for/grappling with in their work (even if you have also done a pre-course assessment to clarify participant objectives).

It can help to facilitate discussion among participants (at breaks and lunch) and also help them to identify colleagues who may be facing similar issues in terms of GBA Plus application.

This agenda item is especially important if you are planning on developing a GBA Plus network of people who’ve taken the course.

In addition to the usual introductory information presented by participants, it can be useful to add an additional question, related to GBA Plus. The kind of question you ask depends on what you would like to draw out from participants and what you feel can respond to during the workshop.

For example, if you ask: “What is one question you would like answered by the end of the workshop?” you could write down the responses on a flip chart and try to address them throughout the session. It might also be helpful to have a flip chart marked “Parking Lot” where you can put questions, comments and concerns that come up in the roundtable and throughout the day that cannot be addressed, usually because they are not relevant to the goals of the training session or you need to gather additional information.

Another possible roundtable question: “Give an example of how you’ve used GBA Plus in your work to date.”

Agenda items title: 3. Housekeeping and ground rules
Time and duration: 9:35am | 5 mins (approximately 1.5 – 2 mins per participant)
Sequence / Process details:
  • Review logistics for the session
  • Ask participants to set some ground rules for the workshop
    • Write them down on a flip chart on the wall
    • If the group doesn’t provide any, you can offer the ones below
Speaking points:

Housekeeping:

  • Workbook / materials
  • Hours of the training session, break times and lunch
  • Phone and room number for emergencies
  • Cell phone/BBs should be on silent mode, please leave the room if you need to answer a call
  • Location of restrooms and emergency exits

Ground rules:

  • Ask questions and participate
  • Share your knowledge and experience
  • Respect and be patient with others
  • Learn from each other
  • Smile, laugh and have fun!
Resources: PPT slide #__ + flip chart and markers
Who:  
Agenda items title: 4. Review (game)
Time and duration: 9:40am | 20-30 mins
Sequence / Process details:
  • Explain purpose of the game
  • Outline the rules of the game (process)
  • Divide the group into three teams
Speaking points: What do you remember from the on-line GBA Plus course? This game will be a review.
Resources: PPT slide #__ + game facilitator’s guide with answers
Who:  
Note: Having a small prize can help to encourage participation
Agenda items title: 5. GBA Plus In your department or agency
Time and duration: 10:10am | 20-30 mins
Sequence / Process details:
  • Provide an overview of the GBA Plus framework within the department, including any accountabilities, roles and responsibilities, and expectations
  • Provide information on the approach to GBA (if different than in the GBA Plus online course, such as SGBA or GDBA)
Speaking points:  
Resources: PPT slide #__
Who:  
Note: Given that participants will have done the WAGE GBA Plus online course as a pre-requisite, the intention of this agenda item is to focus on the specifics about the department.
Agenda items title: --- Morning break ---
Time and duration: 10:30am | 15 mins
Note: This can be an opportunity to talk to participants who had questions which were not addressed fully or who seem to be struggling with the information.
Agenda items title: 6. Application case study - part A
Time and duration: 10:45am | Part A 50 mins (case study = 2 hours 45 mins total)
Sequence / Process details:

Small-group work

  • Handout case study document
  • Introduce case study topic and process (overall)
  • Explain Case Study Activity A (challenging assumptions by developing GBA Plus questions)
  • Divide participants into small groups (3-6 people per group)
  • Participants brainstorm GBA Plus questions and put them onto flip charts
  • Each group provides some examples of the questions they came up with in plenary
  • Facilitator summarizes discussion
Speaking points:  
Resources: PPT slide #_ + case study handout
Who:  
Note:

The purpose of this activity is to have participants apply the principles of GBA Plus they learned in WAGE’s GBA Plus online course to a case study that is relevant to the department’s mandate. In applying GBA Plus to a relevant case study, participants can often gain understanding of how they might apply GBA Plus to their own work.

Part A:

  • In the first part of the case study participants review the case study materials and brainstorm GBA Plus questions in small groups. The goal of this activity is to have them challenge assumptions about gender and diversity related to the issue at hand.
  • Each group will chart their answers and present them in plenary.
  • The facilitator(s) should circulate to each of the groups ensuring the discussion is productive and on task. It is helpful for the facilitator to have a “cheat sheet” of GBA Plus questions that he/she can use to prompt participants if necessary.
Agenda items title: 7. Application case study - part B
Time and duration: 10:45am | Part B 25 mins (case study = 2 hours 45 mins total)
Sequence / Process details:

Small-group work (continued)

  • Explain Case study activity B (looking at information sources and stakeholder perspectives)
  • Participants review research document and discuss potential GBA Plus issues. Write answers on the flip chart.
Speaking points:  
Resources: PPT slide #_ + case study handout (including information sources)
Who:  
Note:

Part B:

  • In the second part of the case study participants review research and consider stakeholder opinions to analyze what GBA Plus issue(s) might exist around this issue. 
  • Each group will chart their answers and present them in plenary.
Agenda items title: --- Lunch break ---
Time and duration: 12:00pm | 1 hour
Note: This can be an opportunity to talk to any participants who had questions which were not addressed fully or who seem to be struggling with the information.
Agenda items title: 8. Application case study - part B continued
Time and duration: 1:00pm | Part B 25 mins (case study = 2 hours 45 mins total)
Sequence / Process details:

Small-group work continued

  • Give the group 5 mins to review their work and finish up any discussions before reporting back.
Speaking points:  
Resources: PPT slide #__
Who:  
Agenda items title: 9. Application case study - part C
Time and duration: 1:25pm | Part C 50 mins (case study = 2 hours 45 mins total)
Sequence / Process details:

Small-group work continued

  • Explain Case study activity C (developing options and making recommendations)
Speaking points:  
Resources: PPT slide #__
Who:  
Note:

Part C:

  • In the third part of the case study participants will use their work on the case study to date to develop GBA Plus -informed options (3) and a rationale for each.
  • Each group will chart their answers and present them in plenary.
Agenda items title: --- Afternoon break ---
Time and duration: 2:15pm | 15 mins
Note: This can be an opportunity to talk to any participants who had questions which were not addressed fully or who seem to be struggling with the information.
Agenda items title: 10. Applying GBA Plus to a current project or priority
Time and duration: 2:30pm | 45 mins
Sequence / Process details:  
Speaking points:  
Resources: PPT slide #__
Who:  
Note:

This method works best when training is being delivered to a team working on a specific project or initiative where GBA Plus has to be applied, like an MC or TB Submission.

This activity can also work active if you ask people ahead of time to think about a project or initiative they might want to bring to the training and discuss.

Agenda items title: 11. Final roundtable (back at work)
Time and duration: 3:15pm | 30 mins
Sequence / Process details:
  • Ask participants to provide one key element they will take away from the training to use in their work and any evaluative comments they wish to share.
Speaking points: One key element you will take away from the Workshop to use in your work and any evaluative comments you wish to share
Resources: PPT slide #__
Who:  
Agenda items title: 12. Closing remarks and evaluation
Time and duration: 3:45pm | 5 mins
Sequence / Process details:
  • Hand out the workshop evaluation
Speaking points:  
Resources: Evaluation (hand-out)
Who:  
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