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D-training-of-trainers Dictionary

Training of trainers

A method where a few people are trained well enough to train others in turn

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Plain meaning
A method where a few people are trained well enough to train others in turn
How to use it
Pay for one specialist to train your best two or three people, then make training the next group part of their job.
South African benchmark
Used widely in South African commodity extension and co-operative programmes.
Country notes
A low-cost way to build a skilled team in a rural area in any of the four markets.
Go and read
C11 Lesson 11.4
Calculate it
T-C-08 People and Labour Cost, people trained and cost per person.
Library sources
LIB-A142
See also
Skills transfer
A processing venture at the centre with the surrounding community linked by jobs, training, supply and shared benefitThe venture at the centre, the community around itPLANTVentureHomestead skillsLocal jobsOutgrower supplyTrainingLocal purchasesCommunity share
From Module 11, People, Community and Labour, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in C11 People, Community and Labour.