Selecting literacy trainees

Selecting trainees to meet the staffing needs of a literacy program is not an exact science. You will have to do a certain amount of experimentation to develop a good training program for your situation.

Here are some guidelines to follow when you select literacy trainees:

• You need to interact with local leaders about the rationale for training literacy personnel.

• You need to consult with community leaders regarding the selection of literacy personnel.

  Reason:

  These leaders often have a good idea of who will be a good teacher or other literacy worker, even though such a person may not appear to the outsider to have the technical qualifications needed.

• You need to determine who will select the trainees.

• You need to pay particular attention to the gender issue.

  Example:

  In many cultures, there are potential problems in having women teaching men or men teaching all-women classes. Consult with local leaders to see how to handle this issue.

• Specify the qualifications for trainees.

  See:	Criteria for selecting literacy personnel

• Decide the number of trainees needed for the training activity.

  Tip:	You need to train about 30 percent more people in any training category than you expect to need in your program because of attrition.

• Select the trainees.
• Determine if those selected for training are willing and available.
• If appropriate, determine the wages and any other remuneration for the trainees.

• Task module: Selecting literacy trainees
• In task module: Planning a training program
• In task module: Training literacy personnel, by Susan Malone, Angelika Marsch (contributor), Stephen L. Walter (contributor), Kenneth A. Boothe (editor), and Trudy K. Stewart (general editor)
• In task module: Developing an instructional program, by Kenneth A. Boothe (contributor), Patricia M. Davis (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
• In task module: Implementing a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
• In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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