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Trainer has to know the difference between a refresher course and forty hours’ training in mediation. Refresher course is not a 40 hours’ training program cut short into 20 hours or less. Refresher course is designed to make the mediators apply the theoretical knowledge acquired in earlier training programs and knowledge acquired from practical mediationContinue reading “Week 26: Conducting a Refresher Course”

Experiential training strengthens the concepts. It gives confidence to the trainees. “Breaking the Task” is one of the essential parts of experiential training methodology. Depending on the situation each topic or sub topic, each component or sub-component can be broken into further parts so that the trainees feel the importance of each and every concept, and do notContinue reading “Week 25: Breaking the Task”

Coaching is one of the essential skills of a trainer. More focus is given on this skill in mediation training because it is through coaching the trainees are prepared and strengthened to handle practical mediation. The theoretical and practical aspects of mediation are brought into alignment through coaching. Coaching has 2 elements in it: IdentificationContinue reading “Week 24: Coaching”

Trainer should have several exercises in the trainer’s kit. Choice of exercise/s is to be cautiously made keeping in mind the capacity of the trainees and the objective of the training. An exercise which is to be given in refresher course cannot be given in 40 hours’ training. Nothing which is irrelevant to the topicContinue reading “Week 23: Effective Use of Exercises in Training”

“We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training”. Archilochus – Greek Lyric Poet Trainer has to constantly be in the process of getting trained. With every training it is the trainer who has to get more enriched. Trainees, observers, co-trainers and the lead trainers are allContinue reading “Week 22: Mistake and Error”

“There is no teaching to compare with example” Sir Robert Baden Powell(British General and founder of the modern scouting movement) Examples make the learning process short and effective. Adults can follow the examples very easily. Trainer has to master the skill of giving apt examples. Methodology There are two methods of using examples. Introduce theContinue reading “Week 21: Giving Examples”

SIX different types of role-plays can be considered: Role-play without any confidential information. Role-play with confidential information. Role-play with different set of confidential information to different groups. Role-play without giving confidential information but asking the participants to give their own confidential information. Same Role-play (i) without confidential information to a group or two, (ii) with sameContinue reading “Week 20: Confidential Information in Role-plays”

It is John Wooden, famous Basketball Coach who said, “Make Each Day Your Master Piece”. Everything that a trainer does in training should be a master piece. Role play is not an exception. Trainer has to think well before giving a role play. Thorough preparation is the primary step. Preparation depends on the primary questionContinue reading “Week 19: Debriefing in Role-Plays”

Role play forms very essential part of Training program. Training being a combination of theoretical and practical aspects of mediation, role plays form base for understanding the nuances of mediation. In forty hours’-training program there has to be at least two role plays per day. Maximum learning in any mediation training program happens through Role-plays.Continue reading “Week 18: Role Play”

Ice Breakers used in training should have an element of learning coupled with an element of fun. Ice breakers are used to give a serious message to the trainees through a light exercise. “Nothing which is not part of learning should be introduced in the training” COMMON INTEREST – ICE BREAKER   Step-1 Trainer asksContinue reading “Week 17: Ice Breakers”