The First 5 Years  

 

Phase 1 - Course Developers  

The Postal Training Development Guide (PTDG) was published in 1996 . This handbook

supports  a  3 - week  Course  Developers  Workshop, which is run regionally with two

participants from each country, developing a self-reliant body of course developers  in

each participating country.

 

Phase 2 - Human Resource Managers and Training Managers  

 

In 1997, the TRAINPOST Human Resource Development Guide was published. This was

used in a distance-learning programme followed by a 2 week workshop, which brought

together  one   Human  Resources  Manager  and  one  Training  Manager  from  each

participating  country , in  a  joint  initiative  to  change the training culture of postal

organizations and to facilitate the adoption of TRAINPOST standards.

 

Phase 3 - Instructors

 

1998  was devoted  to the publication of the  TRAINPOST instructors  Guide. Again, a

preliminary distance-learning programme is   followed by a 2-week Trainers Workshop.

The trainers are given multiple skills in modern  techniques of instruction   ; fast track

course  design  ; and  the  organization  of  training  .The  workshop includes several 

practices to  develop   the instructional skill of each participant.

 

Phase 4 - Quality control

 

During  1999 ,  a set  of quality control tools were developed to give all the players in

the training  arena  a  way of  monitoring  the  quality   of their own work and that of

colleagues, and to search continuously for improvement .The systematic  TRAINPOST

methods of quality assurance and quality control help countries to avoid any falloff  in

standards in the three training duties :- management  of training  institutions ;

development of training  programmes  ; and the delivery of instruction.