Training on Communication Planning Skills
During 8-11 May 2015, the Central Climate Change Network (CCN) organized a training course “Skills on Behavior Change Communication Planning”. The training course is under the framework of the project “Forming and developing a network of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Vietnam” funded by Plan International and implemented by the Center for Rural Development in Central Vietnam.
The training course was organized to enhance the capacity of members in the organization and implementation of communication activities concerned with disaster risk reduction and climate change in Central Vietnam. There were over 30 students who registered and attended the training course. The participants of the training were members from the provinces of Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh.
At the training, Mr. Le Dai Tri – Lecturer of the training was to equip the participants with the main contents of: Communications and Communication campaign; Communication and approaches to behavior change; Behavior change communication and community mobilization; Monitoring and evaluation of campaign; and things to do to organize a communication event. In particular, the lecturer spent time on the content “behavior change communication and community mobilization” and focused on skills instruction to participants, such as: analyzing communication problems; analyzing communication audiences; analyzing organizations; developing communication objectives; determining communication strategy; identifying communications activities; communication training; and production of communication supporting materials.
With the key methods of discussion and practice and sharing from the class, the training course has mobilized the active participation of 30 students in all contents in the course.
The course not only equipped participants with the knowledge of communication planning. But, more importantly, it urged the desire of most of the participants to develop communication plans after the training to be able to change behaviors. Many participants also intend to change the implementation of communication activities in their organizations. One remaining problem is creating the environment for the participants to apply the knowledge and enthusiasm that the lecturer taught.
The course met the initial goals that the organizers had set and was an opportunity for each member of the CCN to come closer and share experiences of working with projects.
At the end of the training, the Executive Board also briefly discussed with the member organizations about determination of behavior communicated and preliminary works to develop an action plan in the near future.
Bao Hoa
Center for Rural Development in Central Vietnam