Training of Trainers for the ILO Portworker Development Programme (PDP)

The Port Development Programme (PDP) Units cover the Transport, Handling and Storage of Bulk Cargoes and Bulk Terminals. These are iron ore, coal, bulk fertilizer, grain, bauxite and alumina. The Units are collectively known as PDP 2 Units. The ILO PDP Chief Instructors’ Manual was subsequently revised to provide the pedagogical and professional knowledge to instructors teaching these PDP 2 Units. Successful participants in the TOT Course are deemed qualified to teach PDP Units and overtime, may be qualified by the appropriate National / Organization / Institutional Authority to become Chief Instructor to design and develop further PDP Units and to conduct the TOT Course. OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to: • Identify and refer to the ILO port-related standards and guidelines; • Analyse the advisable institutional and organizational arrangements for the implementation of the PDP in a port or country; • Evaluate the philosophy, nature, form and structure of the PDP materials; • Plan, schedule, prepare, present, assess and evaluate PDP instructional sessions; • Adapt the contents and select the PDP units into an appropriate scheme of training for particular groups of trainees; • Deliver port-related training using the PDP materials; and, • Train other instructors using the revised PDP Chief Instructors CONTENT This is an Online lecturer-led Course based on the ILO Chief Instructors’ Manual and the Instructor’s Guide. The training pedagogy includes lectures, discussions and micro-teaching, whereby participants are required to demonstrate competency in delivering of assigned PDP 2 training materials, followed by constructive critique (self-critique, peer critique and instructor’s critique). The participants conduct research, detailed preparation and online lectures; dealing with questions and answers and learning to evaluate and critique teaching performances. The Course provides an opportunity for participants to exchange views and experiences on training schemes and courses using the PDP 2 materials and to undergo instructor’s training under the guidance of ILO senior port specialists and experienced PDP instructors. It also provides an opportunity for participants to receive first-hand briefing by ILO Officials on other ILO port-related initiatives.