WOREC believes that the big strength of any organization is its staff who is the building blocks to head the organization towards its goal. So it also focuses in human resource development. For this WOREC has established Women training center in 1994 in Udaypur Rajabas. During the initial days, it had the provision to provide training to its own staff and staff of the other organizations mainly on family planning. Later, WOREC broadened its field to provide the training in different areas of development field. The training center is self-sustainable division of WOREC. Now, the training center has its own building with training halls, equipment, varieties of teaching learning materials and hostel for the participants. Initially, the training center was limited to Rajabas Udaypur, now it has established its own training centers in Kathmandu, Janakpur and Birtanagar.

WOREC believes that qualified human resource is the first prerequisite for implementing any development program successfully. Training can be the practical answer to develop human resource. The community level human resources are lacking in many areas of community development. Therefore, community level training center is essential to fill this gap. Thinking this, WOREC has been developing and conducting varieties of need based training for its own staffs and the staff and members of other organizations on demand as well as to the community people to develop them as local trainers to create awareness in the community. WOREC has been providing training of trainers (TOT) to the VDC level women's group , youth group. Few members of such group have been very active; they are providing the local level training to the community, which is one of the ways towards the sustainability.

Objectives of the training center
The training center has set its objectives as following

• To development human resource of its own.
• To develop the training manual according to the training needs.
• To identify the training needs in different development fields to update the knowledge regarding different issues.
• To plan need-based training to other organization based on their demands.
• To manage the training being conducted in the training centers.
• To supply the training according to the demand.
• To evaluate the impact of the training which has been provided by it.
• To provide technical support (contents, IEC materials) needed in the training to the field.

Types of training:

1. Awareness generation Training
2. Capacity building training
3. Human Resource development training
4. Training Offered to other organization
   All these training are given in right based perspective

1) Awareness Generation Training :

Following the proverb ‘prevention is better than cure’, WOREC has been attempting to address the issues and factors related to trafficking and other issues through raising awareness. WOREC has been addressing many issues like trafficking, HIV/AIDS, Migration etc. Nepal is a poor and economically backward country where awareness level in people is very low which results several problems in the society. Thus to deal with those problems, WOREC has been conducting various training programs in all six districts Udaypur, Dhanusha, Morang, Sunsari, Siraha, Mustang and Rupandehi. All these training are provided in the perspective of right based approach. The reason is WOREC believes that every individual has human right, which has to be ensured by the state. Right to life, freedom of expression and speech, right to freedom from slavery, right to education etc is the basic rights of the individual which should be ensured by the state. Due to this conflict situation, the condition of human rights violation has been continuously declining. So, WOREC has been addressing all the issues with human rights perspectives.

Some of the training WOREC provides for the awareness generation is as follows:
1. Trafficking
2. Safe Migration
3. HIV/AIDS
4. Gender
5. Women's health
6. Advocacy
7. Gender based violence
8. Child rights
9. Legal literacy

2) Skill oriented training programs:

The community people will be trained in income generation skills based on their individual interest. Different life skills will be taught so they will be able to live independently. Moreover, they can impart such skills to other community members. The skill/vocational training, job opportunity, small credits and income generating activities will be provided based on market demand and the needs of community, and will expand with the need. This type of training is provided for the income generation for sustenance of the members.

Followings are the training provided in skill oriented programs:
1. Knitting
2. Weaving
3. Chilly Sauce making
5. Tomato sauce making.
6. House wiring
7. Potato chips.
8. Pickle making
9. Bio Intensive Farming
10. Animal husbandry
11. Seasonal and Off seasonal vegetable production
12. Bag making etc.

3) Capacity Building:

The major focus and approach of WOREC is to animate and make people aware of basic human rights, to strengthen and mobilize community groups, and to change the perception of the rural people in order to combat gender inequality, subordination, discrimination, exploitation and injustice that is rampant at the grassroots level. The training aims to strengthen the capacity of the community people for their sustainable livelihood.

1. Leadership and team building
2. Animation and Development education.
3. Group Management
4. Mediation and conflict Management
5. Organizational development
6. Advocacy
7. Counseling

4) Human resource development:

The main focus of WOREC is human resource development. WOREC believes in strengthening the capacity of its own staff working in the community level to the center level. All the above mentioned training has been provided to the staff to strengthen their capacity so that they can provide training to the community level as well as for their knowledge enhancement which can help them to work effectively. The training of the trainers (TOT) program has been organized for the trainers as well as other staff and also the refresher training has also been scheduled for the staff as per the need.

5) Training Offered to other organization:

WOREC has provision to provide training to other NGO staff, supervisors, and program in charge. WOREC has full-fledged training packages on different issues which includes total training management, resource person and the content.

The training i.e. being offered to other organizations are:

• Safe Migration
• HIV/AIDS and gender
• Human trafficking
• Women's Health
• Conflict Management and peace building
• Peer education against gender based violence

If you want us to organize such types of training, you can contact Training division of WOREC.

Jyoti Regmi Timilsina
Training Coordinator
WOREC

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