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VOCATIONAL TRAINING TEAMS:
Vocational Service in Action

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WELCOME
• Introduction of Panel Members
• Where did my Group Study Exchange
(GSE) Team go?
• What is a Vocational Training Team (VTT)?
• How do I pay for my VTT?

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Group Study Exchange – February
2006 – District 3790 – The
Philippines

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WHERE DID MY GSE TEAM GO?

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WHAT IS A VOCATIONAL TRAINING
TEAM (VTT)? A VTT is a group of
professional who travel to
another country either to
learn more about their
profession or to teach local
professionals about a
particular field

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HOW DO I PAY FOR MY VTT?
District Grant VTTs
Support The Rotary
Foundation’s Mission to
promote goodwill and peace,
improve health, support
education and alleviate
poverty.

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HOW DO I PAY FOR MY VTT?
Global Grant VTTs
Align with one or more areas of
focus, build the capacity of either
the team members or the
benefiting community, and have
a sustainable and measurable
impact. The VTT must be
sponsored by Rotary clubs or
Districts from two countries, the
grant may support the travel of
more than one team

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Packaged Grant VTTs
All packaged grants are carried
out with a strategic partner,
who defines the general scope
of activities within one or more
areas of focus, develops the
relationships with the local
professionals and ensure that
the outcome will be sustainable
HOW DO I PAY FOR MY VTT?

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PANEL MEMBERS
PDG Tony Fryer from RC Wellington
North, New Zealand – District GSE –
Like Exchange
Rotarian Susan Meskis from RC
Fishers in Indiana, USA – Aga Khan
University Vocational Training Team –
Packaged Grant
Himansu Basu from RC Northfleet
With Ebbs, England – Global Grant
VTT

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VOCATIONAL SERVICE IN ACTION:
DISTRICT GRANTS
PDG Tony Fryer

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• Transitioning from GSE to VTT
• Problems understanding VTTs
• Grabbing the opportunity!
• District Grant or Global Grant?
• So – how do we fund?
TRANSITIONING

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• $14,000 to fund our outbound team
• District Grant #1 (11/12) 1,500
• District Grant #2 (12/13) 3,700
• Contribution from D5370 6,000
• 5 Sponsor Clubs ($500 each) 2,500
• District 9940 Funds 300
• Plus: Air NZ discounted fares
A FUNDING MODEL TO SUIT US

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• Able to determine composition of VTT
• Age restrictions gone
• Formulate own budget
• Focus and length of visit decided by district
• Cultural and social activities can be added
LESSONS LEARNT

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• Most VTTs one way and linked with projects
• Finding partnerships will be challenging
• Costs of activity will rise resulting in greater
take-up of Global Grants
• Districts with more DDF will stage VTTs
much the same way they did GSE
LOOKING AHEAD

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VOCATIONAL SERVICE IN ACTION:
PACKAGED GRANTS
Susan Meskis

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Vocational Training Team
Tanzania, 2013
• Package Grant
• Relationship between RI and AKU
• Building Capacity
• Nursing

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PREPERATION
• Agreement between District 9200 and 6560
• Team Leader selection
• Team selection
• Planning

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BUILDING CAPACITY
• Two day seminar to
share nursing
expertise in nursing
education
• Tools for effective
testing and evaluation
• Exchange of ideas for
clinical experience of
nursing students

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MATERNAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE

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ROTARY EXPERIENCE

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FUTURE VISION
• Relationships created
that will make an
impact moving
forward
• Our experience will
impact the students
we teach in our own
universities

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VOCATIONAL SERVICE IN ACTION:
GLOBAL GRANTS
PDG Dr.Himansu Basu

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VTT – “Training The
Trainer” Model

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• From GSE to VTT
• From a visit to a programme
• From any topic to an Area of Focus
EVOLUTION OF VOCATIONAL SERVICE

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• Bigger
• Better
• Bolder
EVOLUTION OF VOCATIONAL SERVICE

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A practical solution in low resourced countries
MMR -240 -Lack of resources, 60
per cent births outside Hospitals,
Poor Transport
The Problems

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THE FOOTHILLS OF THE HIMALAYAS!

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• Collaborative
• Action in
• Lowering of
• Maternity
• Encountered
• Deaths
CALMED MODEL
Protecting Mothers’ and Babies’ Health

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C.A.L.M.E.D.
Monitoring
& Evaluation
Training the
Trainers
T
Rotarians
Advocacy
Role on
Resources
Raising
Awareness by
Women’s
Groups
Two further visits at 12 and 24 months

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OUR COLLABORATORSOUR COLLABORATORS

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• Preparatory Phase
• Team Selection - 6 Ob-Gyn and Lead
• Global Grant Application
– Budget $ 50,000
• DDF $25,000
• World Fund $ 25,000
• Team Visit
• Follow-up Visits-Monitoring and Evaluation
VTT CORE ACTIVITIES

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TWO VISITS TO SIKKIM BEFORE VTT

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THE TEAM IN SIKKIM

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• A- 7 train 13 local Faculty –Adapted
WHO Manuals ,Simulators ,DVDs, Role
Play and Interaction with Trainees – Pre
and Post Course Tests.
• B- 13 train 19 workers –supported by 7
VTT members –Same method of Training
and Tests
• C ─ All 20 participate in awareness training
of 39 primary “carers”- Charts ,Posters ,
DVDs, Interaction
VTT TRAINING CASCADE A to E

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• D ─ Discussion with 19 from Women’s
Groups(8) including 8 IW Members – way
forward with ASHAs and NRHM
• E ─ Legacy - Training Materials, DVDs,
Fetal Heart Monitors ─ Mentoring, Return
Visits
Evaluation in Sikkim showed that
the training cascade works !
VTT TRAINING CASCADE A to E

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PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY…….

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CASE OF A COLLAPSED PREGNANT WOMAN

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PLEASE CONCENTRATE

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COULD YOU SHOW THAT AGAIN?

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OOPS ! BE CAREFUL – IT HURTS!

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MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT
Rotary’s Advocacy role

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MAY WE JOIN YOU, LADIES?
ASHA’s Advocacy role

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WELL DONE TEAM – YOU CAN SMILE!

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• Sustainable
• Incorporates monitoring and evaluation
• Collaboration with other organizations
• Builds knowledge and evidence
• Empowers communities, Rotary and
partners
WHY IS CALMED IMPORTANT?

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NEXT STEPS
• District 1120 is going to Bihar, District
3250 in December,2013 ……

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PLEASE JOIN THE REVOLUTION!
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