Developing Training Materials on Basic Environmental Care

Project Overview

• Field: Environmental Health & Climate Change
• Duration: 05 – 07/2001
• Funder/client: UNICEF
• Implementing agency: Center for Environmental and Health Studies (CEHS)
• Location: Hà Nội

Introduction

The project developed training materials on basic environmental care to support training, communication, and capacity building for staff at all levels and grassroots collaborators. In the water and environmental sanitation sector, guidance and training materials play an important role in standardizing communication content, improving practical skills, and supporting community-level implementation.

CEHS's Role

CEHS directly organized the orientation workshop and drafted the materials under the technical leadership of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trịnh Hữu Vách and MSc. Nguyễn Văn Thịnh. CEHS was responsible for developing the content structure, finalizing materials suited to each target group, and supporting preparation of the training material sets.

Key Activities

• Organizing an orientation workshop on the content of the basic environmental care training materials.
• Drafting 2 sets of training materials — one for provincial/district staff and one for grassroots collaborators.
• Finalizing material content to support training, communication and practical guidance activities at the community level.
• Supporting the development of standardized content as a foundation for capacity-building activities in basic environment and sanitation.

Key Results

• Completed 2 sets of basic environmental care training materials for two distinct user groups.
• Helped standardize training and communication content in the field of clean water, sanitation and basic environmental care.
• Provided a basis for consistent training activities for provincial, district and grassroots-level staff.
• Supported capacity building for implementing environmental and sanitation programs at the community level.