Inclusive Education Training Guide 2021
1. What is this training about – and what is it not about? .
This training package focuses on inclusive education. It interprets inclusive education in a broad sense as a dual process of bringing about education system change, at all levels of education, to the benefit of all learners; and supporting the needs of individual learners, especially those with disabilities.
It is not a training about specific impairments, nor will it show participants how to identify, teach and support learners with specific impairments. Instead the package helps participants to understand better the overarching challenges being faced and the systematic programme and advocacy approaches that CBM, its partners and other similar organisations need to engage with.
The training is not prescriptive – it does not tell a participant everything they will need to know about inclusive education. It should however provide activities that help to kick-start someone’s interest in inclusive education or fill gaps in their understanding
Who is it for?
This package is designed to assist with the training of staff within CBM and its partners. It has been prepared with country and regional advisory staff in mind but will have value for project/ programme management and other staff too. It has been designed for use with small groups of participants (e.g., maximum 10-15). The training has not been designed for use with large groups of teachers and teacher trainers, nor for use with external audiences such as ministry officials or staff from other organisations, although an experienced trainer could adapt the activities for such use.