Training Government Staff to Implement Early Childhood, Violence Prevention Programs
| Activity . | Training of Government/Educational Staff by Research Team . | Government Staff Delivered Intervention . |
|---|---|---|
| Irie Classroom Toolbox | ||
| National dissemination of a 1-d training for primary school teachers in grades 1 to 3 | • We trained technical staff from the Ministry of Education, Jamaica to deliver a 1-d training for primary school teachers. • Technical staff were trained through 2 full-day workshops | • These technical staff trained all government teachers of grades 1, 2, and 3 as part of a national training initiative • Over a 2-y period, approximately 5000 teachers participated in the 1-d workshop • Teachers were trained in groups of 20–30 participants |
| Training ECC middle managers in the Irie Classroom Toolbox | • We trained 16 middle managers of the ECC (the senior inspector and senior development officer in each of the 8 educational regions) to deliver the Irie Classroom Toolbox training. • Middle managers attended 4-d residential training followed by monthly 1-d trainings for 6 mo. | • Middle managers worked in pairs within their region to deliver the Irie Classroom Toolbox training to a group of 20–25 preschool teachers over 2 school year. • More than 160 preschool teachers participated in this training. • Monthly supervision was provided by the research team. |
| ECC middle managers train ECC field officers in the Irie Classroom Toolbox | • After the middle managers had delivered the Irie Classroom Toolbox training to 1 group of teachers, we trained them to train the ECC field officers (development officers and inspectors) within their region to deliver the training with preschool teachers. • Middle managers attended 3 d of train-the-trainer workshops. | • Middle managers worked in pairs to train the ECC field officers to deliver the Irie Classroom Toolbox to teachers within their district. • All ECC field officers (n = 100) participated in 3 full-day training workshops with 10–16 field officers in each group. • Supervision was provided by the research team. Because of COVID-19, the teacher training was postponed. |
| Training ECC field officers in selected content from the Virtual Irie Classroom Toolbox | • We trained 42 ECC field officers (4–6 officers per educational region) to conduct virtual training sessions from the Irie Classroom Toolbox. • Officers were trained in groups of 14 participants for a total of 24 h of training. • Officers were trained to conduct 4 individual sessions. Before each conducting each session, officers attended two 3-h virtual training sessions (1 demonstration session and 1 practice session). | • ECC field officers worked in pairs to deliver the training to 2 groups of 20 preschool teachers within their educational region. • Preschool teachers attended 2-h virtual training sessions once a month for 4 mo. • A total of 840 preschool teachers participated in the training. • The middle managers supervised the teacher-training workshops |
| Irie Homes Toolbox | ||
| Training preschool teachers to implement the Irie Homes Toolbox | • We trained 2 teachers from 9 preschools (18 teachers) to deliver the Irie Homes Toolbox to parents of children in their school. • Teachers were trained through 2 full-day workshops. | • Preschool teachers delivered the Irie Homes Toolbox to 6–8 parents in their school (approximately 60 parents each school term). • The research team provided weekly or fortnightly supervision for the first round of implementation. |
| Training ECC field officers to deliver the Virtual Irie Homes Toolbox | • We trained 6 community relations officers and 24 field officers from the ECC to implement the Virtual Irie Homes Toolbox. • Officers were trained virtually with 15 officers per group • Training consisted of three 4-h virtual workshops before intervention implementation followed by weekly 2–3 h trainings for 9 wk during intervention implementation. | • Community relations officers worked with 4 groups of parents and field officers worked with 2 groups of parents. • Parents attended 1-h virtual sessions weekly for 10 wk in groups of 8–10 parents. • A total of 557 parents were recruited to participate in the training. |
| Activity . | Training of Government/Educational Staff by Research Team . | Government Staff Delivered Intervention . |
|---|---|---|
| Irie Classroom Toolbox | ||
| National dissemination of a 1-d training for primary school teachers in grades 1 to 3 | • We trained technical staff from the Ministry of Education, Jamaica to deliver a 1-d training for primary school teachers. • Technical staff were trained through 2 full-day workshops | • These technical staff trained all government teachers of grades 1, 2, and 3 as part of a national training initiative • Over a 2-y period, approximately 5000 teachers participated in the 1-d workshop • Teachers were trained in groups of 20–30 participants |
| Training ECC middle managers in the Irie Classroom Toolbox | • We trained 16 middle managers of the ECC (the senior inspector and senior development officer in each of the 8 educational regions) to deliver the Irie Classroom Toolbox training. • Middle managers attended 4-d residential training followed by monthly 1-d trainings for 6 mo. | • Middle managers worked in pairs within their region to deliver the Irie Classroom Toolbox training to a group of 20–25 preschool teachers over 2 school year. • More than 160 preschool teachers participated in this training. • Monthly supervision was provided by the research team. |
| ECC middle managers train ECC field officers in the Irie Classroom Toolbox | • After the middle managers had delivered the Irie Classroom Toolbox training to 1 group of teachers, we trained them to train the ECC field officers (development officers and inspectors) within their region to deliver the training with preschool teachers. • Middle managers attended 3 d of train-the-trainer workshops. | • Middle managers worked in pairs to train the ECC field officers to deliver the Irie Classroom Toolbox to teachers within their district. • All ECC field officers (n = 100) participated in 3 full-day training workshops with 10–16 field officers in each group. • Supervision was provided by the research team. Because of COVID-19, the teacher training was postponed. |
| Training ECC field officers in selected content from the Virtual Irie Classroom Toolbox | • We trained 42 ECC field officers (4–6 officers per educational region) to conduct virtual training sessions from the Irie Classroom Toolbox. • Officers were trained in groups of 14 participants for a total of 24 h of training. • Officers were trained to conduct 4 individual sessions. Before each conducting each session, officers attended two 3-h virtual training sessions (1 demonstration session and 1 practice session). | • ECC field officers worked in pairs to deliver the training to 2 groups of 20 preschool teachers within their educational region. • Preschool teachers attended 2-h virtual training sessions once a month for 4 mo. • A total of 840 preschool teachers participated in the training. • The middle managers supervised the teacher-training workshops |
| Irie Homes Toolbox | ||
| Training preschool teachers to implement the Irie Homes Toolbox | • We trained 2 teachers from 9 preschools (18 teachers) to deliver the Irie Homes Toolbox to parents of children in their school. • Teachers were trained through 2 full-day workshops. | • Preschool teachers delivered the Irie Homes Toolbox to 6–8 parents in their school (approximately 60 parents each school term). • The research team provided weekly or fortnightly supervision for the first round of implementation. |
| Training ECC field officers to deliver the Virtual Irie Homes Toolbox | • We trained 6 community relations officers and 24 field officers from the ECC to implement the Virtual Irie Homes Toolbox. • Officers were trained virtually with 15 officers per group • Training consisted of three 4-h virtual workshops before intervention implementation followed by weekly 2–3 h trainings for 9 wk during intervention implementation. | • Community relations officers worked with 4 groups of parents and field officers worked with 2 groups of parents. • Parents attended 1-h virtual sessions weekly for 10 wk in groups of 8–10 parents. • A total of 557 parents were recruited to participate in the training. |
ECC, Early Childhood Commission.