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DRAFT CURRICULUM FOR COMMUNITY RADIO ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

GOAL

The main aim of the Organizational Capacity Development Curriculum is to strengthen governance and management of community radio and its founding institutions, so as to run radio as a successful social enterprise that supports the mission of development.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the Organizational Capacity Development Curriculum are:

1. To provide a conceptual framework for ownership, governance and management of the community radio.
2. To enable the community media practitioners to understand the history, objects, and procedures of community radio.
3. To provide information on the meaning and models of community communication constitutions, the procedures and processes of community organizational development, and popular participation in these processes.
4. To provide a practical understanding of the ideal organizational structure for community radio, key policies and guidelines complete with the necessary skills and competencies
5. To enable community media practitioners to understand their functions, roles and responsibilities and discharge them without fear or favour, in order to make community radio more effective.
6. To provide community media practitioners with leadership and management information that will enable them to establish a foundation for appreciating, nurturing and implementing the ideals and practices of democracy and good internal governance.
7. To enable community media practitioners to appreciate the impact of organizational culture, relationship and learning on their day to day lives, hence the importance of their participation in contributing to these processes.
8. To empower the community media practitioners to contribute to the progressive evolution, development and reform of the community radio sector through strategic planning, team building and conflict management.

ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

TIME	November 24, 2008	November 25, 2008	November 26, 2008	November 27, 2008	November 28, 2008	November 29, 2008
8.00am-10.00am	Introduction to Institutional Capacity issues of Mang’elete History of MCIDP and MR Ownership, Identity and membership Organizational Structure Constituting Boards & management Principles for effective Boards	Review – Key points from yesterday (30 mins) Leadership and Management Introduction to leadership and management The policy role of leadership	Review - Key points from yesterday (30 mins) Functions, Roles and Responsibilities The role of members, Board and management The link between MCIDP and Radio Mang’elete Group exercise: What should the role of MR be in relation to MCIDP?	Review - Key points from yesterday (30 mins) Organizational Culture and Relationship Group exercise: What are our current attitudes and how have they affected our image? Branding and brand development How Networks and alliances work	Reviewing Trends and Changes that affect the Organization SWOT Analysis	Review - Key points from yesterday (30 mins) Action Planning Organization Structure Budget
10-10.30am	TEA BREAK
10.30am–1.00pm	Organizational Structure Making the link between Boards and management work Group work; draw the current and desired structure of MCIDP/MR	Leadership and Management The implementation role of leadership/management Group Work: Identify the most critical working committees of the organization and their possible TOR	Skills and Competencies Hard and Soft Skills in a sensing organization Group Work: List skills required for effective staff/Board and suggest how these can be achieved	Organizational Learning Building a learning organization Group exercise: Identify the best practices current and potential for MCIDP	Determining the Route Map the Organization should take Setting Goals/Objectives	Task Sharing and Way Forward
1-2.00pm	LUNCH BREAK
2.00pm-5.00pm	Leadership and Management Factors for successful internal governance	Organizational Policies and Guidelines Introduction to policies and guidelines for effective governance Group Work: Identify all relevant policies for MCIDP and conclude a draft of election rules	Team Building and Conflict Management Understanding and Managing Conflict Group exercise; sources and types of conflicts	Strategic Planning Making strategic decisions SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING: Using the draft election rules to conduct interim elections of MCDIP and Radio	* Developing Vision and Mission
8.00pm- 8.45pm	Team building and open forum	Reflections and social evening	Team exercises		Team building exercises

WORKPLAN

UNIT	SUB-UNIT	CONTENT	SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES	RESOURCE MATERIALS	SUGGESTED TIME