Who can run the workshop?
The pilot workshops were run with two facilitators, which proved to be an ideal number. Whilst it could be run with one or three, one facilitator may be left with too much to do, and three may create too much facilitator input.
From our workshops we found that the main characteristics required from the facilitators were knowledge of road safety to respond to the various technical points and provide good examples, and an ability to provoke conversation and discussion between the delegates.
If an organisation is looking to run the workshop in-house it may be necessary to look outside of the organisation for people with the required skills.
Driver trainers or road safety officers in the local authority may be able to provide the road safety knowledge required for the workshop. Depending on the organisation, there may be a suitable facilitator with a background in health and safety.
For a facilitator who can lead the discussions and prompt debate, organisations may have trainers in-house with this experience, such as staff who run training courses.
Although preferable to find facilitators with these skills, the workshop can be run by facilitators with little experience or knowledge. It is recommended that a test workshop is run initially so that potential facilitators can get to grips with the content and materials.
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