Opening Ceremony Highlights

Wednesday 21st December, 2011

The opening Ceremony was presided over by Country

Director HHRD Mr. Fazal ur Rehman along with other

special guests honorable Mr. Mehmood Ahmad (Chairman

Read Foundation), Ms. Momina Dar (Director HR World

Vision) and Mr. Arif Khalil (Director Programs HHRD).

Mr. Arshad on the behalf of Skills Development

Program (SDP) team welcome the vocational

trainers came from all provinces of Pakistan and

the AJK for learning and developing their technical

and managerial skills. He also appreciated the valued participation of the honorable guests.

Mr. Fazal ur Rehman illustrated the vision of Aik

Ghar Aik Hunar and appreciated the skills

development team on implementing this vision

with true spirit and dedication. He showed great

content on the achievements and was much

confident on expanding this program in 2012 as

well.

Mr. Mehmood appreciated the approach and

working of HHRD’s skills development program

and term the working of women trainers as

challenging job for contributing in nation’s development. He appreciated their working and

motivated them to keep working in same directions with more dedication considering it as

sadqa e jaria.

Mr. Arif Khalil apprised the guests and the participants about different programs and

operational area of HHRD and the vision behind HHRD’s working.

Ms. Momina Dar was also much excited on this experience of meeting with women trainers

representing the rural setup of Pakistan and AJK.

She shared her personal experiences being a

working lady and tried to motivate them for this

valued work.

At the end of the ceremony hand-made bags

prepared by the Skills Development Center

Mansehra was presented to the guests.

Training Proceedings

21-23 December, 2011

Training Objectives

1. To learn the concept and application of HHRD’s Skill Development Program.

2. To enhance the technical expertise of the Vocational Trainers for quality improvement at

center level trainings.

3. To develop the managerial skills of these trainers specifically focusing on best

management of the Centers.

4. To trained them in product development, color combination and marketing techniques for

enabling them to work for sustainable livelihood.

Training Arrangements

All the trainers along with their family members were accommodated in hotel Larainb Inn G-9/4

Islamabad and were provided good food, comfortable traveling arrangements through Daewoo services

with pick and drop services from Adda to hotel. HHRD beard all the traveling, food and accommodation

expenses. Internally the program team decided following responsibilities to manage the training;

Training Coordinator Wasim Saleem (Program Officer SDP)

Coordination with Resource persons Saima Asghar (Enterprise Development Officer)

Logistic Support Wajid Bukhari (Program Assistant)

Coordination with Participants M. Arshad (Program Assistant)

Training Sessions

In making this training more fruitful all the session schedule was well planned considering the need and

objectives of the SDP and the trainer

Day 1,

Time Activity Methodology Material Resource

Person

9:00-10:00 Tilawat e Quran

Welcome and Introduction

Objectives of Training

Expectation & Fears

Norm setting

Wasim Saleem

10:00-10:30 Opening statement and introduction of HHRD

Fazal Rehman Country Director HHRD

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45 -12:00 HHRD’s Skills Development Program

Power Point Presentation

Multimedia

Wasim Saleem

12:00-1:00 SDC Course Design Basic Courses Product Development Courses Short Courses

Discussion and Group work

Training Manual, flip charts etc

Saima Asghar

1:00-2:00 Lunch & Namaz Break

2:00-3:30 Center Management

Time Management

Record Keeping

Center Decoration

Reporting

Group Activities

Charts etc Arshad Mehmood

3:30-5:00 Different Training Techniques and Methodologies

Asim Nadeem

5:00-5:20 Evaluation of the day Wajid Husain

Day 2,

8:00-8:30 Tilawat and Review of the previous day

Wajid Husain

8:30-09:30 Importance of personal traits: Honesty, integrity and behavior Q & A

Lecture/Brain Storming

Multimedia Presentation

Dr. Shagufta Umar

9:30-10:00 HR Department Aarif Aala

10:00-10:30 Tea Break

10:30-12:30 Modern trends and Color Combinations

Salama Sadat

12:30-1:15 Concepts of Drafting and how to prepare a Drafting Register

Group work Registers and Training Manual

Saima Asghar

1:15-2:00 Lunch

2:00-4:00 Dress Making and Fashion Designing

Group work Design books Nazia Shahid

4:00: -4:10 Evaluation of the day Muhammad Arshad

4:10-7:00 Exposure Visit Lok Virsa, Market

Groups formation Saima Asghar

Day 3

08:00-08:30 Review of the previous day M. Arshad

08:00-9:30 Presentation of Drafting Registers Group presentations

Drafting Books Saima Asghar

09:30-11:30 Exposure Visits of SDC NRSP. Group Formation Saima Asghar

12:00-01:00 Presentations of Participant on the learning from field visit.

Presentation Wasim Saleem

1:00-1:15 Evaluation and feedback Evaluation format Wajid Bukhari

1:15-2:00 Lunch & Namaz Break

2:00-3:00 Closing and certificate distribution and Launching of Training Material ceremony

Closing Ceremony

December 23, 2011

The closing ceremony was entitled” Launching Ceremony of Training Manual for HHRD’s Skills Development Program. About 150 people participated in the ceremony representing media, development sector, trade and industry, lok virsa, education and business community. All the participants well appreciated the efforts of HHRD on organizing these women from all provinces of Pakistan and AJK for real women empowerment in rural setup.

Dr. Ilyas Syed (Director Rehab HHRD)

acknowledged the role of vocational

trainers.

Mr. Khalid Naeem (X-Director General

Social Welfare) praised the integrated

efforts of HHRD, especially focusing the

women empowerment and requested to

add the women literary program in their

agenda.

Ms. Sabika (Business lady in New York)

was much exited to see the lady from

remote areas especially from Baluchistan

and offered her maximum support for

HHRD in developing the life standard of

these women.

Fazal ur Rehman (CD HHRD) illustrates the

vision of Helping Hand regarding

community based women empowerment

through Aik Ghar Aik Hunar. He gratitude

all the guests on encouraging HHRD and

the women vocational trainers, present

there. He told this year HHRD trained 4164

women and next year going to reach to the

figure of 8000 Insha’Allah.