(ToT) process to train and certify trainers in its “Improve your agri-business (IYB)” training programme. The “Improve your agri-business” training was designed to support farmers and agri-businesses in improving management of their activities and help them grow, increase incomes and create jobs.
What is “Improve your Agri-business (IYB)”?
Improve your Agri-business is a training programme specifically designed to help farmers and agri-businesses better manage their farms and small businesses to grow, increase incomes and create jobs. The programme comprises 6 modules – costing, record keeping, buying and stock control, people and productivity, marketing, and planning for your business – that cover important areas of business management.
The “Improve your Agri-business (IYB)” training programme is based on ILO’s well-tested “Start and Improve your Business (SIYB)”1 business management training programme. The SIYB programme was developed by ILO to support entrepreneurs and small businesses throughout the different stages of business development. SIYB has four training packages that respond to the different stages of business development:
– Generate Your Business Idea (GYB) enables potential entrepreneurs to develop a feasible business idea.
– Start Your Business (SYB) enables potential entrepreneurs with a business idea to develop a bankable business plan.
– Improve Your Business (IYB) enables existing entrepreneurs to develop their skills in buying, stock control, marketing, costing, record keeping, business planning and human resource management.
– Expand Your Business (EYB) enables entrepreneurs to develop a business growth strategy.
With a network of more than 400 Master trainers and 55,000 trainers in over 100 countries, SIYB is one of the biggest and most well-tested business management training programme globally.
The Improve your Agri-business programme is based on ILO’s standard Improve your Business training but contents were adapted to the specific context and reality of farmers and agri-businesses in Lebanon
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To become a certified IYB trainer, you will need to:
– Participate in a 2-week training of trainers workshop offered by a certified SIYB Master trainer with over 30 years of international experience in business management training. Tentative date for the training is 14-25 March 2022.
– Demonstrate your skills by facilitating one training for entrepreneurs yourself, covering at least two of the six training modules (3-4 days), and provide follow-up support to trainees. Trainings will be done in groups of 2-3 trainers under the supervision of the Master trainer
– For some candidates in case of need: participate in a short refresher training to upgrade certain skills before certification
Why should I become an IYB trainer?
As certified IYB trainer you will be part of the global SIYB trainer family. This gives you the exclusive right to use IYB training modules and offer IYB trainings to any entrepreneur or small businesses, as part of donor-funded initiatives, on behalf of local organizations, or at your own initiative.
As a certified IYB trainer you will have access to:
– The SIYB training material that includes comprehensive manuals for entrepreneurs in Arabic and English, manuals and supporting documents for SIYB trainers, as well as the SIYB business game, a fun and playful for entrepreneurs to apply the training content
– The SIYB gateway, an online platform that connects SIYB trainers around the globe
– Continuously updated ILO guiding material, studies and research papers on entrepreneurship and small enterprise promotion
As a certified IYB trainer, you will be given preference in the selection of candidates for upcoming ILO training of trainers on the “Generate your Business Idea (GYB)” and “Start your Business (SYB)” training modules. Successful completion of all three training modules (GYB-SYB-IYB) will give you the right to present yourself as a candidate for upcoming trainings of Master trainers in order to become a SIYB Master trainer.
What is offered by ILO?
For the trainer candidates selected for the training of trainers process, ILO is offering:
– A 2-week training of trainers workshop, run by a SIYB Master trainer with over 30 years of international experience.
The workshop is offered free of charge. Lunches and coffee breaks with snacks will be provided by ILO for the duration of the workshop.
– The complete training material including a printed copy of the “Improve your Agri-business” manual, the complete set of trainer manuals and guiding material as well as one complete set of the SIYB business game.
– Coaching and advice throughout the training of trainers process and beyond from the SIYB Master trainer as well as advice from ILO on how to market the training programme to various organizations and donors.
What do you need to bring to the table?
If you want to become a certified IYB trainers, you should have:
– prior experience with trainings and consultancies
– good knowledge of business management practices
– good computer skills
– Experience working in the agriculture sector would be an additional advantage.
You should also be committed to:
– complete the full 2 weeks of the training of trainers workshop
– organize one training for entrepreneurs covering two of the six training modules (approximately 3-4 days), together with other trainer candidates.
This would include selecting training beneficiaries, conducting a rapid training needs assessment, developing the training agenda, (co-)facilitating the training, and conducting a follow-up visit to check results and impact of the training
Note that workshop room and material, lunches and coffee breaks for the training of entrepreneurs organized by you will be provided by ILO
– attend a short refresher training workshop or parts of it, if deemed necessary to improve certain skills in order to get certified.
To apply to become an IYB trainer, please complete the online application form here
Deadline for application is 20 February 2022.
For any questions or additional information that you would like to obtain, please contact Nadja Nutz, [email protected]
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