Participative Method in Local Finance Training (KKD 48)

Participative Method in Local Finance Training (KKD 48)

Subject: Expenditure Case StudyLPEM July 14, 2008Subject: Expenditure Case StudyLPEM July 14, 2008

Introduction One of the trainers gives a

brief explanation on the new learning method.

The case study takes Public Expenditure in Kota Makassar as a subject.

Participants come from various kabupaten and kota of the Provinces: West Java, Jakarta, Lampung, NTT, Banten, and Bangka-Belitung.

Cheering Up the Participants Energizing part. The participants have

been attending the class for about 6 weeks. They do enjoy the energizer in this session.

One of the trainers, asks the participants to make the lines on gender-basis, and to massage each other.

Review In the later part of

energizer, the participants are asked to answer the questions on reviewing the related materials delivered in the previous classes.

The trainer uses a small ball to assign the participants.

Explanation in Power point The training also uses

power point as a tool to give explanations and instructions.

The sessions of explanation are limited to 20’ at most, to prevent the participants from getting bored.

Explanation in Power Point During the sessions of

explanation, the trainers demand the participants to get involved in questions and answers.

Group Discussions The class is divided

into 5 groups, each gets assignment of specified topic.

The participants are eager in discussing the problems.

Group Discussions Some problems identified

in the group discussions are: Participants are not

familiar with the method of discussing and concluding the ideas during relatively short time.

Participants are not used to write down the ideas presentation-wise.

Participants have difficulties to work within given time frame.

Posting the ideas One of the method is

asking the participants to rank the sectoral priorities of development plan in their own regions…

… and to write down the factors influencing expenditure patterns.

Some Results Some results from

posting the ideas..

.. and one of the flip charts written down by the participants as a result of group discussions.

Presentation One of the participants

represented his group is presenting the result of his group discussion.

Feed Back In the end of the training,

the participants write down their impressions and suggestions on the method, trainers, and content.

The summary of the feedback is depicted in the table.

A clip from the class