The Center of Electoral Systems Development, Reforms and Training (the Training Center), during April 1-10, 2019, holds the training program Developing Trainer’s Professional Skills.

Tamar Zhvania, the CEC Chair, and Natia Zaalishvili, the Training Center Director, opened the event. They spoke about the importance of the above-mentioned initiative aimed at the identification and development of potential trainers for supporting the implementation of electoral training programs. Giorgi Sharabidze, Deputy CEC Chair, and Giorgi Javakhishvili, the CEC Secretary also greeted the participants.

A four-day training program designed by the Training Center for potential trainers envisages:

• specific training bloc dedicated to matters involving the development of trainer’s skills (training planning and structure; training program design; training methodology; training evaluation mechanisms; the technique for designing and using of trainer’s manual/guide; presentation and other professional skills);
• specific training bloc dedicated to the following key issues: international standards for democratic elections and election guidelines, the role of electoral stakeholders, practical aspects of work of precinct election commissions, procedural mechanisms to support the exercising of electoral rights by voters in the course of voting, including etiquette of talking to voters with disabilities and the norms of conduct.

Participants were selected for the above-mentioned program by 63 municipalities. Based on the review of up to 250 filled applications, testing and interview results, 88 participants were selected for the training project. The trainings will be delivered in 2 streams to 4 groups (1^st stream: April 1-4; 2^nd stream: 7-10 April). The participants who pass the training program successfully, will be enrolled in the reserve of trainers of the Electoral Administration. The Training Center may use the resource of reserve trainers for the implementation of various awareness-raising and training programs, based on the consent of such individuals. The Training Center representatives deliver the trainings.