C³ Training - Creation of Competence for Competition

Challenges

Attending a training course as a working adult often means meeting interesting people with similar problems but no time to exchange experience in a structured way. Trying to follow a PowerPoint presentation after lunch, many people doze off. Within days, participants forget information they
learned or cannot relate it to their job situation. Hence,the challenge of designing a training course is not about piling up as much information as possible but about enabling interactive learning. GFA’s C³ training methodology stimulates learning by encouraging the exchange of experience among participants and the direct application of newly acquired knowledge and skills to their working environment.

GFA Concept and Services

Creation of Competence for Competition, or C³, is a training package GFA developed over the last 20 years, based on work in projects around the world. Today, it comprises eight standard training manuals. These target startup entrepreneurs or owners of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) from the private sector as well as management consultants, credit officers, business associations and trainers who provide financial or other services to MSMEs. Recently, GFA has started developing modules serving target groups in the public sector. The GFA training package enables more efficient learning through standards set in the fields outlined to the right. For more information on C³ training refer to GFA's C³ Training unit and website.

Training methodology      Adults learn best from their own action and experience. Participants in C³ training courses acquire knowledge and skills based on an action learning cycle which encourages learners to reflect upon their personal experience and to grow through exchange with others. As a consequence, C³ trainers facilitate learning processes rather than delivering inputs.

Job-related activities      Learning is more effective if learners are enabled to apply new skills and knowledge directly in their own working environment. Therefore, it is an integral part of C³ training courses that participants are encouraged to work on joint projects related to their specific background. Hence, tangible results such as presentations or reports are immediately available.

Training-of-trainers      GFA emphasizes the qualification of trainers and their selection, training, development and supervision. As sustainability and national or regional anchoring of training packages are important, GFA emphasizes professional training of local multipliers and trainers.

Training material      C³ courses and comprehensive training material for trainers and participants have a standardized format. They draw on the methodological principles based on the action learning cycle. The general modular design makes each course highly flexible.