Training Proposal Writing

Instruction. Design a training proposal related to your field of specialization/major following the
attached sample proposal.

Sample Training Proposal

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR UPLAND COMMUNITIES

IN THE PHILIPPINES: TRAINING OF TRAINORS

University of the Philippines Los Banos

College, Laguna

Background/Rationale

There is no way out to climate change. This natural and human-induced phenomenon is indeed being
experienced worldwide, and the way to cope with it is to enhance the adaptation mechanisms of the agriculture
sector, especially the farmers.

The Philippines is generally an agricultural country, and most of the human populace is engaged in farming. The
small-scale farmers are definitely more vulnerable to the climate change that is currently being experienced in the
country. These small-scale farmers are vulnerable in the sense that they have limited access to crop forecasting,
basic agricultural services, and more importantly capital. These limitations would definitely contribute to the
declining farm productivity. Given these, the agricultural technicians of the different local government units should
be equipped with the knowledge and skills in educating these small farmers about the issue on climate change,
and how farmers could mitigate and adapt to this global problem.

In line with this, the Philippine Agroforestry Education and Research Network (PAFERN) and the UPLB Institute
of Agroforestry collaborated to implement the Training Course on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Strategies for Upland Communities in the Philippines to train the agricultural technicians of the local government
units and the junior faculty members of the state colleges and universities. These participants are expected to
share and apply their learning not only to their respective institutions, but also to the farming communities within
their areas of assignments.

Objectives

The general objective of this training course is to equip the junior lecturers and LGU agricultural technicians with
the knowledge, skills and attitude in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies for possible
dissemination among the farming communities within their respective areas.

At the end of the training course, the training participants are expected to:

1. Share the recent climatic changes in their respective areas based on the current state of agricultural
production
2. Explain the concepts, issues and impacts of climate change to the agricultural sector;
3. Assess the suitability of different climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies in their respective areas
4. Prepare an action plan that is geared towards promoting appropriate climate change mitigation and
adaptation strategies among the farming communitie

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Training Modules/Course Content

Module 1. Understanding Climate Change

This module aims to level off the understanding of the participants about climate change. It shall provide the
basic concepts of climate change, with emphasis on its impacts to the agriculture/farming sector. In addition, the
participants will also be encouraged to share their actual experiences or observations about the changing climatic
conditions in their respective areas based on the current state of agricultural production. This module will be
undertaken through a lecture-discussion and sharing of experiences/reporting.

Topics Number of Hours Methodology

Leveling-Off Understanding About 0.5 hour Using metacards

Climate Change

Concepts and Issues of Climate 2.0 hours Lecture-discussion

Change
Sharing of experiences

Impacts of Climate Change to the 2.0 hours Lecture-discussion

Agriculture Sector
Sharing of experiences

TOTAL 4.5 hours

Module 2. Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies

This module will dwell on the different agricultural practices and land use management systems that could be an
option among the farming communities to adapt to climate change in their respective areas. These agricultural
practices may include the: soil and water conservation and management; integrated pest management; organic
farming/agriculture; water use efficiency; and, agroforestry.

Topic Number of Hours Methodology

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation 2.0 hours Lecture-discussion

Strategies: Lessons and Experiences from
Research Sector Sharing of experiences

Organic Farming/Agriculture (e.g. use of 2.0 hours Lecture-discussion

organic fertilizers, use of farm wastes for
compost, etc) as a Climate Change Sharing of experiences
Adaptation Strategy
Hands-on experiences/field trip

Potentials of Integrated Pest Management 2.0 hours Lecture-discussion

in Coping with the Impacts of Climate
Change Sharing of experiences

Actual application/Hands-on

Concepts and Principles of Agroforestry 2.0 hours Lecture-discussion

and its Potentials in Climate Change
Adaptation Sharing of experiences

Soil and Water Conservation and 2.0 hours Lecture-discussion

Management
Hands-on experiences

Field trip

TOTAL 10 hours

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Module 3. Creating Awareness About Climate Change and the Adaptation Strategies

Based on the learnings from previous modules, each participant will develop his/her indicative action plan that is
geared towards creating awareness about climate change and the climate change mitigation and adaptation
strategies, among the farming communities within his/her respective area of assignment. The action plan will be
made following a suggested format and should be integrated in the annual municipal or provincial development plan
of the local government unit.

Activity Time/Duration Methodology

Action Planning 3.0 hours Individual work with guidance from the training
team

Presentation of action plans 2.0 hours Plenary presentation

TOTAL 5 hours

Methodology

Lecture-discussion and experiential learning approach shall be employed in this training course to encourage
effective transfer of learning, and direct application of learning and experiences to achieve the training objectives.

Target Participants

The target participants of this training course are the junior lecturers and extension workers from the local
government units.

Duration

March 13-16, 2022

DAILY TRAINING SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16

8:30 – 9:00 Opening Ceremonies Impacts of Climate

Change to the
9:00 – 9:30 Levelling-Off Agriculture Sector
Expectations (FP Lansigan)

9:30 – 10:00 BREAK

10:00 – 10:30 Concepts and Issues

of Climate Change
10:30 – 11:00 Potentials of
(RVOCruz) Action Planning
Integrated Pest
11:00 – 11:30 Management in
Climate Change
11:30 – 12:00
Mitigation and
Adaptation

(RLucero)
A
12:00 – 1:30 LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK
R
1:30 – 3:30 Findings Ways for Concepts and
R Climate Change Principles of
Mitigation and Agroforestry and its
Adaptation Strategies: Potentials in

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 I Experience of the Climate Change Presentation of Action Plans
Research Sector Adaptation (all RPs are requested to be
V present as panelists)
(MV Espaldon)
A
3:30 – 4:00 BREAK BREAK
L
4:00- 6:00 Organic Farming as a Soil and Water DEPARTURE
Climate Change Conservation and
Mitigation and Management for
Adaptation Strategy Upland Areas
(TC Mendoza)

6:00 – 9:00 DINNER/SOCIALS Briefing for the

action planning

DINNER

Evaluation

Action planning will be conducted in the last day of the training. Each participant will be required to formulate and
present his/her action plan.

Estimated Budget

Items Unit Qty. Unit Price TOTAL

(Php)

1. Supplies and Materials

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

2. Transportation

3. Food

4. Honoraria

a.

5. Rentals

a.

6. Contingency

TOTAL

Note: This was partly adopted from the training design formulated by the UPLB Institute of Agroforestry. The format was revised, and additional information was added to
suit the requirements of this course.

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