Overview on Training Modules for CREEs

This is part of a condensed report on the Community Rural Electrification Programme (CREP) in Nepal. For an overview on the whole report please refer to following page: CREP - Report.

Training of Trainers for Electrical Safety Awareness

Objective: It was found that most of the electricity consumers were unaware of its safe use. As a result, there were many electrical accidents in the rural community. Realizing this, it was necessary to implement a program that would help in raising awareness on a consumer level. Hence, training of trainers has been conducted so that with the few basics of electricity safety knowledge, major seen fire and life hazardous in the community could be significantly minimized. The specific objectives of these trainings are as follows:
• To provide fundamental knowledge of electricity,
• To impart knowledge of electrical safety,
• To enable participants to conduct awareness campaigns on electrical safety at consumer levels.

Module Name	Content
Basics of Electricity	Theory: Definition of electricity, voltage, current, power, resistance, energy, conductors, insulators; Safety standards of electrical distribution component like transformer, conductor, pole & its accessories, energy meter; Safety standards during construction as per Electricity distribution regulation 2055
Electrical Safety: Shock, hazards and prevention	Introduction on electricity, electrical shock, flow of electricity in human body, Signs & symptoms of electrical shock, reasons and its preventive measures for shock, Safety measures to be adopted during operation & maintenance of distribution system
Interactive session on electrical safety	Ask questions and interact regarding electrical safety using posters, pamphlets and other safety pictures
First Aid: Primary treatment after shock	Theory: Definition, objective & principle of primary treatment, Primary & physical observation for injured person Reasons for unconsciousness, safe position for injured person, burns & types, Artificial respiration methods, Fracture, types & symptoms, Symptoms & treatment for internal & external bleeding Practical: Primary observation, physical observation, safe position, Primary treatments for different types of fractures & treatments,
Training Introduction & participatory teaching methods, Lesson plan & trainer’s role	Training definition, Participatory & Conventional training methods Adult learning cycle, Quality of effective trainer Lesson plan definition, importance, major components & preparation methods
Training cycle & trainer’s role	Adult learning process Training cycle, identification for training importance, Information collection for feedback
Earthing & protection from lightning	Theory: Earthing definition & its importance, types & procedures for earthing, testing methods Lightning definition & protection of electrical components from lightning Practical: Practical on plate earthing
Communication skills	Communication definition & types, importance of communication skills, Presentation & presentation planning Facilitation & role of facilitator
Micro teaching practice	Presentation preparation by participants on different topics of electrical safety Presentation by participants
Group division & group work	Group work on proposal preparation for electrical safety awareness campaigns in villages
Group work presentation	Presentation by group member 20 minutes each for presentation 5 minutes each for question answer

Financial Management and Accounting Training

Objective: The Major objective of the training is to impart best practice methods to maintain efficient and transparent accounting and tools for financial management of CREEs. The specific objectives of these trainings are as follows:
• To develop the transparent and systematic management system for the community Organization.
• To provide knowledge on accounting rules & regulations by double Entry System.
• This training will enable the participants to prepare and maintain different main and subsidiary account books.
• To introduce software called RAS with the objective of motivating the community to use the computer system for keeping the accounts in future.

Organizational Development, Financial Planning and Leadership Development Training

Objective: The major objective of the training is to promote organisation development and good practice of financial management of Executive members of Community Rural Electrification Entities (CREE) involved in community rural electrification. Specific objectives are:
• To impart knowledge on different aspects of electricity distribution
• To make aware management aspects of rural electrification system.
• To make the community aware about different types of possible end-uses in the village.
• To enhance technical capabilities

Linesman Training

Objective: Operation and maintenance of low voltage distribution systems are being carried out by technicians with very limited technical knowledge or without any skilled training. Hence, the objective of the training program was to provide technical skills to the participants so that they can operate, maintain and carry out further extension of electricity distribution systems efficiently. This training has been conducted to make them more aware and trained on operation and maintenance of low voltage distribution systems. The specific objectives of these trainings were as follows:
• To provide fundamental knowledge of electricity,
• To make technicians well informed about construction and safety standards of distribution system,
• To impart knowledge on usage of tools and safety equipments,
• To enable participants to work independently on low voltage distribution lines for operation, maintenance and extension.

House-wiring training

Objectives: to help communities in creating employment opportunities by enhancing their capacities, skills to do house wiring for their community or for business purposes. This will allow them to work independently and become self-sustained. More specifically the objectives are as follows:
• To introduce the community to theoretical as well as practical knowledge of house-wiring.
• To make community aware of uses of house-wiring and its skills.
• To make community capable of designing and implementing house wiring properly in their village and organizations.
• To train the community to impart their knowledge and skill to other villagers who are interested in learning house-wiring skills.

Training for Promotion of Productive End-Use of Electricity

Objective: The main aim of this training was to help communities in creating employment opportunities by enhancing their capacities such asskills to run various electricity-based small businesses. Another aim of the project is to encourage the community to maximize electricity consumption for the sustainability of rural electrification project. More specifically the objectives are as follows:
• To introduce the community to productive end use and its importance for rural electrification.
• To make the community aware about different types of end uses.
• To train the community on the identification of different end uses based on the raw material available, market situation, human resource available and financial resources.
• To train the community about the financial management to establish different business.
• To impart knowledge on the economic analysis of the business.