1. Training Program Goals and Objectives
Training of Trainer Personnel on Environmentally Sound Design and Implementation of Public Works-Community Roads of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP)

2. Justification
Productive Safety Net Program: 2nd 2008 Public Works Review, March 2009
Found that rural feeder road projects were the least successful project types in terms of:
Environmental
Social
Technical
Managerial
Resource Availability
sustainability standards.

3. Sustainability Standard Resource Availability
Type of Project
Sustainability Standard
Environmental
Social
Technical
Managerial
Resource Availability
Roads 67 96 64 72
Soil & Water Conservation
100 97 95
Agriculture
Water Supply 88 71
Small Scale Irrigation 81
Social Service Facilities 98 94 91

4. Virginia Tech Assessment
Team from Virginia Tech visited Ethiopia in March 2009.
Met with various organizations involved with PSNP rural feeder road programs (GoE at federal, regional, woreda, and kebele levels; USAID, World Bank, consultants, NGOs)
Concurred with others, that lack of training of road construction supervisors at woreda and kebele levels was biggest obstacle to success.
At request of USAID, prepared proposal to implement training of trainers (ToT) program on LBRC for PSNP program

5. Goals
Improve the sustainability and maintainability of rural feeder roads constructed through the PSNP.
Minimize environmental problems associated with rural feeder roads through improved design, construction, and maintenance.
Provide Development Agents with the training, experience, and necessary skills needed to oversee local construction of environmentally sound and sustainable feeder roads (ultimately).
Improve the quality of life of rural dwellers.

6. Objectives
Improve the LBRC skills and knowledge of natural resource management specialists.
Improve the natural resource management / environmental protection skills of road construction specialists.
Improve the LBRC and ToT skills of regional road authority engineers and technicians so that they can train woreda rural road desk officers in future LBRC training sessions.
Improve the LBRC and training skills of woreda rural road desk officers so they can train and supervise DAs in LBRC construction and maintenance.

7. Learning Philosophy
We are here to learn from each others experience and knowledge
All questions are good questions & welcome
Please do not be shy. Ask questions and engage in discussions, and share your knowledge.
Language
Through training activities/exercises, you will become a better trainer.
Please feel free to talk with any of the trainers (road construction, NRM, and ToT) after class.

8. Questions or comments from trainees or other trainers?

9. June 13-24, 2011 Ghion Ambassel Hotel Dessé, Ethiopia
Training of Trainer Personnel on Environmentally Sound Design and Implementation of Public Works-Community Roads of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP)
June 13-24, 2011
Ghion Ambassel Hotel
Dessé, Ethiopia