Training Plans — to suit your needs

HCR are specialists in training and can offer you a variety of training plans — according to your needs. We suggest that you look carefully at the following four training packages...

Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3 Plan 4

Plan 1

Is your project currently underway? — Plan 1 is designed for you!

HCR can create radio messages that will compliment an existing project and widen the distribution of key messages.

HCR's services for Plan 1 include:

Creative Design:
Create radio messages and formats that appeal specifically to your target group
Communication Mix:
Identify a mix of media to maximise communication impact
Placement:
Link the most appropriate radio stations with the target group
Schedule:
Determine the best times to broadcast the radio messages
Production:
Organise and supervise the production of the radio messages
Broadcast:
Negotiate a broadcasting schedule with relevant radio stations

Plan 2

Are you planning a future project? — Plan 2 is designed for you.

HCR can assist in the planning of the project to include radio messages or programming.

HCR's services for Plan 2 include:

Research:
Conduct a knowledge, attitude and practice needs assessment to identify the target group's interest in the identified issue/s
Find out target group's radio listening patterns
Plan:
Assess how to address health and social issues through the framework of health promotion and integrated radio programming formats and approaches
Identify the time frame and the budget needed
Creative Design:
Create radio messages and formats that appeal specifically to your target group
Communication Mix:
Identify a mix of media to maximise communication impact
Placement:
Link the most appropriate radio stations with the target group
Schedule:
Determine the best times to broadcast the radio messages
Production:
Organise and supervise the production of the radio messages
Broadcast:
Negotiate a broadcasting schedule with relevant radio stations
Evaluation:
Design an evaluation plan for process evaluation of the project and to measure impact of the radio messages
Analyse the collected data Present the results of the evaluation for planning

Plan 3

Does your organisation and staff need capacity-building? — Plan 3 is designed for you.

HCR can train staff in how to create radio messages and coach them as they create the first set of radio messages

HCR's services for Plan 3 include:

Training:
Design and conduct training in the theory of radio programming for health and social development
Design and conduct training in the practical components of radio programming
Research:
Coach staff in identifying the needs and interests of the target group
Coach staff to address health/social issues through relevant radio formats and approaches
Plan:
Coach staff to identify the time frame and the budget needed to create radio messages
Creative Design:
Coach staff to identify what sounds and language will appeal to the target group
Coach staff in creating radio messages that appeal specifically to the target group
Communication Mix:
Coach staff to identify mix of channels to support radio and to maximise communication impact
Placement:
Coach staff to link the most appropriate radio stations with the target group
Coach staff to identify different listenership demographics of different radio stations
Schedule:
Coach staff to determine the best times to broadcast the radio messages
Coach staff to create a broadcast schedule Production:
Train staff in the steps of radio messages production
Coach staff to organize and supervise the production of radio messages
Broadcast:
Coach staff to negotiate a broadcast schedule with relevant radio stations
Evaluation:
Train staff in methods of radio message evaluation
Coach staff in analysing and presenting the collected data

Plan 4

A comprehensive HCR service, including all aspects of radio programming for health and social development, through the framework of health promotion.

HCR will manage all aspects of radio message design, production, placement and evaluation

Research:
Conduct a knowledge, attitude and practice needs assessment to identify the target group's interest in the identified issue/s
Find out target group's radio listening patterns
Plan:
Assess how to address health and social issues through the framework of health promotion and integrated radio programming formats and approaches
Identify the time frame and the budget needed
Creative Design:
Create radio messages and formats that appeal specifically to your target group
Communication Mix:
Identify a mix of media to maximise communication impact
Placement:
Link the most appropriate radio stations with the target group
Schedule:
Determine the best times to broadcast the radio messages
Production:
Organise and supervise the production of the radio messages
Broadcast:
Negotiate a broadcasting schedule with relevant radio stations
Evaluate:
Design an evaluation plan for process evaluation of the project and to measure impact of the radio messages
Implement the evaluation
Analyse the collected data
Present the results of the evaluation for planning