Distribute and review Form 1 and 2 (the employer and employee
questionnaires)
Forms 1 (blue) and 2 (green), 1 @ person
Suggest participants get business cards from interviewees if possible
Handwriting on Forms 1 and 2 need only be legible to the collector
They can assure employer/ee that the answers to the questionnaires
will
not be circulated.
Let participants know if the workplace has seen the questions already
or
not
Review any questions that might seem obvious or that may trigger
sensitivities
For additional tips on completing the AWAL Forms, see Part E of
the
Guide
Distribute and review Form 7 (workplace feedback)
Form 7 (white), 1 @ pair
This form is to be left with the employer. It provides an easy way
for
them to send their feedback back to the project. Suggest that it’s
best if it
is faxed in as soon as possible, while thoughts are fresh, and
certainly
within the week.
Assign pairs according to the strategy you have chosen and allow
time for
them to meet together and plan their question-asking strategy before they
leave. It is important for participant teams to review all of the questions before they leave in order to know what they’ll be asking.
10:30 to 12:30
Workshop Participants are at the Workplaces
As the facilitator you have choices about how to spend the time
while the
participants are off-site. The possibilities include providing a short
presentation to other staff in the host organization on AWAL, doing other
work, or going out as part of a team on a workplace visit. The last is
recommended to keep you fresh and to permit you to gather more workplace
stories of your own. However, there is one caution here. If you do go
out to a
workplace, when you return you will not be able to work with your workplace
partner to develop an activity, as you will be busy working with all
of the
teams. Therefore, if you choose to go out, consider going with a team
(so
there will be three in the group), or with one of the administrators
of the host
organization who may be planning not to develop an activity.
12:30 to 1:15
Lunch
It is best to have lunch catered on site as experience demonstrates
that
participants who are left on their own for lunch may lose track of time or
become distracted with other work.
Suggest you stress that everyone be back in time to begin together
for 1:15 at
the latest (or whatever time you determine), as the first activities after
lunch
are large group activities.
Lunch may be used as working lunch. As participants tend to come
back
quite enthusiastic from the visits, lunch may be a good time to start to
share
those “aha!” observations.
1:15 to 1:30
AWAL Observations
This is an opportunity for the participant teams to share one
key insight gained
during the morning. It is important to be mindful of time here and balance
the
participants’ enthusiasm about wanting to share what they experienced
with
the need to protect time for them to apply what they have learned in the
activities to be developed.
As the facilitator, it is helpful for you to listen for common
themes and
provide a summary of their observations.