EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA)

1. SESSION 6 EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA)

2. OBJECTIVES • Differentiate the form of delivering technical assistance by the RO and DO before and what is now required by the DepEd; • Explain the need for delivering technical assistance; • Explain the Technical Assistance Mechanism process framework; and • Demonstrate skills in analyzing TA needs from a given set of issues and concerns.

3. Activity 1. • Recall one significant experience in providing Technical Assistance to schools or school heads that you felt very satisfied with and why. • Share this with your colleagues in your regional/division group.

4. QUESTIONS • What are the commonalities among your experiences ? • What are the major reasons that made you feel satisfied with your experience ? • Is there anything about Technical Assistance that you want to be clarified ?

5. TA Expected from the Regions • Stakeholders networking, stakeholders mobilization • Development of standards and indicators of progress, impacts and processes • Supervision by Monitoring and Evaluation of regional Standards and learning outcomes BESRA PIP 2006

6. TA Expected from the Regions • Technical Assistance through training, performance evaluation, and accreditation process • Decentralization of functions and budgets in terms of localization, integration of plans and best practices • Ensuring that all programs & projects of DepEd is managed and supported by the divisions (eg. SBM) BESRA PIP 2006

7. TA Expected from the Divisions • Stakeholders networking ,i. e. organization of SGC, revitalization of LSB • Stakeholders mobilization and resource generation • School-based resource management and installation of finance and administrative systems BESRA PIP 2006

8. TA Expected from the Divisions • Technical guidance by Division Superintendents and supervision by division education/subject specialists • Development of standards and indicators of progress, impacts and processes • Ensuring SBM is continuously being practiced in schools. BESRA PIP 2006

9. TA Expected from the Divisions • Training programs for school heads and Teachers • Procurement of textbooks through Division Annual Procurement Plan based on school’s procurement plans BESRA PIP 2006

10. Activity 2. Group Activity (TA GAME) • What comes to your mind when you hear or read the phrase Technical Assistance? • Give as many answers as you can. • Write your answers on the colored meta-sheets provided per group • Do not repeat an answer. The group that repeats an answer earns a (-1) point. • The group that can provide the most number of correct answers wins the game

11. Questions : • What about TA ? • Why conduct TA? • Who conducts TA? • When to conduct TA? • How to conduct TA ?

12. What is Technical Assistance (TA)? • TA is any form of professional help • TA is a process • TA is a journey • TA aims for client’s improvement

13. What is Technical Assistance (TA)? • Any form of professional help, guidance or support • For “ others” to be more effective in the performance of their functions

14. Who are these “ others” ? • For the RO - Schools Divisions • For the DO – Schools & Learning Centers

15. What is Technical Assistance (TA)? • As an active process - • With steps to follow; makes use of tools • Via process consultation • Requires specific skills • Focuses on achieving set goals

16. What is Technical Assistance (TA)? • As a journey - • Reminding the clients of their prime responsibility and accountability • Respecting their capability and pace • Providing alternatives • Leaving decision-making into the hands of the clients

17. Why conduct Technical Assistance? • TA is conducted to help : • Solve problems • Improve performance • Get results • Gather data to inform policy formulation

18. Guiding Principles of Technical Assistance • Each organization is responsible for its own growth and development. • Technical assistance is aligned with the organization’s vision and mission and is based on the organization’s needs. • Learning is a cooperative and collaborative process.

19. TYPES OF TA • Direct sharing of expertise • Providing information where to secure what the client needs

20. MODES OF PROVIDING TA • Information Sharing • Policies • Guidelines • Directions • Instructions Via – conferences, Memorandum, DepEd Orders, Referrals, etc…

21. MODES OF PROVIDING TA 2. Capability Building – via . . . • Training • Workshops • Coaching/Mentoring • Seminars of Conferences • Job Aids

22. MODES OF PROVIDING TA 3. Help in group & Work Management • Coaching • Workshops

23. AREAS OF TA 3. A Work Management • Coaching, Workshops on : • Planning the work • Standards setting • Monitoring implementation • Assessing & adjusting implementation • Evaluating Work Accomplishment

24. AREAS OF TA 3. B Group Management • Coaching, Workshops on : • Giving of assignments • Building & sustaining teams • Monitoring work and time utilization • Managing performance of people

25. SKILLS IN PROVIDING TA • Facilitation skills • Giving feedback skills • Coaching skills • Monitoring and analysis skills of TA Progress • Summative evaluation of Providing TA

26. STAGES IN PROVIDING TA AGENDA • Identifying TA agenda • Identifying TA intervention • Performance contracting • TA planning • TA implementation/Monitoring/Feedback/Adjustment • TA Results Evaluation

27. IN SUMMARY : • Always come prepared with data when providing TA • Accomplish a performance contact between the client and the TA provider • Develop the TA plan based on the consolidated performance contracts with individual target clients • Treat clients according to their needs – from planning, to monitoring and evaluating.

28. Successful people have at least one thing in common. . .Somewhere , somehow, someonecared for their growth and development - Miller

29. Thank you!