Session Sheet for the Trainer – Implementation – Potential Problems, Session 1

Key Messages

See the summary and key learning points.

Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will have identified features crucial to the successful implementation of the CRPD.

Room Arrangement

Cabaret style for small group work (4 participants in each group), each with a white board or flipchart.

Activity

20 mins – Group work, part 1 10 mins – Group work, part 2 30 mins – Group work, part 3 30 mins – Plenary discussion

Duration

90 Minutes

Notes for a Training Team

Small group discussions to create lists then swap lists, more group discussion before plenary feedback.

When you swap the flipchart papers be

aware that the groups will come together for part 3.

Task Sheets

Learning Activity 2.C.1: Problems with Successful Implementation of the CRPD.

Handouts

Handout: Problems with Successful Implementation of the CRPD

Learning activity 2.C.1:Challenges to the successful Implementation of the CRPD

Objective: To identify features crucial to the successful implementation of the CRPD.

Part 1

In your group look at the following 4R headings and identify, under each of the headings, what features are crucial for successful implementation of the CRPD.

  • Resources
  • Responsibility
  • Reporting relationships
  • Results

Use examples from your country experiences and share examples of the potential and real problems arising from a lack of one of the features. You might draw on general experience of public policy information (not just relating to the implementation of the CRPD) to create a list which you will write neatly on a white board or flipchart.

Part 2

Your summary list will be given to another group and you will receive one from them. The next activity is to go through the list and discuss what you believe to be the most crucial features and explore what already exists in your country.

Part 3 - Remedies

Join with the group whose flipchart you have and, together, select one or two of the ideas that emerged from their flipchart and yours, and discuss any promising practices of which you are already aware and which could remedy the problems countries might face in implementing the CPRD fully. Be ready to share your ideas in plenary.

You have 20 minutes to complete Part One, a further 10 minutes to complete Part Two, and 30 minutes to complete Part Three. Be ready to report your ideas back

Handout: Problems with Successful Implementation of the CRPD

There are common problems that relate to the implementation of public policy. Often, these are captured by the “Four R’s”:

  • Resources
  • Responsibility
  • Reporting relationship
  • Results

In more detail, experience tells us that some of the key problems are:

  • Insufficient definition of key implementation tasks and activities
  • Lack of knowledge and capacity on the part of those involved with implementation
  • Inadequate training and instruction given to employees
  • Insufficient human resources dedicated to implementation of the Convention.
  • Insufficient financial resources dedicated to implementation of the Convention,
  • Insufficient coordination of implementation activities between key government ministries and other stakeholders
  • Competing activities and crises which divert attention from implementation of the CRPD.
  • Uncontrollable external factors which had an adverse impact on implementation
  • Inadequate leadership and direction provided by departmental managers
  • Inadequate information systems used to measure implementation activities
  • Frameworks or practices for government consultation with organizations of persons with disabilities not yet in place.