Case Study - Philippines Metagora Pilot Project

CHAPTER 4: TRAINING FOR FIELD OPERATIONS (page 3)

4.1.5 Comments/Issues/Concerns and Actions Taken in the Level I Training

Below is the summary of comments, issues and concerns raised and actions taken during the Level 1 training.

Issues and Comment	Actions Taken/To be Taken
1. It was noted that sample barangays selected by the NSCB included barangays that have no IPs. Hence, CHRP requested that the NSCB revise the sampling design so that only barangays with IPs will be covered by the survey.	For NSCB to include the barangays with IPs and drop those without IPs. The list of sample households and replacement households by barangay will be provided to the NSO/NCIP interviewers
2. If the respondent is not an IP, should we ask if any household members are IPs?	Yes.
3. There are no instructions for the questions that require multiple responses.	Such instructions will be included in the manual.
4. Is it necessary that the household head be the respondent?	No. Respondent can be any responsible IP who can provide accurate answers to the questions and who can give information for the household.
5. The socio-demographic profile should be printed in landscape in order to provide more space for the write-in answers.	Questionnaire to be revised as suggested.
6. In the Interview Status, the following choices should be deleted: refusal, temporarily away/not at home/on vacation, vacant, housing unit demolished, destroyed by fire, typhoon or other natural calamities. There is no need to include those categories of the interview status because the households with such status shall be replaced by another household and will not be covered in the survey. Hence, no questionnaire should be assigned to such households.	Corrections to be reflected in the questionnaire.
7. Include the definition of family in the definition of terms.	Noted.
8. The socio-demographic profile questionnaire can only list at most 10 household members. Additional copies of the socio-demographic profile questionnaire should be provided to the interviewers to be able to list household members exceeding 10 members.	Noted.
9. Revise the definition of migrant based on IPRA.	Noted.
10. There were suggested changes made for the questionnaire such as rephrasing/rewording of some question items, additions/revisions in the choices of answers, reformatting of the socio-demographic profile portion, changes in the pre-coded answers to facilitate administration and processing.	For NSCB to revise the questionnaire.

4.1.6 Outcome of Level I Training

With the full support of the partner agencies (CHRP, NSCB and NCIP), the NSO was able to organise the first-level training. Among the benefits:

1. Level I training was conducted as scheduled and smoothly despite the lack of funds available for the training.

2. Twenty-nine participants from the NSO, CHRP, NSCB and NCIP were trained on the Metagora Pilot Survey.

3. The following topics were taught and learned by the participants: overview of the Metagora project; classification of human rights; rights of IPs; definitions and concepts of the pilot survey; duties and responsibilities of enumerators, team supervisors and NSO field officers; procedures on how to conduct an interview; procedures on how to complete the questionnaires; and general rules and concepts on how to address problems during field enumeration.

4. Some LGU officials met with the Philippine Metagora project team to discuss their participation and administrative and financial matters.

5. The issues and concerns related to the survey were addressed accordingly.

6. The training also served as a way to improve the survey instruments and sampling method which, in turn, helped improve the survey operations and quality of data collected.

7. The different agencies involved in the survey were made aware of their roles in the training as well as in the field enumeration.

4.2 LEVEL II - TRAINING OF INTERVIEWERS

4.2.1 Objectives of the Interviewers’ Training

Training of interviewers is crucial to the success of survey operations. Through training, the enumerators are expected to learn the concepts used in the survey questionnaire and the procedures for obtaining quality data through interviews. It is expected that after the training, the enumerators are able to conduct the interview properly and address problems during field enumeration.

The Level II training, or Interviewers’ Training, was conducted during three days in selected training centres. The training was attended by the Team Supervisors (TS), Enumerators (ENs) and NCIP observers. The PSOs and respective assistants were the trainers for this level. The NSO-CO project staff and the RDs also assisted in the training. One representative each from CHRP and NCIP were also invited as resource persons to give an overview about the Metagora Project and the rights of IPs, respectively.

4.2.2 Training Method

Similar to the first-level training, the group or classroom training was adopted for Level II training.

Mock interviews, which are a crucial part of the training, were conducted in Level II training. The mock interviews served as a means to evaluate or gauge how well the trainer conducted the training and how well the trainees understood the lectures.

The materials used in the training include the following:

1. Training kit –(bag, pencil, ballpoint pen, notebook)

2. Interviewers’ Manual

3. Sample Questionnaire (PSDIPRAD Form 1)

4. Field Operations Guidelines

5. Supervisors’ Forms (PSDIPRAD Form 3 & 3A)

6. List of Sample Households (PSDIPRAD Form 4)

7. List of Replacement Households (PSDIPRAD Form 4A)

8. Area maps

9. Presentation materials (PowerPoint)

10. Laptop/computer and LCD/overhead projector

11. Whiteboard/blackboard, sound system, eraser and marker/chalk