Preparing an educational programme requires a thorough knowledge of the learner constituency, understanding of their educational needs, a set of general aims developed with the learners or their representatives, and an idea of the options available to the educator for methodology, media, and message.
Implementation requires a further set of steps.
- Learning objectives must be developed for each learner group (see Programme Design).
- These must become the starting point of an educational plan.
- That plan must take account not only of the curriculum issues but also the delivery mechanisms.
In particular, delivery must have take account of the people involved (see Staffing), the materials that have to be prepared to support them (see Procurement), the distribution mechanisms (see Storage and Distribution), and the monitoring systems that ensure the programme is completed effectively (see Administration and Management).
When a voter education or information programme is linked to an upcoming election, these tasks can be condensed into a very short space of time. Even when a more general programme of education is required, changes in legislation and in the needs of learners make it likely that flexible and robust delivery systems need to be established.
In addition to these topics, these sections also cover specific programme implementation issues related to closed institutions and Security.
