In Business Training

Programme
An initiative of the ILO Women in STEM Workforce
Readiness and Development Programme

Enterprise development, growth, and

enhancement through peer-learning networks
 Orientation Module
Getting started with your
In Business Training Programme

An initiative of the ILO Women in STEM Workforce

Readiness and Development Programme

Enterprise development, growth, and

enhancement through peer-learning networks
 Getting started

During the training…

You will learn new skills by completing
activities and discussing questions
together. This will help you learn from
each other.

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 Getting started

During the training…

Your facilitator will help you go through
the module together. He/she will not
make decisions or act as a teacher.

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 Getting started

DO’s
Work as a group!
Work together to complete the activities.

Be active!
Share your ideas and participate actively in discussions.

Be respectful!
Respect each other’s ideas and opinions.

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 Getting started

DON’T…
Work independently
The training will not succeed if you work on your own.

Dominate the discussion

Let quiet participants express themselves.

Criticize each other

Speak politely, and disagree respectfully.

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Remember:
Have FUN while
LEARNING!
 Getting Started

Overview

In this Orientation module:

You will be introduced to the methodology of the training

programme to be followed during the coming weeks. Every
training module will be structured in the same way as this
module.

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Instructions:
• Conduct Sessions 1 & 2 in your Break-out
Group
• Be sure to assign a reporter & note-taker
and timekeeper
• You have 20 minutes to complete the
activities
Session 1
Self-Introduction
 Ice-breaker

Instructions:
Introduce yourselves one by one to the
other group members:
5 minutes 1. Name
2. Property Name
3. Position in the Property
4. Expectations about the training
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To create a better and more impactful virtual presence, learners are
reminded to observe the following pointers:
● Shoulders/ chest up
● Avoid swaying
● Make leaning into Cam, INTENTIONAL, MINDFUL
● Hands can be used
● Eye contact with cam
● Don’t stand up
● Secure your broadcast space, background
Session 2
Work Situation
Overview

In this session, you will discuss a work situation. This

will help you learn from each other and become
familiar with the topic of this module.
10 minutes

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 Work situation
Instructions:
1) Read aloud the situation below.
Natchaya joined the electronics company ThaiEl five years ago as an
operator. After a couple of years, Natchaya noticed that other operators had
been promoted to become supervisors, even though they had not worked
for ThaiEl for as long as she had. This made her very upset because she
also wanted a promotion.

When Natchaya asked her only friend at the company about what she could
do to get a promotion, her friend encouraged her to take more responsibility
in her current work and to demonstrate that she was ready to take on a more
senior role. However, Natchaya hesitated. Getting a promotion would mean
that she would have to learn new things and work a lot harder. She would
also have to deal with all the problems that could arise at the production
floor. Perhaps she didn’t want the promotion after all. 15
 Work situation

Instructions:
2) Discuss the two questions below.
• What is Natchaya doing wrong?
• Why is she not being promoted?

Give 3 recommendations you would

give to her.

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Instructions:
• Conduct Sessions 3 in your Break-out Group

• Be sure to assign a presentor, note-taker, and

timekeeper

• You have 30 minutes to complete the activities

• Your facilitators will give you a 5-minute break in

your breakout discussions
Session 3
Getting to the
Bottom Line
Overview

In this module, you will use this session to get to

know each other better. If you all know and trust
each other in your group, your discussions will be
more open and honest, and you will be able to learn
30 minutes
more from the training programme.

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Activity 1: Reveal the Truth
The purpose of this activity is to get to know everyone in the
group better.
1. Everyone should type on the chat box three statements
about themselves. Write down 2 statements about
yourself that are true and 1 that is false. Let everyone
read aloud the three statements about themselves.
2. For each participant, the group must guess which
statements are true and which one is the false statement.
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Activity 2:
Leading By Building Relationships And
Providing Support
In this exercise, you will try to identify things that you
have in common with everyone in your group.

▪ As a group, discuss and find out at least 10 things

that you have in common with each other.

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Activity 3:
Deciding on Group Guidelines
In the last exercise of this session, you will develop
guidelines for the group. The guidelines are supposed to:
▪ Guide your behaviour and how you treat and talk to each
other in the group during the training programme.
▪ Help everyone participate and learn from each other in
the group during the training programme.
▪ Create in your whiteboard your list of guidelines
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Session 4
Action Items
Overview

In this session, take this opportunity to reflect and

think about what you learned from this training
15 minutes module. Do not forget to write down your
reflections.

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 Action Items

Instructions:
Individually, write down in the table below:
▪ Learning: What new skills or knowledge you would
like to learn?
▪ Application: When will you apply these new
learnings in the future?
▪ Result / Objective: What is the objective or
estimated result?

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 LEARNING APPLICATION RESULT / OBJECTIVE
Example:
Example: Example:
I would feel less stressed in the
I want to learn how to manage In the morning when I prepare to
morning and would not arrive
my time better. go to work.
late to work.

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 Action Items

Instructions:
One by one, take turns and share your table with
the group.

Keep this sheet close to you, so you can go

over and review it when needed!

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 This is the end of the learning module.

Congratulations!
Together, you just completed this training module.

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ORIENTATION MODULE

In Business is an innovative, peer-to-peer learning programme that helps enterprises develop the skills needed to improve productivity,
competitiveness, and working conditions. In association with the International Labour Organization and under license by National
Employers’ Organizations, In Business is delivered by a range of business associations and institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific.

The In Business module on Problem solving trains participants to analyse problems, develop alternatives, and evaluate solutions.
Through a series of interactive sessions, participants will learn new tools and apply them to a realistic case study. Group discussions will
take into consideration real-life barriers to identifying problems and implementing solutions.

International Labour Organization

Enterprises Department
Decent Work Technical Support Team for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Building, 10th Floor
Rajdamnern Nok Avenue,
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel.: 662 288 1234 Fax. 662 288 3058
Email: BANGKOK@ilo.org
www.ilo.org/asia