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The Prerak’s Role

The first task of a Prerak is to nominate two master trainers per district. Once this is
done, the Prerak has to create a plan for the training of frontline workers, including a
roadmap and to-do list.

The Prerak then has to mobilise the attendees and make sure the classes are fully
attended both by the beneficiaries and the trainers themselves. The Prerak also has
to oversee the quality of training imparted and work with district-level officers to
ensure they maintain the standards set.

Example :

A Prerak may spot that certain areas in the district are routinely late with the
data or not submitting it. A Prerak gets access to all state departments and to the
district Child Development Project Officer to whom all the village level community
supervisors report.

So, it’s fairly easy for them to find out why the data is going unfilled, and in turn reach
out to the state department that offers training to understand if the skilling and
teaching classes are being conducted and the tools are being dispersed. It could well
be that no training has been given or the trainers themselves are underskilled. The
Prerak has the authority to find out why not and request stakeholders to help.

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