PALESA PEARL MPHUTHING

• Plan and prepare interventions based on material provided.
• Assess learning environment constraints to inform suitable learning delivery approaches.
• Assess learning needs and adapt approaches to meet desired learning outcomes and learner needs.
• Support learning across multiple delivery modes in accordance with desired outcomes.
• Steer conversations about learning material, and monitor participants to discern potential learning-related challenges withing cohorts.

• Research, plan and prepare for the interventions.
• Facilitate learning programs using a variety of delivery methods including face to face and virtual settings.
• Create a learning environment that is collaborative and supportive to enable learners to ask questions, challenge and take full advantage of the learning opportunity.
• Compile reports on the interventions.

• Trained Peer Educators in schools using the Basic Education Life Skills program to equip them with the necessary skills to help their peers.
• Conducted workshops for Life Skills Educators in line with the program to ensure they could give the necessary support to the Peer Educators.
• Conducted stakeholder workshops with School Governing Bodies, School Management Teams and parents to support the program.
• Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
• Updated stakeholders at school, community and district levels of progress and roadblocks.
• Monitored deadlines and milestones to keep team on track with project schedule.
• Evaluated and solved technical problems affecting project deliverables.

• Researched, prepared and planned interventions for a variety of clients in the public and client spaces.
• Successfully delivered learning programs for youth and adults.

Successfully lead a project training youth to lead in the HIV/AIDS space, working with students at the University of Pretoria and five other SADC institutions (Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique and Swaziland).

• Built successful project plans covering objectives, resources and staffing (student volunteers) to meet schedules.
• Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to stakeholders, including partner universities and donors.
• Successfully organized Imagined Futures I, II, III Conferences: Student Leadership in a time of AIDS (UP). URL: www.csa.za.org
• Adhered to budget requirements with excellent planning and consistent expense monitoring.
• Prepared a variety of written communications, reports and documents.

• Managed and mentored the student counseling team.
• Responsible for the recruitment and training of Counseling student volunteers.
• Assisted in the supervision and debriefing of the counselor under a professional Psychologist.
• Managed to align the University VCT clinic with the government ARV treatment program.
• Responsible for the Volunteer Counseling and Testing record keeping, quality assurance and reporting on the project.

• Successfully recruited student volunteers at a time when HIV/AIDS stigma was highly prevalent.
• Overseeing all training of volunteers, training of trainers, facilitating workshops, mentoring.
• Overseeing and mentoring the different volunteer teams.
• Engaged in community outreach to support program mission.
• Developing training materials and preparing reports.
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