A team of 10 future librarian-trainers participated in the first of Novateca of Trainings of Trainers in the period of July 21 - August 1, 2014, in Chisinau.

The 10 librarians of the Regional Trainings Centers from Ialoveni, Rezina, Hâncești, Șoldănești and Telenești, participated in the two-weeks training prior to the delivery of computers to libraries, in order to ensure that librarians are comfortable with using the new equipment when it arrives.

The goal of the first ToT was to create and strengthen a national team of trainer-librarians specialized in adult training and computer management that will develop and support training programs for both librarians from village libraries and communities across Moldova.

The training curricula consisted of three modules. One was dedicated to Basic IT Skills and Computer Management, the other one to adult training methodology and the third one to the ‘Modern Library” concepts.

The workshops were structured interactively and it gave participants the chance to work in groups and share their experience and achievements. They could ask facilitators for help and come up with solutions to different situations. Librarians provided constructive and positive feedback. They gained new knowledge, built practical skills and started feeling more confident and inspired for the upcoming trainings, not only for the librarians under Novateca program but the general public also. After the completion of the TOT’s, the RTC trainers are expected to subsequently train their colleagues form their own district and the neighboring libraries. The Training Centers will serve as a public access site, in addition to offering trainings to the public.

The trainings of trainers (TOTs) were organized in order to learn how to strengthen local librarian capacities, support librarians’ process in modernizing libraries, an develop new opportunities for librarian professional development.