Transcripts of Those who Attended and Had Not attended the Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Train the Trainer programme in the North East and North Cumbria, 2023

A “Train the Trainer” (TtT) model has been adopted in the North East and North Cumbria to maximise delivery of core “Making Every Contact Count” (MECC) training at scale across various sectors (Local Authority, NHS Trusts, Primary Care, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Criminal Justice, Emergency Services, Natural England). This aim of this model is that recipient of TtT training become trainers, cascading MECC training to frontline staff. The purpose of the project was to explore how the TtT programme can be optimised to ensure delivery of MECC training to frontline staff.

This data collection consists of semi-structured qualitative interviews conducted with individuals who were eligible for but had not attended MECC TtT training (n = 6), those who had attended (n = 13), and those who delivered MECC TtT training (n = 2)- know as 'principal trainers'. There were two separate topic guides depending on if the participant had attended MECC TtT training or not.

The topic guides explored participants' experience of accessing and attending the MECC TtT programme, and cascading MECC training.<p>Implementation of Making Every Contact Count (MECC), an opportunistic and person-centered approach to the promotion of health and wellbeing, often adopts a Train the Trainer (TtT) model whereby individuals are trained to cascade core MECC training to frontline staff. The TtT model may possess distinct benefits including delivering MECC at scale and utilising local knowledge and relationships. The current study aimed to explore the barriers and facilitators to cascading MECC training through the TtT model across the North East and North Cumbria. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals (n = 21) who were eligible for the MECC TtT programme but had not attended (n = 6), those who had attended (n = 13), and those who delivered the MECC TtT model (n = 2). The topic guides explored participants' experience of accessing and attending the MECC TtT programme, and cascading MECC training.</p>

培训师培训（Train the Trainer，TtT）模式已在英国东北及北坎布里亚地区推行，旨在规模化、最大化地在多领域开展核心“每一次接触都重要（Making Every Contact Count，MECC）”培训，覆盖的领域包括地方行政部门、国民保健服务信托机构、初级医疗保健、志愿与社区组织、刑事司法系统、应急服务机构以及自然英格兰署。该模式的核心目标是让参与TtT培训的学员成长为培训师，将MECC培训逐级传递至一线工作人员。本项目旨在探索如何优化TtT项目，以确保向一线工作人员顺利开展MECC培训。

本次数据采集采用半结构化质性访谈方法，访谈对象分为三类：符合MECC TtT培训报名资格但未参与培训的人员（n=6）、已参与培训的人员（n=13），以及负责开展MECC TtT培训的人员（n=2）——这类人员被称为“首席培训师”。根据访谈对象是否参与过MECC TtT培训，本次研究设置了两套独立的访谈提纲。两套访谈提纲均围绕访谈对象参与MECC TtT项目的相关经历，以及向他人传递MECC培训的实践展开。

“每一次接触都重要（Making Every Contact Count，MECC）”是一种机会型、以个体为中心的健康促进与福祉提升方法，其落地实施通常采用培训师培训（Train the Trainer，TtT）模式，即先培训一批人员，再由他们将核心MECC培训传递至一线工作人员。TtT模式具备独特优势，例如可规模化开展MECC培训，并充分利用本地资源与人脉关系。本研究旨在探索在东北及北坎布里亚地区，通过TtT模式开展MECC培训传递工作所面临的障碍与促进因素。本次研究共开展21例半结构化质性访谈，访谈对象包括：符合MECC TtT项目报名资格但未参与培训的人员（n=6）、已参与培训的人员（n=13），以及负责开展MECC TtT培训的人员（n=2）。访谈提纲同样围绕访谈对象参与MECC TtT项目的经历，以及向一线传递MECC培训的实践展开。