TOWARDS A NEW CONCEPTUALIZING OF CASCADE-BASED TRAINING OF TRAINERS FOR LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The paper aims to investigate multiple meanings and conceptualizations of TOT, particularly with community development and social change programs. In this article, the characteristics of TOT and its types are investigated and the driving forces that determine this training model are discussed. TOT has been regarded as a trustworthy model for teachers/trainers professional development in which the learning process can be more meaningful with good standards of trainers’ production and manufacturing. The study investigates the cascade-based TOT model by standing on its opportunities and challenges. Hence, the paper attempts to highlight the concept of TOT that is often seen by development organizations, particularly the ones interested in youth work as the most effective means of building trainers’ capacities, adult youth leadership and social change values dissemination.