Preventing Torture An Operational Guide for National Human Rights Institutions - Updated Edition • Objectives: Training should have a practical focus to assist officials in their daily work and help them respond to operational challenges that they face. • Evaluation: Monitoring the impact of training should be integrated into the training process and could include follow-up visits, questionnaires or mentoring. Active participation is one of the most important factors promoting learning and there are a range of participatory training techniques NHRIs can use, from carousels and case studies to fishbowls and roleplay exercises.103 Training will also be more impactful when it acknowledges and draws on the professional expertise and practical experience participants bring to the course. Insights from practice: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) has conducted training programmes for various enforcement agencies, exposing participants to the nine core international human rights instruments and their principles. The objective was to integrate the concept of human rights into the daily duties of these officials, with particular emphasis on their role in promoting and protecting human rights KEY POINTS: CHAPTER 6 • Training public officials is an important way that NHRIs can contribute to the prevention of torture. • NHRIs can be involved in developing and revising training curricula and relevant training material on torture prevention. • NHRIs can develop and deliver training courses, which are based on a needs assessment, contains practical content, involves relevant participants and includes evaluation. • Gender issues should be included in torture prevention training for public officials. NHRIs can conduct a gender analysis to ensure that trainings are gender-sensitive and work towards gender equality. 103 84 See OHCHR, From Planning to Impact: A Manual on Human Rights Training Methodology; Professional Training Series No. 6/Rev.1 (revised 2019), pp. 27–33.