SUHAKAM
There were four sessions in the workshop namely Introduction to Human
Rights and SUHAKAM; Introduction to HRBP in schools; and, Introduction
to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The MOE delivered
the fourth session, on school discipline. In the ToT, participants were
divided according to secondary and primary schools. They had to
demonstrate how they would implement the activities in the modules,
coupled with explanations based on their understanding of the CRC. In
order to gauge the effectiveness of the workshops, the teachers took
pre and post tests pertaining to human rights, the CRC and HRBP.
Figure 1: Participants’ Pre and Post Tests Average Scores by Workshop
100%
Pre-Test
Post-Test
90%
Average Score in Percentage
6
80%
80%
80%
70%
60%
50%
79%
79%
72%
72%
52%
55%
55%
60%
56%
56%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Southern Region Central Region Northern Region Eastern Region
Sabah
Sarawak
Workshop
Figure 1 shows the average score of participants for each of the
six workshops. The results show that the teachers had a basic
knowledge of human rights before participating in the workshop.
After attending the workshops, their knowledge increased between
10% -30%.
The participants gave positive feedback to the workshops, and they
also suggested SUHAKAM organise sharing sessions among participants
as a follow-up next year. Some suggested that such workshops be
held once or twice a year. Participants raised the matter of financial
constraints in implementing the HRBP programme in schools, including
implementing the Post PT3 / UPSR Human Rights Module as some of the
activities required the preparation of materials by teachers.