Training Course Format: Course Dates: TBC February/March 2025 (in person) Course Location: In Country • • • • • The four-day course will be delivered through a blend of in-person modules, practical group work, guest sessions with subject-matter experts, exercises and individual assignments. The journalism and CSO training tracks will proceed separately, with joint sessions built into the agenda to bring the two tracks together at various points. These joint sessions will offer opportunities for discussion on some of the issues, practising skills with professional peers, learning more about one another’s work, and networking. The training will be run in English. Journalist participants are also strongly encouraged to come with a story idea that they can develop as the course proceeds. Journalist participants will have the opportunity to interview their CSO counterparts in practical joint exercises. Training Course Costs: The following costs will be covered by TRF: • • Local transportation to/from course venue Meals and refreshments and/or a daily per-diem to cover meals not provided during course hours. TRF will consider reimbursement of other reasonable costs which participants may expect to incur to enable participation in the training course. Costs outside of those listed above must be discussed and agreed with TRF in advance of the course. Training Course Principles: The training course is a safe environment designed to be practical and interactive. Participants will work on real-world and hypothetical issues, contributing to discussions and sharing insights from their experience. TRF expects: • • Participants to provide respectful, constructive, and meaningful contributions during and after the course. Journalists and civil society participants to forge networks and identify issues worthy of coverage. All participants to engage with one another, share knowledge and experience of their work and examples of how they may have overcome challenges. Ongoing and active engagement in activities as described above. 7. Application Process and Eligibility Criteria • • Eligibility – Journalists: To be eligible to participate in this programme journalist applicants must be: • • • • 4 Full-time journalists or active regular contributors to a media publication or social media platform in country. Able to demonstrate at least three years of professional experience, whether working as a journalist for a media organisation, creating content for a social media platform, or another form of journalistic activity. Experienced in reporting on human rights and/or transnational issues, or able to show a demonstrable interest in such reporting. Able to publish/broadcast an original piece of journalism on the theme of transnational illegal issues in a publication/platform that they are part of or regularly contribute to.