PC1100 - Introducing PaRROT

This topic provides information on the PaRROT training program from its history through to its current status.

You will be able to identify your learning style and think about the best way to approach this training.

On completion of this topic learners will be able to

• Describe the objectives and principles of the
  PaRROT program
• Discuss the benefits of undertaking this program
• Discuss the links between completing the program and enhanced practice in the rural and remote and primary health care setting
• Discuss how adults learn
• Define the different types of learning style
• Identify preferred learning style
• Develop strategies that will help identify the best way to learn using preferred learning styles.

There is no assessment but it is important to reflect on your learning style and note down some strategies you can use – examples of these strategies includes listening to the
presentations rather than reading them if your style is
auditory, taking notes and recording thoughts in a journal if your style is visual and so on.