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WHO’s Family Planning Guidance Documents and Job Aids

Purpose

This module is designed to be used by clinical trainers and pre-service educators with a thorough understanding of adult learning principles and the ability to provide clinical training on FP topics in pre-service or in-service settings. Designed to actively involve the trainees in the learning process, sessions include: a session plan, PowerPoint presentations, and accompanying activities and resources.

WHO’s Family Planning Guidance Documents and Job Aids Facilitators Guide

This Facilitator’s Guide contains information on the module design, a description of the materials, and learning objectives, as well as how to conduct brainstorming and facilitate discussions.

WHO’s Family Planning Guidance Documents and Job Aids Facilitators Guide
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Learning Objectives

By the end of the training, as appropriate to their scope of practice and job description, trainees should be able to:
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Explain the purpose and intended use of WHO’s guidelines and job aids, including:
a. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (MEC) including job aids b. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use (SPR) c. Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers
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July 19, 2021
September 25, 2013

Module Session Plan

The session plan describes the subject content, method of instruction, learning activities, resources and materials that will support you in preparing for and conducting the session. It includes a training schedule that provides a breakdown of the module by day, time, and topic
WHO FP Guidance: Session Plan
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WHO FP Guidance: Training Schedule
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Presentation slides

The presentation slides provide technical information on the subject matter. The text for these slides can be found in the speaker notes

All slides are color coded according to information.

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Basic Slides - WHO FP Guidance
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Evaluation Tools

The module contains tools for evaluating the knowledge and skill of trainees. These include pre- and post-knowledge assessment questionnaires having objective questions, with instructions for scoring the tests and competency-based skills checklists for assessing the acqired skills during and after the training. It also contains the course evaluation tool.
WHO FP Guidance: Pre-Test
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WHO FP Guidance: Post-Test
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WHO FP Guidance: Course Evaluation
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Handouts

The module has a set of handouts with specific information and key take away messages and Job aids to support learning at workplace. Handouts should be printed and distributed to the learners.
WHO FP Guidance Handout #1: Medical Eligibility Criteria Wheel for Contraceptive Use
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WHO FP Guidance Handout #2: Quick Reference Chart for MEC
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Appendix A: WHO’s FP Guidance Documents: Answer Keys for Pre- and Post-Tests
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References

The main references for the implants module as well as for other modules of the TRP are the World Health Organization’s four cornerstones of family planning guidance.
The WHO Reproductive Health Library (RHL)

The WHO Reproductive Health Library (RHL) is an electronic review journal published by the Department of Reproductive Health and Research at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. RHL takes the best available evidence on sexual and reproductive health from Cochrane systematic reviews and presents it as practical actions for clinicians (and policy-makers) to improve health outcomes, especially in developing countries.

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Cross-Cutting Topics
Permanent Methods
Emergency Contraceptives
Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives(LARC)
Fertility Awareness Based Methods
Barrier Methods
Hormonal Contraceptives
Platform

The materials in the Training resource package have been co developed by a consortium of organizations led by WHO, UNFPA and USAID until 20 January 2025. This platform was managed by Momentum Country and Global Leadership (MCGL), led by Jhpiego and partners until July 2025, and is presently managed by WHO department of Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing: Advancing Life Course Health and Reproduction (LHR).

© 2026 The materials as part of this Training Resource Package for Family Planning are freely available for adaptation and use with attribution in noncommercial contexts.

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Presentation Slides

The PowerPoint presentations include technical information on COCs. There are three types of slides:

Pale blue/green slides

Slides conveying most of the technical information are pale blue/green

Pale blue/green slides with a pink header

The pale blue/green slides with a pink header are primarily pictorial slides. Many of them come from WHO’s Decision-Making Tool for Family Planning Clients and Providers. They are useful for all trainees, but are especially useful for trainees of low-literacy.

Pale blue advanced slides

The pale blue advanced slides present research that supports the recommendations in the Global Handbook and the Training Resource Package and can be included or excluded by the facilitator as appropriate. They are especially appropriate for physicians who may desire additional information from supporting research studies. The text for these slides can be found in the speaker’s notes, rather than in the session guide.

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For all queries, please email us at srhcfc@who.int.