Table 11.

Strategies for educational failure: Q.10. How can we overcome educational failure?

Consensus status	Theme	Possible solutions
Consensus	Empowering WHVs/trainers	Updating educational materials for WHVs
	Monitoring and evaluation of WHVs/trainers	Continuous monitoring of WHVs training programs
	Improving group work	Practicing teamwork on training WHVs
	Reforming policy	Setting the curriculum based on the level of education and the culture of the region
	Mobilizing the community	Supplementing existing educational capacity in the community
	Allocating proper resources	• Providing educational resources for health volunteers (hard and soft copies) • The seriousness of supervisors to implement training programs • Reducing the routine responsibilities of the WHVs’ supervisors in order to assign more time to train WHVs • Providing an appropriate training environment for WHVs and clients • Leveling the WHVs and providing educational content based on different levels of health volunteers • Providing transportation facilities for WHVs
	Assessing the needs of people/WHVs	Educational needs assessment before starting educational programs
	Using social networks	The use of social media such as telegram by center trainers
No consensus	Allocating proper resources	• Provision of necessary educational equipment for training WHVs • Using trainers who create motivation among WHVs
	Reforming policy	Considering a level of education for recruiting WHVs
	Empowering WHVs/trainers	Determining the level of practical skills (after the needs assessment) before starting the training

Abbreviations: Q, question; WHV, women health volunteer.