Trainings - Guide - Training Leaders - During

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At The Training

On the day that the training starts, the Leadership Team (the Trainers and the key members of the Support Team) will want to meet at the venue at least two-three hours before dinner, to go over details, and connect with the production manager. Inquire whether someone from the venue wishes speak to address the group at dinner or at the first meeting to orient the group to the site and maybe tell the history of the place.

The Production Team may need to collate and assemble the Training Notebooks and Symposium Manuals at the site, though it’s best to do it ahead of time. Be sure to allow enough time for the assembly. For Basic Trainings, the Notebooks are needed first thing in the morning (or if there is a Friday night, maybe then—check with training leaders), and the Manuals are distributed after lunch.

Have someone be a “host” to greet the participants as they arrive at the site, to tell them when we will be meeting, what to bring to the first meeting, etc. It is best not to count on the Production Manager for this role, since there are usually production details to be worked out that will keep him/her from giving complete and spacious attention to this hosting role.

Important: Have a roster of the participants and all their relevant contact information printed out using this template (Excel Doc), and distribute it to the participants early in the training so they can correct and add information. Then correct/update it and print it out so that you can give the updated roster to all participants at the end of the Training. Also, send this roster to Emily at emily@pachamama.org to be added to the Master Facilitator Roster.

Have blank Background Info Sheets (Word Doc) to hand out if someone has not done theirs in advance.

Important: Agree on who has responsibility to a) send in the updated/corrected roster to Emily at trainings@pachamama.org, b) send the group photo of participants to Emily at trainings@pachamama.org and post on Facilitators Network, c) if appropriate, make a final financial/budget report to Lindsay at lindsay@pachamama.org and d) follow through on mentor assignment and/or Symposium run-through day.