School of Trainers

Instead of reinventing the wheel, when you start a new project or when a new manager appears, learn how to standardize the best techniques and methods.

“The 14 principles of the Tao Toyota”, Jeffrey K. Liker 

The project is designed to solve the main issues on the formation of volunteer and professional personnel in the field of managing volunteer projects. It will allow to form the basic standards and technologies of managing voluntary initiatives, in accordance with Kazakhstan’s realities, for their further and effective application. The creation and functioning of the school will become an integral part of the work on the development and popularization of volunteer activities.

The School of Trainers is a long-term project. Training takes place both in Almaty, and with departure to the regions:

1. The first three-day training course was held in September 2013, in Almaty for 28 NGOs from 14 regions of Kazakhstan;
2. A series of trainings and seminars for NGOs and volunteers in the region where the organization participates in the School of Trainers from October 2013 to April 2014;
3. The second three-day training course in August 2014, in Almaty;

Offsite trainings are conducted with the technical support of the participating organization;

TRAINING SCHOOL PROGRAM:

The program of the School of Trainers is comprehensive and aims to ensure that the project participants receive the relevant standardized competencies in the following areas:

• Effectively plan volunteer projects (strategic and operational planning skills);
• Professional management of volunteer projects (project management);
• Form and retain volunteer teams (selection and building of teams);
• Motivate and develop volunteers (inspiration tools and coaching skills)

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

The project is designed to solve the main issues on the formation of volunteer and professional personnel in the field of managing volunteer projects. It will allow to form the basic standards and technologies of managing voluntary initiatives, in accordance with Kazakhstan’s realities, for their further and effective application. The creation and functioning of the school will become an integral part of the work on the development and popularization of volunteer activities.

Within the framework of the project, a team of specialists will be established, professionally working with volunteers and implementing social programs, which in the future will become experienced experts of the School and will be able to transfer the received competences to their colleagues in the regions. Practical and theoretical bases of effective technologies, methods and tools for managing volunteer initiatives and programs in Kazakhstan, as well as a base of standards, best examples and methods for implementing volunteer projects will be created. Also within the framework of the project it is planned to form a working group of the School of Trainers from experts and trainers in the field of management, business technologies, communications and PR, as well as experts from regional NGOs. This team will carry out direct visits to the regions, conduct both mass meetings to promote volunteerism in general, and narrow training meetings / trainings.

NGOs are involved in the project from all regions of Kazakhstan, the main target audience of the project is Kazakh and rural non-governmental organizations. Based on the results of the School, a plan will be drawn up for joint implementation of regional projects in accordance with the standards and technologies of the School of Trainers.

SCHOOL TRAINERS:

Trainers of the School of Trainers are experts in the field of business technologies, strategic management, communications and blogging, as well as guest speakers – professionals who will conduct master classes on their success stories.

CONTACTS:

+ 7 705 888 57 88 – Gregoriy

komandasos@gmail.com

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