The Super-T: Intensive Training for Activist Trainers

Posted by on December 17, 2012

The Super-T: 17 days of Training for Trainers
an intensive training for activists, organizers, educators and social change agents.

May 31 – June 16, 2013 (with a special orientation for participants outside North America May 29-30)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

We are now accepting applications for Super T, 2013 from participants outside North America.
We will begin accepting applications from participants in the U.S. and Canada beginning, January 1st, 2013.

Click here to download the application for International Participants.

http://trainingforchange.org/sites/default/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=902&qid=418541

If you’re applying from the U.S. or Canada you’ll need to fill out this application.

http://trainingforchange.org/sites/default/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=906&qid=418541

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and we encourage you to apply early – the Super T usually fills up quite fast!

Visiting http://www.trainingforchange.org or contact us at [email protected] for more information.

Take your facilitation to a new level of creativity, range and effectiveness in this intensive 17-day super-training: 4 state-of-the-art workshops, with a day’s rest between each, sequenced for maximum growth for participants.

We highly encourage participants to take all 4 workshops in the series to have the time to get maximum value, form meaningful connections with the participants and trainers, and to experience a real advancement in your training skills.  However, you can register for part of the series if you’re not able to take the whole thing.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Super-T

The Super-T is for experienced and less-experienced trainers and facilitators who want to take their work to a new level of creativity and effectiveness, as well as new trainers who want to learn the major principles of this rapidly-developing field. The Super-T is ideal for a trainer’s sabbatical, for facilitators looking for inspiration and fresh approaches, and for international trainers wanting to make a study trip to North America.

WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM UNIQUE?

The Super-T has four parts, carefully sequenced to provide balanced learning by the participants, with rest in between for digestion of the new skills and knowledge. The program leaders are not only expert in empowerment teaching but also have deep experience in nonviolent social change work, internationally and locally. The Super-T goes beyond skills and information to the transformational level, with trainers growing in self-awareness and communicative power. The program includes an adventure-based learning course which will expand your toolkit for strengthening people’s leadership, teamwork, and conflict resolution skills.

AT THE END OF THE SUPER-T, YOU’LL HAVE…

• More training tools you can use successfully
• Increased skill in challenging situations, including tools for working with strong emotions and difficult participants
• Greater awareness of yourself as a facilitator and new ways to use your strengths more effectively
• More clarity in how to arrange activities in a powerful sequence
• More confidence in facilitating with emergent design
• A certificate of achievement as a graduate of the Super-T

ADD THESE TO YOUR FACILITATOR’S TOOLKIT

Want to add variety and greater range to the exercises you use in workshops? The Super-T will offer you…

• Expanded tools for working with people who learn primarily through visual, auditory, or kinesthetic channels
• Strategies for how to increase a resistant group’s flexibility and openness to learning
• Increased creativity in inventing tools and activities for your kind of teaching

GAIN FLEXIBILITY

We’ll show you how to increase your flexibility as a trainer. By the end of the Super-T, you’ll have…

• New approaches to design which enable you to work with hundreds of participants in a workshop if necessary
• More understanding of how to use the dynamics in the workshop itself to teach nonviolence, team-building, democratic leadership, and conflict resolution
• Increased skill in cross-cultural communication and support for diversity

COME FOR…

Coaching from experienced, internationally known trainers… Stimulation and support from working closely with other trainers for an extended time… A deeper appreciation for yourself and what you have to offer as a facilitator… More self-confidence

A COMMUNITY OF LEARNING

Of central importance is the learning community formed by the Super-T participants, which gives support to individuals’ learning goals. This international learning community, by living and learning together for more than two weeks, extends the learning opportunities far past the hours of actual workshops.

INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS

The Super-T is very popular with trainers from overseas. In the past few years, we’ve welcomed trainers from Russia, Thailand, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Burma, India, Nepal, Romania, and many other countries. We have so many international participants that we’ve included a special orientation session for overseas visitors.

About visas: In order to travel to the United States, you will need to get a visa from the US embassy in your country. It’s your responsibility to get your visa, but we’ll help you as best we can. We will write an invitation letter and send it to you and to the embassy. But the letter is not a guarantee of a visa, and even if your visa is approved, the process can be very slow. You should contact us at least 3 months before the workshop you plan to take.

Funding: Are you looking for help paying for your trip to the US Here’s an idea: many participants get funding from social-change groups in their home countries. In return, the participant agrees to do trainings for the group after returning home.
FEE

The fee for the whole Super-T is $750-$2,250 US, sliding scale based on income. The fee includes over 110 hours of training, meals on workshop days, and simple lodging in neighborhood homes for people who request it. Payment is by check or money order payable to Training for Change. To determine your workshop fee, use the chart below.

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL – If you submit your registration and payment by April 1, 2013, subtract $50.00 from your registration fee (so based on the sliding scale, if you are supposed to pay $750, with the early bird special you would only pay $700).

Keep in mind that the market value of this program is at least $5,000 US; we’re able to offer it for less thanks to generous donors. We know you, too, will be as generous as you can! The registration deadline is May 1, 2013. If you are attempting to register after the deadline or be added to the waiting list, please contact us at [email protected]

(all numbers in US dollars)
If your income is…     You pay…
under $15,000     $750
$15,001-$25,000     $850
$25,001-$35,000     $1,100
$35,001-$45,000     $1,450
$45,001-$55,000     $1,850
over $55,000     $2,250

STAFF RATES
Are you being sent to the training by your employer? If so, don’t use your income to determine the fee — use the annual budget of the organization.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FEE

If you have questions about the sliding scale fee, or you need more information about the workshop, feel free to contact us.

HOUSING & MEALS

The workshop fee includes all meals during workshop hours. Meals are cooked and served family-style at the training site. Participants are responsible for meals that fall outside of workshop hours.

The fee also includes simple lodging in neighborhood homes for people who request it. Just let us know on your registration form that you’ll need a place to stay, and we’ll match you with a local host; most of the hosts live within a few blocks of the training site.