FAQs about Train the Trainer

• What are the prerequisites for the Train the Trainer program?

  Three Compassion Labs will need to be delivered by us within your organisation, and potential trainers must have attended one of these. Your potential trainers will be skilled facilitators or educators.

• What support do we receive from Compassion Revolution?

  You trainers will receive a comprehensive trainer manual, a copy of Mary Freer’s book, Compassion Lab slide decks, meditation recordings and more to support Compassion Lab delivery.
  Your team will start the program with a full day face-to-face with Lou Pyman, our Director of Activation and Learning for Social Change. Lou will share the research and design of the Lab and empower your trainers through practice.
  After this, you’ll have up to three online sessions with Lou to plan, deliver and debrief the first Lab.

• Can we stay in touch?

  Absolutely. We support you with two follow-up reflective sessions as you establish Labs across your organisation, and Ttrainers will also be invited to join four meetings a year as members of our Community of Practice.

• Can I talk to people from other organisations doing this?

  Yes. You’ll have access to a secure online platform where trainers are sharing ideas and resources.
  Your team of trainers will connect with other Compassion Lab facilitators across Australia as part of our Community of Practice and have opportunity to build new professional networks while they’re being supported to do great work.

• What is the time commitment?

  Attendance at one Compassion Lab as a participant, and at the full day workshop with Lou Pyman, Director of Learning and Activation for Social Change.

  Co-facilitation of two Compassion Labs per year and attendance at two Community of Practice online sessions.

• What support will the trainers need from our own organisation?

  The success of the Labs relies on a few things:

  • One or two people to manage the governance of the Labs including coordinating the publication of Lab dates on internal registration platforms, room bookings, and attendance. We can connect you with other organisations who are willing to share how they are making this work.
  • Promotion of the Labs so that staff know what to expect – we can help with flyers for this.
  • Support from leaders and managers for staff to attend the Labs.
  • Labs are most impactful if people choose to attend rather than being nominated to attend – it can make people feel that they are not compassionate enough if a Lab pops up in their calendar and they don’t have any context.

How you can keep the momentum going alongside the Train the Trainer program

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