Becoming a Certified Trainer
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If you want to change the world, focus on leaders.
If you want to change leaders, focus on them when they’re young.
Becoming A Certified Trainer
The most important thing I see developing in these kids is that they’re teachable. They’re hungry and thirsty to learn how to be great leaders. These kids are critical thinkers, not just repeating answers, but forming credible ideas and strategies to change the world. We are creating dynamic innovators. –Patricia Smith, KidLead Trainer (first row middle in photo)
The certification was the best 1-day training I've ever experienced. -Gabe Guven, CVES Principal, San Jose, CA
The effectiveness of LeadNow is based on three fundamentals:
· 1. Curriculum designed with active learning methods and content that focuses on leadership character and competencies
· 2. Kids with leadership aptitude who are working together in teams, interacting with and learning from each other
· 3. Certified Trainers who both love and relate to 10-13 year olds as well as understanding leadership
If you fit the latter, we’d like you to consider being a part of the KidLead revolution, to develop leaders when they’re moldable. Only certified trainers are licensed to use the LeadNow curriculum developed by KidLead. Certification involves four steps:
· Step One: Submit an application that includes references, allows for a background check, and a video/DVD sample of you presenting. This will be followed by a phone interview if an onsite meeting is not convenient.
Applicants who are invited to participate will then go through approximately 4 hours of pre-training preparation on your own, followed by 12 hours of live workshop and hand-on training with kids, using the LeadNow curriculum. A $200 non-refundable deposit will be required at this time.
· Step Two: Pre-workshop reading from the training module and watching 2 hours of training module DVDs. This is done on your own.
· Step Three: A 12-hour live training intensive that includes 4-5 hours of on-the-job training with preteens in a mini-camp. This is used when a Master Trainer is not available to mentor you in a local, club setting.
Applicants who demonstrate the right attitude and aptitude will at this point receive certification to become KidLead Trainers. If for some reason a person does not qualify at this point, half of the tuition will be returned to the applicant. While this is rare, KidLead Master Trainers do withhold the right not to certify participants if a person does not appear to be successful in being able to present the materials well.
· Step Four: Run 1 module on your own or as a co-leader. We want to practice what we teach, emphasizing learning by doing. By running your own club you'll apply what you were taught and you'll demonstrate your leadership abilities. After successful completion of your first module, you'll be officially certified and will receive the remainder of your curriculum. Follow up coaching, periodic tele-training, support, along with monitoring LeadNow participant feedback, ensures that ongoing quality is maintained and provides helpful input for improvement.
You can become a certified trainer for the sole purpose of investing in kids and/or working with another organization. Some choose to donate their time and energy in schools, churches, civic groups and other non-profits. You can also use this certification as a means to generating additional income as an independent contractor. You can set the tuition. We suggest establishing it to 3-4 private tennis lessons or a mid-range, local athletic program. A modest participant fee for each module returns to the KidLead organization in exchange for resources, allowing you to keep the rest. We’ll provide ideas for you to raise local monies for this cause along with letters that interested applicants can use to develop their individual sponsorship support.
From a trainer's perspective, I think the interactive leadership activities really allow the kids to focus on the concepts they're learning. They go away excited about what they just learned and experienced. -
KidLead is a non-profit, educational foundation committed to providing world-class training for preteens and teens to become effective, ethical leaders.
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. –Robert Louis Stevenson
KidLead is looking for high caliber, energetic people who are leaders and who enjoy working with 10-14 year olds, to train preteens in our LeadNow club program. KidLead is the only leadership development program designed specifically for this age range. We are interviewing people, ages 18 and above, who are interested in being trained as certified trainers, who will work as independent agents, qualified to use the LeadNow curriculum.
Trainer certification includes:
· 12-hours of live training with a Lead Trainer including 4 hours of on-the-job work with kids
· KidLead polo shirt
· Training notebook and materials
· Two hours of follow-up coaching when you launch your group
· Ongoing updates on materials and tools
· Curriculum for 4 modules; over 50 hours worth of concentrated training, plus website support as it is developed for communication/training/best practice idea sharing.
We want you to succeed.
The training fee is $800. We provide a 25% discount for those associated with non-profit orgs. Some scholarships may be available for those working with non-profit organizations and/or in lower income communities. Ask about these prior to or when applying. Please note that there is a 2-year activation requirement, meaning that if you do not run a club within 24 months of being trained, you'll need to be re-trained at a 50% cost. This ensures we have people motivated to use what they learn and who are staying renewed in the program as it grows and develops.
For more information on hosting a training intensive in your area, or for the next trainer certification, please contact us.
Click here to get the online Trainer Application. We highly recommend this format vs. those below.
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Click here to download KidLead Trainer Application (PDF) Click here to download KidLead Trainer Application (Word) If you cannot use the online format, you can e-mail the form to info@kidlead.com or by mail: P.O. Box 2302, Monterey, CA 93942 |
Trainer Certification Dates/Locations:
* Sat., Nov. 14, 8AM-8PM, Santa Maria, CA. Application deadline: Oct. 31, 2009. FULL/DONE
* Sat., Dec. 5, 8AM-8PM, San Diego, CA. Application deadline: Nov. 20, 2009. FULL/DONE
* Sat., Jan. 9 and/or 16, Monterey, CA Application deadline Dec. 15, 2009 FULL/DONE
* Sat., Jan. 23, 8:30AM-8PM San Jose, CA Application deadline: Dec. 30, 2009
* Sat., Feb. 20, 8:30AM-8PM Nashville, TN Application deadline: Jan. 21, 2010
* Sat., Mar. 13, 8:30-8PM San Jose, CA Application deadline: Feb. 21, 2010
* Sat., Apr. 24, 8:30-8PM Denver/Ft Collins (TBD) Ap deadline: April 1, 2010
* Spring or Fall, 2010 date being planned now for San Francisco/Bay Area, CA; Lancaster, PA.
* New training dates scheduled as needed. Contact us for more info. Space is limited.
Certified Trainer Testimonial:
Dear Alan and Nancy Nelson,
I would like to thank you both for introducing KidLead into my life and to our community. Less than two years ago, when you came to our small community and introduced your program, I had no idea how influential and successful the program would be. KidLead has changed me, our community, the kids in our community and our schools.
We have had so much fun, using the curriculum with our 10-13 year old students. In 20 months we have had over 50 kids participate in the program. Out of these 50, 45 of them are still active. Over the past 2 modules, we have had every student return for the next module, if their schedules allowed. These numbers demonstrate how successful the program is. We just graduated the first 3 kids from all 4 modules. The growth in these kids as leaders is amazing. I watched them go from kids who were leading the best they could, to 6th grade students walking into our middle school as strong leaders, gaining the respect of a new staff and of older peers.
These kids now have the tools to lead very successfully. A couple of months ago, our school marquees read, "We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today." This is what KidLead is giving our kids, the ability to be somebody today- great leaders, great community members and great people. I see the success of this program in the way it teaches leadership.
The active learning, the interaction with a variety of people, the debriefing after each LEAD activity and the way the curriculum allows for success and failure give these kids a great feel for what leadership demands. It builds their confidence and allows them to realize they can work through any situation. I have repeatedly loved watching a room full of leaders figure out who's leadership skills will work best for the situation and from there, creating teams to complete the task. There have been times when this was difficult, but we've watched with great enjoyment how the
KidLead training successfully played out.
The KidLead club in Eaton has participated in a service project after each module. These have allowed our club to be seen in the community.
I now take phone calls regularly asking for our KidLead kids to help in community events, showing me how respected the program is in our community and how the community is watching these kids as leaders.
As a trainer, I am in awe of this program. It has changed my life. I am a better parent, teacher, friend and community member because of my training and working with the kids through this program. I truly believe in the curriculum and the success of it. I watch the kids grow in skills. I hear to the kids ask for more time and no breaks because they are so engaged in learning. I see how they are affecting our community, whether it is their classroom, family or town of
Sincerely,
Nina Lewis
KidLead Trainer
