what we do : cross-cultural competence : training of trainers
UK / Africa School Partnerships Workshop
British Council and Youth Sport Trust’s Dreams + Teams programme
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A two-day think-shop© which brought teachers together from the UK and 19 African countries to learn about each other and the countries they come from, as a basis for building a mutual and equitable school partnership. A key part of this workshop was to give teachers the skills necessary to share these new insights with their schools to broaden the international understanding of their students. thinkingpeople designed the workshop materials, trained the facilitators and facilitated some of the workshops.
- “Emotive, committed – inspiring…”
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- “Excellent – sympathetic and supportive…”
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‘Promoting Cultural Awareness amongst challenging staff’
Association of International Student Advisers (AISA)
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Working with staff from over 20 different UK universities, this one-day think-shop© was designed to build the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to promote cultural awareness amongst groups that are perceived as challenging. Delegates were able to try and test out a range of training activities and explore how these could meet specific learning aims and the needs of specific groups. Another key part of the day was to give delegates the opportunity to share experiences and practical ideas with peers and thinkingpeople trainers.
- “Kathryn and Jo have lots of experience in this field, they are dynamic trainers and never fail to inspire. I normally expect to come away from a course with 2 new ideas… after a thinkingpeople training both briefcase and brain are bulging with new things to try and different ways of looking at the world.”
Nicola Peacock, Internationalisation Development Manager & AISA Training Manager
‘Training of Cross-cultural Trainers’
Tenteleni (a student volunteer organisation supporting education projects in Southern and Eastern Africa)
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A one-day think-shop© to enable Tenteleni trainers to effectively prepare their volunteers for their placements overseas. The day provided an opportunity for the delegates to try and test out some cross-cultural training activities and explore how these can meet specific learning aims, as well as ask questions and share concerns about running training for their volunteers.
- “Well-tailored and relevant to Tenteleni. Built my confidence and provided a new perspective”
Cliona Sharkey, Volunteer Training Officer
