Professional Trainers Certificate

Due to continued demand we are pleased to offer 2 further chances to attend this short course. There are a few places remaining for both courses.

Weekday sessions
Date: 17th, 24th and 31st July 2007
Location: Tribal, 4th Floor, 154 Great Charles Street, Birmingham, B3 3HN
Time: 9:30am-4pm each day

Out of hours sessions
Dates and times: Saturday 28th July 2007 (9.30am-4pm), Wednesday 1st August 2007 (5.30pm-8.30pm) and Thursday 2nd August 2007 (5.30pm-8.30pm)
Location: To be confirmed

Please note that the out of hours session will only cover the core elements of the course and will not include dyslexia awareness and Neuro-linguistic Programming.
Professional Trainers certificate. This certificate is ideal for creative people looking to gain a recognised training qualification or who have relatively little training experience. Held over three days, the course includes the opportunity to practice your newly developed training skills in a comfortable environment with supportive and constructive feedback. It is ideal for anyone who needs to understand the basics of training practice or wants to refine their training techniques. It encourages a flexible approach to training delivery which takes into account recent advances in accelerated learning and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). Successful candidates will be able to structure, design and deliver interesting and stimulating training.
A good course to add to your CV and a great chance to brush up on your training and general presentation skills.
The course is accredited by CIEH and is a Level 2 equivalent qualification.
This course is free of charge to those living, or working in Birmingham or Solihull (either self employed, or employed by a small enterprise).
If you are interested in participating in this training please call 0121 224 7375 and speak with Emma or Paula, or email info@creativelaunchpad.co.uk , or pop down to the Custard Factory office for a 1-2-1 discussion about your training needs.

The Art with Purpose project brings together three professional organisations from three sectors; the private sector, the public sector and the charitable sector, to deliver three individual but intrinsically linked projects:

• Birmingham City Council will be providing training opportunities for artists who want to work in Community and Participatory Arts (starting in Autumn 2007)
• Arts and Business will provide support to train Artist Facilitators working in Business (this aspect of the project has now finished)
• Creative Launchpad will be delivering Professional Trainers Award (running throughout 2007)

This project is about enabling creative individuals to deliver effective workshops in whatever sector they choose to work in.

The Creative Industries as a whole offers unique learning opportunities for the private, public, community, voluntary and educational sectors to develop, enhance, learn and live with creativity at the heart.

This can only happen with creative individuals who have the capacity to enter into these sectors with the appropriate skills to plan, prepare, deliver, facilitate and provide the appropriate service.

As an outcome of this training, participants will develop their skills to successfully apply their art form in participatory and workshops settings, in what ever sector they choose to work in.