[Viva] PLDI Core Leadership Training - Deadline for Applications is April 13!
Kath Webster
kathwebster at shaw.ca
Wed Apr 8 13:36:45 PDT 2015
Hi there ViVa women,
One more week to apply for the upcoming leadership training.
Let me know if you have any questions,
Cheerio,
Kath
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> Positive Leadership Development Institute - Core Training
> May 28-31, 2015
> Loon Lake, Maple Ridge
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> We're very excited to announce that PAN is hosting its 8th Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) - Core Leadership Training in BC from May 28 - 31, 2015 at Loon Lake, Maple Ridge, BC. The application deadline for this training is Monday, April 13, 2015 at 4:00 pm.
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> Click here for the Application Form
> Click here for Code of Conduct & Financial Guidelines
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> The Core Leadership Training has proven to be a great success in BC, with 115 people successfully completing Core Leadership Training. The training is truly helping People Living with HIV (PHA's) to realize their individual leadership potential and helping to strengthen a network of HIV+ leaders in British Columbia.
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> We encourage you to share this information and application with PHA's in your organization and also with other staff in your organizations that work most closely with PHA's. Please note that all applicants must be sponsored by a PAN member agency, and endorsed by an Executive Director.
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> What is the Positive Leadership Development Institute?
> The Positive Leadership Development Institute is a three-module training for people living with HIV and offers them an opportunity to identify and develop leadership skills. The three modules of the training are:
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> Core Leadership Training
> Communication Skills Training
> Bored? Get on Board! (Board/organizational governance)
> The Core Leadership Training provides the foundation for the other two modules of the training and is a prerequisite for them and all other PLDI events and resources. Core Leadership Training seeks to answer the question: "Who am I as a Leader?".
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> The three main goals of the training are:
> To identify personal values and philosophy;
> To develop leadership skills and practices;
> To gain community knowledge and awareness.
> The curriculum objectives for the training are for participants to have the opportunity:
> To understand the 5 principles and 10 commitments of leadership
> To realize individual leadership potential
> To participate in building a network of leaders within the PHA community
> To realize the potential and strengths that each individual brings to the network
> To learn about and practice leadership skills in a safe environment
> To inspire others to become leaders
> To encourage participants to take on facilitator and mentoring roles within the community
> To expand participants awareness of our community
> IMPORTANT: It must be emphasized that the PLDI trainings are professional development opportunities - not retreats. The Core Leadership Training will take place over the course of four days - and these days are very structured and intensive. While there are scheduled breaks, the days are quite long and people attending the training are expected to be present and participating for the duration. This training is therefore recommended for people whose physical and mental health is at a place that they can fully participate.
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> Due to the location of the Loon Lake Lodge and Retreat Centre if for any reason someone decides to withdraw, or are dismissed, from the training, they agree to remain at Loon Lake Lodge and Retreat Centre until the bus departs on May 31st and returns to Vancouver, BC. In this instance the individual may still partake in meals provided at the Loon Lake facilities to those participating in PAN's Positive Leadership Development Institute Core Leadership training as well as remain in their assigned accommodation.
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> Who is eligible to attend?
> In order to attend, a person must be living with HIV/AIDS and resident in BC. Applicants must also have the endorsement of a PAN member agency. PAN is committed to ensuring diverse representation including women and Aboriginal PHAs. Core Leadership Training can be beneficial for PHAs both new and experienced in HIV work.
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> What is the application process for this training?
> There are a total of 18 seats available.
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> All persons interested in taking the training must complete and submit an application form.
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> The deadline for receipt of applications is Monday, April 13th @ 4:00pm.
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> Due to limited administrative resources, to promote efficiency and to make things easier for our volunteer Selection Committee members, we require that all applications be submitted electronically by email.
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> IMPORTANT: Applications should be sent to the following email address: leadership at pacificaidsnetwork.org.
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> Applications should be saved and sent in the following format: "Lastname_Leadership" - example, "Jones_Leadership". If scanning facilities are available, the application can be signed, scanned and sent as a PDF. However, it can also be simply worked on as a Word document, and then emailed (we will obtain the necessary signatures subsequently from all successful applicants).
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> By submitting an application, a person is indicating that they agree to the Code of Conduct as well as the Financial Guidelines.
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> We are asking for official support/endorsement from the Executive Director of a PAN member agency/organization for each submitted application. There is a space to indicate that endorsement on the application form.
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> IMPORTANT - By endorsing someone's application, this means that the Executive Director:
> Recommends the applicant for this professional development (not retreat) opportunity; and
> Understands that PAN is not in a position to provide per diems or additional meals for those attending the trainings; and
> Agrees to the fee established for the training (see below); and
> Agrees to the "no show" policy that has been established for this training (see below).
> Who will decide who gets to attend the training?
> All applications will be reviewed by our volunteer Selection Committee comprised of PHAs and it is the Selection Committee that will make the determination as to the successful applicants. Applicants will be notified as to whether or not they have been accepted to the program on or before April 17, 2015. A small wait-list will be generated as well in the event there are persons who decide in the end they are not able or willing to attend the training, and who provide us with the required 5 business days of notice.
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> Who will be delivering the training?
> PAN works in an ongoing partnership with the Ontario AIDS Network (OAN) to deliver the PLDI trainings here in BC and in Ontario. This particular training will be delivered by BC trainers Kath Webster and Marc Seguin, and with assistance from trainers-in-training Valerie Nicholson and John Dub.
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> What costs are covered? What costs are not covered?
> PAN will cover the following costs for all successful applicants: long-distance or local ground or air travel to and from Vancouver; bus transport from meeting point in Vancouver to and from training facility at Loon Lake; accommodation and meals while at the training; hotel room pre- and post-training, for persons traveling from outside of the Lower Mainland, where required.
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> We will also provide child care subsidies wherever possible which is $50/day.
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> Please note: PAN is not in a position to provide per diems, or provide for meals outside of the training days (PAN will provide the following meals: dinner on May 28th, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks on May 29th and 30th, breakfast and lunch on the 31st). Those costs must be borne by the PAN member organization/agency, or the individual.
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> What is the fee?
> The fee is $150 per person from each PAN member organization who has someone attend the training from their agency.
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> We do not want this to represent a barrier to PHAs from being able to attend the training, so some flexibility will be in place for cases where paying this amount would present a true hardship for the PAN-member organization in question.
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> An invoice for the fee will be sent to the ED of the organization via email. All fees are due to PAN by Friday May8th, in order to confirm a person's attendance. Fees will be refunded in the event a person is unable to attend the training, provided notice is received by PAN by Thursday May 21st . After May 21st the fees are non-refundable.
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> "No Show" Policy
> We hope that there is enough commitment to this training that we will not have any "no shows". At the same time, we want to stress that at present, we only have the resources to provide this training to a very limited number of PHAs in BC. PAN is allocating finite and limited resources to make this training a reality.
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> We will therefore continue to implement a "no show" policy. In the event that a person does not arrive at the designated meeting time and location on Thursday May 28th, or fails to provide 5 business days notice of inability to attend (i.e. by 9 A.M. on Thursday, May 21st), PAN will invoice their endorsing organization or agency for 100% of their training cost including any travel charges incurred by PAN, as well as their accommodation and meal costs. Exceptions: unexpected medical or health emergencies, family emergencies.
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> What might participants and PAN member organizations expect to get out of attendance at the PHA Leadership Development Training?
> The feedback from past BC trainings has been profound. Participants expressed a great deal of satisfaction with the training and the vast majority of participants have indicated that the training has encouraged them to increase their involvement in work/volunteering. Participants also stated that the Leadership training increased their confidence at work/when volunteering, with friends and family and with professional/health care providers/service providers.
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> The post event evaluations also found that Leadership graduates:
> Experienced improved confidence
> Felt more connected to the HIV/AIDS movement
> Felt that they could be a part of a community response
> And this is what participants had to say when asked to tell us about their experience with the training in June 2014:
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> "Thank you so much. I came here depressed, scared and isolated. I left here loved, full of knowledge and empowered."
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> "Fantastic job! Thank you so much for all your hard work, time, efforts, energy, greatly appreciated."
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> "The diversity, selection of the participants was well thought out."
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> "Loved the laughter-no pressure, freedom to participate and totally safe environment."
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> "It (PLDI) allowed me to see past my sickness and allowed me to see where I fit in the world."
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> "I have found a deeper sense of who I am especially as a leader."
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> If after having read all of the information above, and having reviewed the Application Form, Code of Conduct and Financial Guidelines, if you still have questions, please email us at leadership at pacificaidsnetwork.org.
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> On behalf of our volunteer trainers I would like to thank you for taking the time to consider this worthwhile opportunity for PHAs in your organization.
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> Sincerely,
> Stacy Leblanc
> Director of Program Development
> Pacific AIDS Network
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> P.S. The application deadline is: Monday, April 13th @ 4:00pm.
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> CORE TRAINING
> MAY 28-31, 2015
> Hosted by the Pacific AIDS Network
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