Training Schedule: Strategic and Project Planning, and Facilitation Skills

Strategic & Project Planning: Becoming Agents of Change

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Your group has engaged in multiple conversations and brainstormed numerous options for addressing an issue or managing a project.  But after this explosion of energy to produce an array of strategies, nothing seems to be happening!  What do you do now?

During 2020, Virginia Cooperative Extension will once again offer its newest training, Strategic and Project Planning: Becoming Agents of Change.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions in Virginia, we will offer this training virtually at a modified price through June, 2020. In-person interactive sessions may be added later in the year based on demand and opportunity.  

Whether a group wants to write a comprehensive strategic plan or design the steps for project implementation, there are promising practices for this type of work. 

This course will explore the planning process for transitioning an idea into reality.  Each participant will receive a planning notebook that will guide his/her work with any organization or community work group.

You will receive links to the session and pre-work after registration.

Your investment is $100 for the one day training and includes a problem-solving style assessment and training materials.Your investment is $160 for the one day training and includes all training materials and lunch.

You are invited to join your trainer, Megan M. Seibel, Ph.D., and other individuals who are facing similar dilemmas.  Together you will discover the promising practices for overcoming the stagnation involved in strategic and project planning.

The course registration link will remain open until one week before the posted dates:

https://register.ext.vt.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=211377&selectedProgramAreaId=25576&selectedProgramStreamId=

· Registrations fees must be paid at the time of registration.

· No refunds will be offered after the registration deadline.

Registration deadline is one week prior to the training date.

We will work closely with you to notify you of cancellations due to low enrollment or meeting restrictions related to health issuesedu

For questions or to obtain additional information, please contact Dr. Megan M. Seibel, at 540-231-2375 or mseibel@vt.edu  

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Megan Seibel, Virginia Tech Main Campus, at 540-231-2375 during business hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations at least 5 days prior to the event.  *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.

2019 Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills Trainings

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Virginians are overcoming frustrating group meetings and discovering how to build a discussion process that leads to productive conversations and decision-making.

Become one of these agents of change . . .

Complete the Strengthening Your Facilitations Skills training!

Virginia Cooperative Extension faculty are ready to work with you and others to foster these skills through interactive training workshops – designed for anyone that plans and runs meetings and facilitated discussions.

During the Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills (SYFS) training, participants practice newly learned facilitation skills in an experiential setting, observe facilitation challenges, and identify practices that will prepare each person to develop and guide the facilitation process. Those who completed the program reported that after participation, “you will feel more comfortable planning and leading meetings.”

Training schedule: Day 1 begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m. and

Day 2 begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m.

Your investment is $175 for the two day training and includes all training materials and lunch on both days.

The course registration link will remain open until one week before the posted dates: https://register.ext.vt.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=211373&selectedProgramAreaId=25576&selectedProgramStreamId=

· Each participant receives a resource notebook and lunch is provided on both training days.

· Registrations fees must be paid at the time of registration.

· No refunds will be offered after the registration deadline.

Registration deadline is one week prior to the training date. 

We will work closely with you to notify you of cancellations due to low enrollment or meeting restrictions related to health issues

For questions or to obtain additional information, please

contact Dr. Megan M. Seibel, at 540-231-2375 or mseibel@vt.edu

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity,

please contact Megan Seibel, Virginia Tech Main Campus, at 540-231-2375 during business hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations at least 5 days prior to the event. 

*TDD number is (800) 828-1120.