Tread Trainer Newsletter
Tread Trainer Program Changes
By now many of you are aware of the changes taking place within the Tread Trainer™ program. Here is a brief re-cap of the Tread Trainer program changes and what they will mean to Master and Tread Trainers.
Master Trainer and Trainer Courses Format Change:
The Trainer course and Master Trainer course have recently been revised to provide a more comprehensive training on the Tread Lightly!® ethic as well as teaching and presenting skills. It is now required that Master Trainers provide eight hours of instruction during Trainer courses vs. the previous three hour minimum. In order to compensate for this increase in Master Trainer responsibilities, Tread Trainer will increase the instruction time for incoming Master Trainers to a multi-day course launching in early 2007.
Re-qualification Process for Existing Master Trainers and Trainers:
Due to the large number of existing volunteers trained in the old format, Tread Lightly! has created a re-qualification package available to current Master Trainers and Trainers. Active program participants have the option to re-qualify under the new training formats through a brief, self-guided training module available in May 2006. All Tread Trainers will have the opportunity to participate in the training module appropriate to their desired volunteer commitment level.
New Awareness Workshop:
Tread Lightly! has begun promoting the availability of Tread Lightly! Awareness Workshops. An Awareness Workshop is a generic term for a Tread Lightly! presentation with the purpose of raising individuals’ awareness to their recreational impacts and the Tread Lightly! principles that will help outdoor users minimize their impact. Trainers and Master Trainers are encouraged to offer workshops as part of their outreach efforts and Tread Lightly! has created a number of workshop resources including an article in this edition of the newsletter titled “How to Run a Tread Lightly! Awareness Workshop.” Tread Trainers can access these resources by contacting the Tread Trainer program at treadtrainer@treadlightly.org or by calling 800-966-9900.
The Tread Lightly! staff would like to offer a big thank you to all of our Master and Tread Trainers who have helped grow and build the program, spread the Tread Lightly! message to outdoor users around the nation, and make it possible for these program changes.
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