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Tuition-Free Spaces for Certified Trainers at Immersive Programs

Overview

At each of our immersive programs, we reserve spaces for Certified Trainers to attend as Supporting Trainers to continue their own learning and development, as well as an opportunity to contribute their skills to support the Trainer Team and the Participants. Being a Supporting Trainer at one of CNVC's immersive programs is also a way to gain the experience, skills, and knowledge needed to eventually become a core Trainer at a CNVC-sponsored program.

CNVC also offers a space at each immersive program for one local Assessor-in-Training to attend tuition-free.

These are two ways that we appreciate and acknowledge our Certified Trainers for their contributions.

 

Supporting Trainers at Immersive Programs

Definition

Supporting Trainers are Certified Trainers who participate in a CNVC-sponsored immersive program in a supportive role, and who are not members of the official Training Team or Organizer Team. They receive free tuition and pay for their own expenses.

With support from experienced Certified Trainers around the world, CNVC has developed guidelines with suggestions about the role that Supporting Trainers can take on to support the Trainer Team and Participants. This document is meant to serve as a starting point, and the actual role will be discussed and agreed by the Trainer Team and Supporting Trainers of each program. If you are interested in serving as a Supporting Trainer you are encouraged to read this document to get an idea of what the role might entail.

Criteria

Certified Trainers are eligible to be considered for one of the Supporting Trainer spaces if they fulfill the following criteria:

  1. Completed the annual renewal steps for Certified Trainers in the past 12 months
  2. Attended a previous CNVC-sponsored immersive program as a Participant:
    1. Participant at an International Intensive Training: eligible to be a Supporting Trainer at an International Intensive Training or a Foundation Training
    2. Participant at a Foundation Training: eligible to be a Supporting Training at a Foundation Training

If there are more Certified Trainers that meet the criteria than the spots available for the Supporting Trainer role, the following applicants may enjoy priority:

  • Those who haven’t yet been in the Supporting Trainer role vs those who have
  • Those who haven’t been in the Supporting Trainer role recently vs those who have

Number of Supporting Trainers at Immersive Programs

Supporting Trainer spots at CNVC’s programs are limited, and CNVC invites each program to have a minimum of three. The final number of spots depends on the number of attending Participants and the size of the venue. The program’s Financial Assistance committee, in conjunction with the Trainer Team, makes the decision about how many Supporting Trainers will ultimately be invited.

How to Apply

To express your interest in becoming a Supporting Trainer at one of our programs, fill out this form and the Organizer Team of the program you are interested in will reach out to you. We thank you in advance for considering taking on this role!

Selection Process

The decision about which Certified Trainers will be invited to participate tuition-free as Supporting Trainers is multi-layered. First, CNVC checks that the applicant fits the criteria (see above) and is thus eligible to be a Supporting Trainer. Next, the program’s Trainer Team is informed about which Certified Trainers have expressed interest in serving in this role at their program, and they then make the final decision about who they would like to invite. 

If you are not selected as a Supporting Trainer, you may want to join as a paying Participant and pay tuition with a 25% tuition discount.

Financial Contribution

As well as contributing through your role as Supporting Trainer,  you may find joy in donating to the NVC Learning Fund. This is greatly appreciated -- especially if your financial situation makes it easy to do -- and it is not required or expected.

 

Assessor-in-Training at Immersive Programs

One Assessor-in-Training from the country (or neighboring country) where the program is held may attend tuition-free, paying for their own expenses.

This offers an opportunity for the Assessor-in-Training to learn from the programs’ Assessor (if there is one), for example, when they attend Certification Candidate sessions and offer their feedback. It also gives Assessors-in-Training an international learning environment where they can learn from diverse Certified Trainers and approaches, strengthen their awareness of cultural differences and power dynamics, and build connections with the wider and local CNVC community.

It is also one way for CNVC to recognize the many hours, seen and unseen, that Assessors and Assessors-in-Training offer. This support aims to make their development toward the Assessor role more accessible and sustainable. Their valuable work supports the spread of NVC around the world.

How to Apply

If you are an Assessor-in-Training and would like to express your interest in attending one of our programs tuition-free, the first step is to request a confirmation letter from your Assessor that you are in an active Assessor-in-Training role, and then send this letter to CNVC ([email protected]). CNVC will check that you have completed the annual renewal steps for Certified Trainers in the past 12 months and then give the final decision about allocating you a tuition-free space at your preferred program.