Municipal Climate Volunteer Training and Skills Development Guide - Agents of Change

Depending on your audience, you will have to find assembled to establish the guiding vision co-develop the program and ensuring they the right balance between the length and number of training sessions to meet the needs of your and overall direction and purpose of their have a chance to meaningfully contribute volunteers.climate action volunteer program. [...] Elements such as the venue and tactile features of the room (which participants of this objective, why it matters, and the desired outcomes of the affect the physical atmosphere) and the tone and style set by the presenter and facilitators workshop (e.g., identifying actions, making a decision, etc.) throughout the (which affect the instructional atmosphere) should be considered. [...] 21 22 Purpose of the municipality’s climate action Welcome and icebreakers volunteer program The volunteer training and orientation will be the first opportunity to show how much you value Once the volunteers have been introduced to each other and have their volunteer materials in the volunteers and is an important step in helping them feel motivated to begin the work. [...] While icebreakers can sometimes be underestimated, using them to provide a warm • Mission, goals and objectives welcome can help participants to relax, ease into the training, and set a positive tone for the • The rationale for the creation of the program rest of the training. [...] Overview of how to be a volunteer Introduction of the the volunteer program, and a step-by-step This portion of the training will walk volunteers through the logistics of being a volunteer.