Certification+courses

= **Certification Courses** =

For certification courses, you must attend the instructional webinar, and have materials prepared for the application (face to face) component. **Instructional Componant** (on-line) ||= Courses listed on APO Leads calendar on APO.org || This level of training is a combination of two #|courses, Facilitation Skills and Presentation Skills. It is called basic because of the commonality of the skills to any type of presenting and group work. To successfully #|complete the course, a trainee must demonstrate competence with these skills.
 * ~ Course ||~ Date ||~ Description ||
 * = **Basic Skills Course**

An important point to emphasize is that ANYONE can go through the Basic Skills portion of training. These two #|courses are also part of the basic volunteer development track offered to Internal Volunteers (operational staff). Trainees prove themselves during training. Those trainees who may need to polish their skills can simply go through the necessary Basic Skills course again until they are more comfortable with the skills. These basic skills courses are designed to allow a trainee to focus on improving their skills rather than being overloaded with simultaneously learning the content of a particular course. || **Application Component** (face-to-face) ||= Please check sign up sheet for dates: @http://bit.ly/2016basicskillsandcontenttraining || Blondie Barnes training.coordinator@apo.org Lauren Brodt northeast.training.coordinator@apo.org Ashish Bhattwestern.training.coordinator@apo.org Doug Fuller central.training.coordinator@apo.org Alice Ku southern.training.coordinator@apo.org || ** (on-line) ** ||= Courses listed on APO Leads calendar on APO.org  || The Introduction to Observation course is a two-hour session that can be delivered in person or by webinar]. This course will familiarize participants with the responsibilities of an observer. In addition, participants will review the APO Presentation & Facilitation Standards in order to gain skills on how to provide feedback to presenters-in-training. For more information please contact Chris observer.coordinator@apo.org || **Virtual Presentation** **Webinar** **.** ||= Courses listed on APO Leads calendar on APO.org  || The online presentation is designed to help certified presenters become more comfortable with online presentations. This course will only be done in webinar format. It will familiarize participants with the Citrix format and challenges with doing online presentations. This portion is the educational part. Must also complete one of the practical sessions ||
 * = **Basic Skills Course**
 * = **Introduction to Observation Skills**
 * = **Virtual Presentation Practical session** ||= Courses listed on national calendar on APO.org || The online presentation is designed to help certified presenters become more comfortable with online presentations. This course will only be done in webinar format. It will familiarize participants with the Citrix format and challenges with doing online presentations. This is the practical session. What is required during this part will be explained in the educational portion. You need to sign up for only one session. ||