#APConnect Northstar Train the Trainers in Advanced Practice – cohort 2 now open!
Once upon a time, in a universe not so different to the one we know, a star appeared in the winter sky. It shone bright, sprinkling stardust, creating pathways to new thoughts. An enlightened community-of-practice that would guide and support myriads of nebula to colonise new worlds. This Northstar, twinkled, drawing to it beams of light that would traverse far and wide. Collecting ideas, thoughts and experiences, bringing them together to share with others.
All those they touch become part of the same shared-knowledge and are gifted to co-create, bespoke opportunities to widen-participation, influencing new spheres to empower and sustain. The starlet’s create hives that hum, grow bright and cross-pollinate. Deepening identities, promoting intersectional accessibility, raising awareness of dimensions of difference with dazzling effect. A promise to become reality. To pause, think, collaborate, construct and co-evaluate. To generate and spread homogenised ideas to shine across the void. Imparting courage to influence and craft practice in FE and Training…now and forever. Attracting narratives that co-create experiential stories which grow to become legend. A knowledge-exchange to ‘boldly go where no-one has gone before’, explore new frontiers, refresh and energise the joy of Ideas Rooms and Thinking Environment processes to illuminate our worlds. In the oneness of my being, which is whole and yet divided into equal-parts of amity and externality within AP-kind. Upon this Northstar a wish, to become the stardust that facilitates the switching on of lights as part of our destiny…FE-Fulfilled. #APConnect-ed. Practitioner-led. Influencing and facilitating hope within our futures.
Beautiful words by Bridget Bircumshaw
The team at touchconsulting Ltd is delighted to launch the penultimate pathway of the Education and Training Foundation’s #APConnect year 4 programme: the Northstar Train the Trainers in Advanced Practice pathway! This exciting, fresh and cutting-edge opportunity is now open for a second cohort of experienced Advanced Practitioners. We have another 8 fully subsidised places available to those operating in AP-type roles. This includes our first venture into face-to-face training after 20 months! Eeek!
We are looking far and wide for experienced APs with influence and potentia within their organisation and a remit to support and develop an AP team. This programme is designed for experienced APs who are (ideally) graduates of the #APConnect Programme; hungry to learn with and from the team and each other, and can accommodate the tight timelines plus time commitment as well as the self-directed ethos of Northstar! You’ll be selected on to the programme – please do take a look at the entry requirements.
Your commitment
In short you and your organisation are committing to:
- participating in Northstar professional development: PD1, PD2 & PD3 (self-study, face-to-face and online)
- PD1 0.5 asynchronous, initial study on the Story of Advanced Practice – catch the preview below crafted by AP, Bridget Bircumshaw
- PD2 full day face-to-face in central Birmingham; either 26 Wed January or 2 Wed February 2022
- PD3 10-3.50pm via Zoom on Thu 10 February 2022
- accessing mentoring support from an experienced mentor
- training/supporting/developing 3-4 other APs in your workplace or networks
- submitting one summative impact story of your Northstar experience.
Please check you can make the PD dates and delivery models as we’re not planning to run any mops.
Apply now!
Joining instructions and further guidance will be provided once your application has been approved. This includes social distancing guidelines for the face-to-face PD2 event. So here goes. Good luck.
- Course guidance – read carefully!
- Application form
- Deadline for round 2 : 5pm Monday 17 January 2022
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