10/26/11 Update: We’re sorry to announce that we have cancelled our Energy Educator training that was scheduled for 11/3 at OMSI. We will look for a new time after the New year
If you are interested in a future training, and have suggestions for good times after the new year, I’d be happy to speak with you. Thank you all for your interest in our training program.
If you haven’t had a chance to utilize our highly acclaimed Energy Educator Training, then your chance has arrived!
Not sure what our training is about? Read on, faithful followers.
Please join us for Community Energy Project’s (CEP) energy educator training, “Small Measure Weatherization: Facilitating Community Empowerment, Education, and Involvement,” on Thursday, November 3rd at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, Oregon. There is an optional, free pre-training session where you can meet us out in the field at a live community workshop the evening before the full training.
The training will cover:
- CEP’s service delivery model
- Tips and lessons learned (logistics)
- Curriculum design
- Cultural competence
- Outreach and volunteer management
- Program evaluation
Training resources include:
- Resource binder and CD with templates for PowerPoint, curriculum guide, participant handbook (English and Spanish)
- Supplemental DVD to share back at the office
- Small outreach window model
- Interactive curriculum lab with CEP staff educators and energy educators from other agencies
- As a bonus, you can also attend a live CEP workshop the evening before the training to see the full client program before the training
CEP’s Unique Methods
Community Energy Project has successfully provided interactive DIY Weatherization Workshops for over 30 years to about 1,000 households each year. Investigate CEP’s unique methods of adult community education, curriculum design, outreach and volunteer management, and program evaluation. Learn to reduce client barriers. For more information visit our website
Registration
The fee for this training is $300 per person. Agencies can send two or more people for $250 per person. All proceeds support Community Energy Project programs.
For payment and registration forms, click HERE to our registration page.
Please be sure to check the box on your registration form to let us know if you are also joining us for the the optional, free pre-training session the evening before.
Logistics
Morning Coffee/Tea and Lunch Provided
We will serve refreshments. Lunch will be provided by OMSI’s café, and each participant will receive a voucher to choose what works for them for lunch.
Parking is free in the OMSI parking lot. Enter the museum through the entrance marked, “Planetarium” which is to the right of the main entrance doors.
Lodging
Participants will need to arrange their own lodging. We can send a list of affordable places to say by request.
Interactive Models
We will provide one small outreach window for each participant as part of the training. All of CEP’s larger, hand-built interactive models will be on display and available for purchase separately. Details on ordering can be found at the training or on our website (scroll down products for “Energy Educator Series” http://www.communityenergyproject.org/purchase.html.)
Questions? Call or email Chaun MacQueen at 503-284-6827 ext 105 or training@communityenergyproject.org.
