Skills

case study

An enterprising charity that helps people who have faced difficulties to make positive changes to their lives in order for them to find and thrive in employment

circleindigo developed an innovative experiential learning programme for use with the charities clients. In parallel we created a train the trainer programme to enable the training team to learn how to deliver the programme using facilitative approaches.

business need

• To provide trainees (clients) with a learning programme that would enable them to gain and sustain employment
• To introduce the training team to the new learning programme and foster a facilitative approach to delivery
• To build the capacity and skills of the internal training team

what circleindigo did

1. Designed an extensive experiential learning programme to equip individuals with creative tools to enable them to gain and sustain employment
2. Designed a train the trainers programme that enabled trainers to deliver and experience the experiential learning programme
3. Enabled trainers to practice using new tools and approaches in a safe environment
4. Provided trainers with extensive feedback and coaching
5. Equipped trainers to lead other groups of staff through the train the trainers programme

outcomes

• Established an innovative experiential learning programme as the core curriculum within the charity
• Developed the training team and built internal capacity
• Introduced trainers to new tools and techniques
• Supported the development of facilitation skills
• Enabled a clearer understanding of facilitative approaches to learning
• Equipped trainers to train other groups of trainers

what the client said

 We have been fortunate to have worked with circleindigo for some time and the programmes they have designed for us are highly innovative and simply excellent. Indeed their input is now deeply imbedded in every facet of our business and adds huge value to what we do. I experienced their programmes first hand and was simply staggered at how good the material was, the way it was delivered, the effect it had on me and the way I felt about what we did. 

Operations Director - Charity