Inspire: Facilitator Training

Be empowered to identify and build the leadership capacity of emerging leaders in your local area. 

As an Inspire Facilitator, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the mindsets and behaviours of future school leaders, and inspiring the next generation of educational leaders. 

You will also extend yourself as a leader of professional learning and an effective learning facilitator, while contributing to your network and the system. 

Audience

Designed for Victorian government: 

• school-based principal class officers 
• system leaders from central and regional locations, with previous school leadership experience.

Facilitators

Inspire: Facilitator Training is delivered by Academy expert facilitators, including Principals in Residence and Academy staff with school leadership experience. 

Structure of program

You will engage and contribute to: 

• 2 face-to-face workshops focusing on training for new facilitators (2 days)
• one face-to-face workshop focusing on program content for new and returning facilitators (1 day)
• an online workshop (one 3-hour session).

You will deliver one intake of Inspire. Over 4 months you will need to commit to: 

• collaborative planning sessions (4 hours) 
• self-paced planning and exploration of program content (approximately 2 hours) 
• facilitating workshops (approximately 20 hours). 

Learning outcomes

You will develop the skills to: 

• confidently use relevant resources, tools and information to deliver the Inspire program 
• articulate the Inspire program, including the aim, structure, course requirements and learning tasks 
• understand and utilise the Inspire: Facilitator Trainer program supports, expectations, and delivery parameters 
• build and maintain relationships with principal class leaders that inspire and support you to achieve and sustain program delivery 
• use personal reflection and professional discussion to better understand and extend your leadership and facilitation skills. 

Fees and financial support

• Fully subsidised by the Department of Education for Victorian government school participants. 
• Travel, replacement and accommodation subsidies are also available for eligible school-based facilitators. 
• See Fees and financial support for more information.

Application process

Acceptance into the Inspire: Facilitator Training program is dependent on a selection process and endorsement from your Senior Education Improvement Leader. 

You will need to complete an application as part of the registration process. 

Successful applicants will be allocated an area-based facilitator triad to deliver Inspire in your Department of Education Area.