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JUNIOR BRANCH TRAINING

Training Curriculum 2012-2013

INTRODUCTIONA Short Piece of HistoryThis document is a product of Junior Branch and CISV history. Through the last couple of years CISV has developed our educational content and materials in order to educate and inspire more people, in a better way, to act for a more just and peaceful world.

The Junior Branch Training Curriculum is the foundation for all trainings within the organization which in one way or another are in touch with Junior Branch. At the core of the curriculum you find four Junior Branch training goals with each four indicators. These goals and indicators were first created at the Writeshop in Newcastle in 2010 by the current International Junior Representatives. The original product contained three sets of goals with their own indicators. Each goal is aimed at a different type of Junior Branch volunteer: The JB Developer, the JB Doer and the JB Devotee.

During 2012 these 12 goals and 48 indicators were boiled down to only 4 goals and 16 indicators. This reduction was done after long discussion within the International Junior Branch Team for two main reasons. The first is the fact that Junior Branch is a global movement and all the people involved in Junior Branch are working towards the same goals, therefore the training goals and indicators should initially be the same for everyone. The second reason is a wish to follow the line of the rest of the organization. The people working on the curriculum have cooperated with the Education Department and have come to the conclusion of only having one set of goals and indicators.

This document is, like Junior Branch, constantly developing. Therefore the impact of this first edition will be evaluated in the beginning of 2014 and the curriculum will be updated.

As said above, the curriculum is a product of many Junior Branch experiences, which is why the content, hopefully, will seem familiar for its users.

Have fun using the curriculum when you designing your training!

International Junior Branch TeamMarch 2012


CONTENTHOW TO USE THE CURRICULUMı 4

JB TRAINING GOALS AND INDICATORSı 6

ELEMENTS AND SESSIONSı 7

HOW SESSIONS AND INDICATORS FITı 8

RELATIVE WEIGHT OF INDICATORSı 9

ROLE PROFILESı 11

ROLE PROFILESı 12

ROLE PROFILESı 13

1/ INTRODUCING JUNIOR BRANCHı 15

2/ JB AND CISV: A PIECE OF A PUZZLEı 16

3/ ORGANIZATION AND STRATEGYı 17

4/ GROUP DYNAMICS AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENTı 18

5/ FACILITATION AND FEEDBACKı 19

6/ ACTIVE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIPı 20

7/ CONTENT AREAS AND PEACE EDUCATIONAL THEMESı 21

8/ EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY PLANNINGı 22

9/ PROJECT MANAGEMENTı 23

10/ VOLUNTEERISM AND RECRUITMENTı 24

11/ RISK MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONı 25

12/ FOUNDATIONAL AND COMMUNITY CONTENTı 26

13/ BRING IT HOME!ı 27


HOW TO USE THE CURRICULUMThis curriculum is your wingman.

The training curriculum is relevant for anyone delivering a Junior Branch related training. The curriculum gives you an overview of how to structure your training and what content to cover.

The curriculum is mainly meant for Junior Branch trainings at the Regional Training Forums. But the sessions which are covered are relevant to any Junior Branch training, whether internationally, regionally, nationally and locally.

The content of the curriculum comes from the seven CISV basic elements, the topics covered in any CISV Training. Under each element there are a number of sessions, which are sub-topics, specifically created for JB trainings. Each session covers a number of indicators, from the JB Training Goals and Indicators. The indicators work as goals for the specific session.

The curriculum is built in three parts: 1) Introduction to the training goals and indicators, 2) fitting the training for your role profile and 3) session descriptions. We strongly encourage all trainers who will be using the curriculum to read it through before starting to plan your training. Get to know the training goals and role profiles and reflect on which indicators are more relevant to the specific training you are designing. Then have a look at which sessions cover those indicators and start developing your understanding of the specific sessions relevant to you. Each session is described briefly with their indicators and has suggested ideas on how you can customise it for your role profile.

Remember, the curriculum is made to support you. It is not a shake’n’bake cake, but a list of ingredients for your training. Feel free to play with it and mix’n’match your own training. And most importantly, give us your feedback at [email protected]. The curriculum is made for the trainers, so you are the expert on how to improve it to fit your needs.

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WHY? GETTING TO KNOW YOUR GOALS

JB Training Goals and IndicatorsElements and SessionsHow Sessions and Indicators FitRelative Weight of Indicators

JB TRAINING GOALS AND INDICATORS1) To prepare trainees to use CISV’s approach to active global citizenshipa1A Trainee understands how JB contributes towards Active Global Citizenship. (K)1B Trainee understands JB's role in the light of CISV’s purpose and educational principles. (K)1C Trainee is willing to support and/or is able to design, carry out and evaluate JB trainings and activities with educational content, following CISV’s educational principles. (S)1D Trainee is willing to use CISV’s educational principles and the educational resources available to contribute towards the establishment of a healthy JB in a Chapter/NA. (A)

2) To prepare trainees to effectively undertake their practical responsibilities within CISV.

2A Trainee understands the structure of JB; the different roles in JB and how to construct an effective training and/or activity for each specific role. (K)2B Trainee understands his/her role within the organization and how can he/she work for the development of his/her JB and CISV, as we as IJB. (K) 2C Trainee is able to use skills, tools and resources to achieve the goal at hand, in every context. (S)2D Trainee is willing to adopt a proactive and responsible attitude towards the development of CISV through JB. (A)

3) To prepare trainees to contribute to the development and growth of CISV as an organization.3A Trainee is willing to work and/or train people to act beyond CISV and in the local community. (A) 3B Trainee is able to apply best practices and lessons learned inside and outside JB and CISV. (S)3C Trainee is willing to contribute and motivate others to contribute constructively to the development of JB by creating an atmosphere that allows it. (A)3D Trainee understands his/her JB’s role and potential to work towards CISV’s current strategic priorities. (K)

4) To prepare trainees to interact appropriately and effectively in diverse environments.4A Trainee understands his/her capacity and responsibility as a JB trainer and his/her target group and/or as a JB trainee. (K)4B Trainee is able to facilitate and/or contribute to group discussions to reach consensus. (S) 4C Trainee is able to accept conflict and respond to it in line with CISV’s values (S)4D Trainee is willing to create and inclusive environment. (S)


ELEMENTS AND SESSIONSHere you can see what sessions each CISV basic element contains in the curriculum. Some sessions might be split into more during a training, depending on time slots, focus and target group. The sessions are not meant to come in a specific order, but there is some sort of progression throughout the flow. As a trainer you can decide how to fit the sessions with your schedule.

Introducing CISVIntroducing CISV

1 Introducing Junior Branch

CISV as an organizationCISV as an organization

2 JB and CISV: A piece of a puzzle

3 Organization and Strategy

CISV’s Approach to EducationCISV’s Approach to Education

4 Active Global Citizenship

5 Content Areas and Peace Education Themes

6 Educational Activity Planning

Effective LeadershipEffective Leadership

7 Group Dynamics and Conflict Management

8 Facilitation and Feedback

12 Foundational and Community Content

Educational EvaluationEducational Evaluation

9 Project Management

13 Bring it home!

Risk ManagementRisk Management

11 Risk Management and Communication

Communicating CISVCommunicating CISV

10 Volunteerism and Recruitment


HOW SESSIONS AND INDICATORS FIT

1) To prepare trainees to use CISVʼs approach to Active Global Citizenship1) To prepare trainees to use CISVʼs approach to Active Global Citizenship

1A Trainee understands how JB contributes towards Active Global Citizenship. (K) Session1 and 4

1B Trainee understands JB's role in the light of CISV’s purpose and Educational Principles. (K)

Session 1, 5 and 6

1C Trainee is willing to support and/or is able to design, carry out and evaluate JB trainings and activities with educational content, following CISV’s educational principles. (S)

Session 5, 6, 8 and 9

1D Trainee is willing to use CISV’s educational principles and the educational resources available to contribute towards the establishment of a healthy JB in a Chapter/NA. (A)

Session 4, 6 and 9

2) To prepare trainees to effectively undertake their practical responsibilities within CISV.2) To prepare trainees to effectively undertake their practical responsibilities within CISV.

2A Trainee understands the structure of JB; the different roles in JB and how to construct an effective training and/or activity for each specific role. (K)

Session 2 and 3

2B Trainee understands his/her role within the organization and how can he/she work for the development of his/her JB and CISV, as well as IJB. (K)

Session 2

2C Trainee is able to use skills, tools and resources to achieve the goal at hand, in every context. (S)

Session 9, 10 and 12

2D Trainee is willing to adopt a proactive and responsible attitude towards the development of CISV through JB. (A)

Session 2, 3 and 10

3) To prepare trainees to contribute to the development and growth of CISV as an organization.3) To prepare trainees to contribute to the development and growth of CISV as an organization.

3A Trainee is willing to work and/or train people to act beyond CISV and in the local community. (A)

Session 4, 12 and 13

3B Trainee is able to apply best practices and lessons learned inside and outside JB and CISV. (S)

Session 4, 9 and 13

3C Trainee is willing to contribute and motivate others to contribute constructively to the development of JB by creating an atmosphere that allows it. (A)

Session 2 and 12

3D Trainee understands his/her JB’s role and potential to work towards CISV’s strategic priorities. (K

Session 2 and 3

4) To prepare trainees to interact appropriately and effectively in diverse environments.4) To prepare trainees to interact appropriately and effectively in diverse environments.

4A Trainee understands his/her capacity and responsibility as a JB trainer and his/her target group and/or as a JB trainee. (K)

Session 8 and 13

4B Trainee is able to facilitate and/or contribute to group discussions to reach consensus. (S)

Session 7 and 8

4C Trainee is able to accept conflict and respond to it in line with CISV's values (S) Session 7 and 11

4D Trainee is willing to create an inclusive environment. (S) Session 7, 8 and 11


RELATIVE WEIGHT OF INDICATORSWhen having sixteen indicators to reach during a training, it can be hard to know where to start and where to focus. This relative weight of indicators gives you an image on how much each indicator is represented in the curriculum. The box size indicates how many sessions the indicator is represented in.


1a

1b

1d

1c

3a 3b

3c 3d4b

4a

4c4d

2 Sessions

2a

2b

1 Session

2d

2c

4 Sessions 3 Sessions


HOW? AIMING AT THE RIGHT PEOPLE

JB DeveloperJB DoerJB Discovery

ROLE PROFILESJB DeveloperThe JB Developer is a highly involved JBer. The JB Developer is an educator and facilitator with great interest in Peace Education and Active Global Citizenship.

A JB Developer is a person who facilitates trainings for other JBers. The JB Developer has a good understanding of JB and CISV, our approach to education, how the organization works and what peace education is all about.

When giving a training to a group of JB Developers it is important to focus on their roles as educators, facilitators and project managers. The training should provide them with the tools and knowledge to be good leaders. Furthermore many of the JB Developers are looking for a better understanding of why we do what we do in CISV. Therefore it is a good idea to focus on the theoretical aspects of the different sessions and discuss not only the peace education, that we do in CISV, but peace education as a general concept, the different approaches and why we do it the way we do it.

Important sessions for JB DevelopersImportant sessions for JB Developers

JB and CISV: A piece of a puzzle Facilitation and Feedback

Active Global Citizenship CISV’s Educational Approach

Organization and Strategy Foundational and Community Content

Risk Management and Communication


ROLE PROFILESJB DoerThe JB Doer is a dedicated volunteer. The JB Doer is active in the local community and interested in doing projects with an impact.

A JB Doer does hands-on JB work. The JB Doer is often involved in national and local projects and activities. The JB Doer is experienced within JB, but has less experience with International JB and CISV International.

When giving a training to a group of JB Doers it is important to focus on how to improve the work that they do locally and nationally. Therefore it is a good idea to spend time on the importance of educational content in projects and activities, as well as how to manage projects and activities. The JB Doers often have to represent and present CISV to people, which makes it important to work their communication skills. Furthermore it is a good idea to introduce the JB Doers to the rest of the organization. This will help them develop an understanding of how they fit in and how their engagement is connected to the Statement of Educational Purpose and current strategic priorities.

Important sessions for JB DoersImportant sessions for JB Doers

JB and CISV: A piece of a puzzle Project Management

Foundational and Community Content Content Areas and Peace Educational Themes

Organization and Strategy Educational Activity Planning

Volunteerism and Recruitment


ROLE PROFILESJB DiscoveryWhen going on a JB Discovery you are starting from scratch. The JB Discovery is about getting the basics straight, about understanding what it is all about and get ready to volunteer for Junior Branch and CISV.

JB Discovery are people who are interested in getting involved in JB work. This group is familiar with CISV and JB, but has little experience of being involved with volunteer work in the organization.

When giving a training to this group it is important to focus on getting the basics right. The training should serve as a foundation for the trainees further involvement in JB and CISV. Spend time on introducing the essentials of JB and JBs goals, together with the history of JB. Furthermore it is a good idea to spend time on emphasising the link between JB and peace education, as well as the possibilities within JB. Finally the training should be an appetiser for getting involved with JB.

Important sessions for a JB DiscoveryImportant sessions for a JB Discovery

JB and CISV: A piece of a puzzle Introducing Junior Branch

Active Global Citizenship Content Areas and Peace Educational Themes

Group Dynamics and Conflict Management Educational Activity Planning

Educational Activity Planning



WHAT? START FILLING IN THE HOLESIntroducing Junior Branch JB and CISV: A piece of a puzzleOrganization and Strategy Active Global CitizenshipContent Areas and Peace Educational Themes Educational Activity PlanningGroup Dynamics and Conflict Management Facilitation and FeedbackProject Management Volunteerism and RecruitmentRisk Management and Communication Foundational and Community ContentBring it home!

Introducing CISV

1/ INTRODUCING JUNIOR BRANCHThis session is about getting the basics straight. Through an introduction to the Junior Branch goals and essentials and how they are connected to CISV Statement of Educational Purpose the trainees will get a basic understanding of Active Global Citizenship and peace education.

1A Trainee understands how JB contributes towards active global citizenship. (K)

1B Trainee understands JB's role in the light of CISV’s purpose and educational principles. (K)

JB Developers JB Doers JB Discovery

Focus on more in-depth understanding of active global citizenship and peace education. With the Developers there is no need to introduce goals and essentials, but it might be interesting to discuss them constructively.

Focus on the development and achievements of JB. Give a good introduction to active global citizenship and peace education. It might be interesting to discuss essentials and goals.

Focus on a thorough introduction to essentials and goals, as well as the Statement of Educational Purpose. With the Discovery it is more important to understand the concepts and their origin, than to question them.


CISV as an Organization

2/ JB AND CISV: A PIECE OF A PUZZLEThis session is about understanding Junior Branch as a part of a larger organization. Throughout the session the trainees will get an understanding on how JB influences the rest of the organization and vice versa. Furthermore the trainees will be introduced to the structure of International JB and the different roles within JB.



3D Trainee understands his/her JB’s role and potential to work towards CISV’s strategic priorities. (K)


This session is an opportunity to discuss visions for JB and CISV. An idea is to discuss some of CISV’s current challenges and how JB can take action. Focus on an in-depth understanding of how to operate within the structure of the organization.

Focus on JB in the Chapter and how Chapter development and JB goes together. An idea is to discuss challenges from NAs and how JB can take action. Give an introduction to structure of International JB. Focus on the importance of accountability within volunteering.

Focus on how JB has helped develop CISV on both a Chapter and an NA. Give an introduction to the International JB structure and work with how JB relates to other parts of the organization.


CISV as an Organization

3/ ORGANIZATION AND STRATEGYThis session is about understanding CISV as an organization. Throughout the session the trainees will get an understanding of the structure and strategy of the organization. This is brought into a Junior Branch perspective by working with the Global Training Strategy and the Equalizer evaluation system. By the end of this session the trainees will be able to interact appropriately within the structure and strategy of CISV.


2B Trainee understands his/her role within the organization and how can he/she work for the development of his/her JB and CISV, as we as IJB. (K)



3D Trainee understands his/her JB’s role and potential to work towards CISV’s strategic priorities. (K)


Focus on the strategic priorities of CISV and how Junior Branch can work with them. Also focus on the Global Training Strategy. Ensure that the trainees know how to operate within the structure of CISV.

Focus on getting the strategic priorities down to Chapter level. Cover the general structure of the organization and how to operate within it. Work with the equalizer as a tool.

Focus on introducing the structure of CISV and the strategic priorities. Put weight on how JB fit in and introduce the different roles within JB


Effective Leadership

4/ GROUP DYNAMICS AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENTThis session is about understanding what it means to work within a diverse team. By being introduced to Tuckman’s Theory of Group Development the trainees will get an understanding on how to approach team work within diverse environments. Furthermore the trainees will work with different approaches to Conflict Resolution.


4C Trainee is able to accept conflict and respond to it in line with CISV’s values (S)

4D Trainee is willing to create and inclusive environment. (S)


Focus on group dynamics from a facilitator’s perspective. Work with getting an in depth understanding and discussion of conflict management

Focus on inclusion within diverse environments. Introduce Tuckman, share best practices with conflict management and work with cases.

Focus on the practical work with conflict management and introduce Confronting Conflicts. Work with inclusion in diverse environments.



5/ FACILITATION AND FEEDBACKThis session is about developing good facilitation and feedback skills. By getting introduced to different facilitation style and ways of getting feedback the trainees will get an opportunity to work with their facilitation.






Focus on personal development as a facilitator. Introduce different approaches to delivering trainings and try them out. Discuss how to give efficient feedback. Introduce different leadership styles.

Introduce different facilitation styles and work with the trainees personal challenges. Focus on sharing best practices and how to reach your talk about target audiences. Furthermore work with how to evaluate activities and giving and receiving feedback.

Practice giving and receiving feedback and discuss different types of evaluation.


CISV’s Educational Approach

6/ ACTIVE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP This session is about understanding the concept of active global citizenship. By being introduced to different concepts such as ASK and citizenship the trainees will work with empowerment, qualifications and cooperation with like-minded organizations (LMOs).

1A Trainee understands how JB contributes towards Active Global Citizenship. (K)





Focus on identifying needs of a JB and how cooperation with LMOs can help a JB develop. Try to include a more theoretical understanding of the connection between ASK and active global citizenship.

Focus on the cooperation with LMOs and recruitment. Let the trainees develop an understanding of what a healthy JB consists of and how to overcome different challenges in order to get a healthy JB.

Focus on getting a good understanding and ability to work with ASK, e.g. by talking about what ASKs belong to an active global citizen. Furthermore brainstorm LMOs and talk about the personal motivations for volunteering, together with what ASKs volunteering within JB and CISV provides them with.



7/ CONTENT AREAS AND PEACE EDUCATIONAL THEMESThis sessions is about exploring our four peace education content areas. By brainstorming, playing and using the four content areas the trainees will get the ability to work with them and understand the possibilities within each area.




Focus on developing a theoretical understanding of why we have these four content areas and the different dilemmas that lie within them. Focus on broadening the trainees understanding of the content areas and the resources available inside and outside the organization.

Focus on how to create educational and relevant themes. Also how the content areas are relevant in an everyday context and in every community.

Focus on exploring the content areas and on how to get from a content area to an educational theme. Introduce the resources available.



8/ EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY PLANNINGThis session is about getting the planning skills down. By being introduced to CISV’s educational principles and methods the trainees will have a solid foundation for developing their activity planning skills.





Focus on a theoretical introduction to Experiential Learning. Let the trainees get an understanding of Kolb’s Learning Styles and how they are combined with the Experiential Learning Cycle. Introduce different approaches to experiential learning and ensure that the trainees understand why we do it the way we do.

Focus on getting an understanding of how experiential learning and learning styles go together. Ensure that the trainees are able to use each step of the cycle in an appropriate manner. Also work with debriefing and the ‘apply’ step.

Focus on the four step model for experiential learning used in CISV and practice how to use it constructively. Combine it with covering how to set goals and indicators for activities and projects.


Educational Evaluation

9/ PROJECT MANAGEMENTThis session is about improving the project management skills. By being introduced to a broad variety of tools, such as SWOT, SMART, backwards planning and action planning the trainees will practice their project management skills. They will work with different types of project evaluation.





Focus on leading a project, how to delegate, team work and roles. Work with identifying challenges and working on solutions, as well as decision-making.

Go through the project planning phases, starting with the goals to the final evaluation. Introduce all the tools along the way, take starting point in Chapter/JB projects.

Work on brainstorming and idea development, go through the project planning process and introduce tools along the way.


Communicating CISV

10/ VOLUNTEERISM AND RECRUITMENTThis session is about learning how to make our organization grow through communicating our purpose and understanding our target groups. By being introduced to Just Saying and Looking Good the trainees will work with communicating CISV to different target groups, such as LMOs, possible volunteers and fundraisers. Furthermore the trainees will develop an understanding of volunteerism.




Focus on communicating CISV to a bigger audience. Work with designing and delivering speeches, that ‘sell’ CISV. Ensure that the trainees know the importance of and understand our visual profile.

Focus on the practical part of approaching different target groups, which the JB Doer meets in their everyday JB work. It can also be relevant to work with designing Looking Good materials.

Introduce the approach of communicating our purpose. Work with the trainees own definitions of JB and CISV and incorperate them with the Just Saying approach. Introduce our visual profile.


Risk Management

11/ RISK MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONThis session is about understanding the importance of risk management and constructive communication. By being introduced to different risk scenarios the trainees will develop their abilities to approach risk management issues in a constructive way. They will also develop their understanding on how to communicate and with whom in risk management situations.

4C Trainee is able to accept conflict and respond to it in line with CISV’s values (S)



Focus on the official communication flows and entities concerning Risk Management within the organization, by working with the CISV Crisis Communication Guide. Develop strategies for incorperating risk management to leadership.

Focus on how to think Risk Management as a part of the project planning process. Develop strategies on how to minise risks. Work with communication flows in conflicts.

Work with communication in everyday risk scenarios. Develop an understanding of the basic rules and procedures of CISV and how they exist to minise risks.



12/ FOUNDATIONAL AND COMMUNITY CONTENTThis session is different from the other ones in the curriculum seeing that the content is depending on the context and the Foundations chosen every year. In the session the trainees will get training on the current Foundations from the Global Training Strategy, but it will also be the chance to work with a project, theme or issue relevant for the specific community, in which the training takes place.

2A Trainee is able to use skills, tools and resources to achieve the goal at hand, in every context. (S)





Focus on training the content of the Foundations.

Focus on specific Community Content and train in one or more Foundations, as relevant.

Focus on Community Content.


Educational Evaluation

13/ BRING IT HOME!This session is about wrapping up the training. By evaluating the previous sessions and focusing on the outcome of each session the trainees will have a foundation for working on their personal action plan and figure out how they will apply their new ASK beyond the training.





Focus on personal action planning, as well as evidence for the training evaluation.




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