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Club Name
CountryPhilippinesDistrict3830
Training Audience District level
Type of trainingLeadership Development, Training tips, Rotary Info, Train the trainer
Best Practice District Trainer's Circle - a fellowship of club trainers<br>A group of club trainers that meets regularly to share training tips, develop training, and share Rotary information to help develop a comprehensive training plan for their clubs.
ResourcesRI Web site (www.rotary.org), <i>Training Talk</i> e-newsletter (www.rotary.org/training/trainingtalk), <i>District Trainer's Manual</i>, and other local training resources
ResultsMembers of the District Trainer's Circle are better informed of Rotary, leadership development training, and training best practices essential to the development of effective clubs and Rotary's future.
ContactPP Marge I. Lamberte
Web SiteE-mailweb@rotary.org
Phone(632) 826-4697Fax(632) 8264697
Club Name
CountryUSADistrict6440
Training Audience District level
Type of trainingRotary Foundation, Rotary Info
Best Practice We used a game show format for most of our training at our last district conference. On Friday, we played Rotary Jeopardy and on Saturday we played Who Wants to be a Paul Harris Fellow.
ResourcesWe rented a set that had three contestants and used a computer and LCD projector to display the questions to the Jeopardy contestants. We did not need any additional materials for Who Wants to be a Paul Harris Fellow.
ResultsWe had PDGs tell us that they have never had more Rotary information conveyed in such a short period of time.
ContactMichael Ericksen
Web SiteE-mailweb@rotary.org
Phone(847) 605-1590Fax(847) 605-1599
Club Name
CountryCanadaDistrict5050
Training Audience District level
Type of trainingLeadership Development, Incoming Officer
Best Practice At our District Assembly we hold a targeted session for the PNs with the DGN. We offerred that for the first time in 2006 and it was VERY well received by the parties. In 2007, the PN class requested more training earlier in their PE/planning year than what we historically offerred. That historical Training was a 1-day Pre-PETs session just after International Assembly and then our 3-day Multi-District PETS. We developed a series that we called KINDER-PETs (like kindergarten!). This consisted of a series of emails either from the DGE or the District Trainer that started in September, and were sent about every 2 or 3 weeks. The email contents were single topic introductions of ideas or specific topic training, and they were also archived on our District website.
Resourcesemail, District website. Rotary information like the ABCs of Rotary were a great resource for the item topics.
ResultsWe found we were able to hit the ground running at Pre-PETS and the pre-training ensured all the PEs had the same basic information as a starting point.
ContactCarol Tichelman
Web Site http://www.district5050.orgE-mailcarol@tichelman.com
Phone604-792-8111Fax604-792-8104
Club Name
CountryPhilippinesDistrict3810
Training Audience Club level
Type of trainingLeadership Development, Training tips, Rotary Info, Incoming Officer
Best Practice Pre-PETS - Presidents-elect training and fellowship<br>For the past two Rotary years (2003-05), with the consent of the incumbent governor, we trained our presidents-elect once a month starting in July.<br>Each monthly meeting is divided into two parts: 45-minute discussion of a Rotary topic and 1.5-hours of fellowship. The topics include basic Rotary information, leadership, membership, Foundation Matching Grants, successful service projects, and stewardship of Foundation funds.
ResourcesDownloadable Power Point presentations from the Rotary E-Learning Center at www.rotary.org, knowledgeable past district governors, and our district policy manual and practices.<br>Tools: Computer, LCD, overhead projector, white board, and handouts.
ResultsBy the time presidents-elect attend their presidents-elect training seminar (PETS) in March, there is a strong bond and visible confidence among them.<br>We have a very successful district in terms of excellent membership development, outstanding participation in Foundation programs, and effective service projects undertaken by clubs.
ContactPDG Rudy Estrellado
Web Sitehttp://luisiana.rpweb.org/rudy_estrellado.htmE-mailweb@rotary.org
Phone632-842-3299Fax632-809-4506