In collaboration with NAFSA staff and other NAFSA member leaders, the Trainer Corps (TC) chair-designate:
- Participates in and supports virtual meetings throughout the year,
- Works closely with and leads work of other groups within TC,
- Serves, with TC Chair, as final round review team for all TC new and renewing member applications,
- Reviews, with TC Chair, all training plans for CEP workshops submitted by lead trainers,
- Serves as TC induction program mentor,
- Contributes to TC enrichment opportunities,
- Observes CEP workshop deliveries and provides suggestions, if any, for content enhancement and facilitator effectiveness,
- Recruits Trainer Corps members to serve in various involvement roles within TC, and
- Endorses and supports the work of the TC chair.
In collaboration with NAFSA staff and other NAFSA member leaders, the Trainer Corps (TC) chair:
- Monitors all TC-related activities, including delivery of Trainer Corps-related programs offered virtually and in-person throughout the year,
- Promotes TC and the NAFSA Core Education Program to NAFSA regional leaders, knowledge community leaders, at NAFSA conferences and other meetings,
- Acts as a resource to TC members,
- Provides guidance to the team of reviewers in the TC application review process and serves on the final round review team with the chair-designate,
- Ensures all TC members are given consistent professional support and training in preparation for their various roles,
- Plans and convenes regular virtual meetings with TC leadership team to set task priorities, provide support, and ensure accountability,
- Leads, mentors, and guides the duties of the TC chair-designate, and
- Observes CEP workshop deliveries and provides suggestions, if any, for content enhancement and facilitator effectiveness.
The Trainer Corps chair serves on a national level as the NAFSA Learning and Training Liaison. The primary responsibility of this position is to liaise with members and volunteer leaders to inform and promote NAFSA learning and training events to varied NAFSA audiences:
- Acts as a conduit of information for NAFSA’s learning programs between NAFSA members and NAFSA staff
- Fosters collaborative relationships with other NAFSA leadership groups involved in creating practice resources, especially the Knowledge Community member leaders
- Interacts with NAFSA regional leadership teams to facilitate regional awareness of professional development programming and facilitate awareness of regional professional development needs
- Actively promotes all of the PLS learning programs to a wide range of audiences
All NAFSA leaders are expected to foster an inclusive environment and seek to learn and understand the multicultural perspectives of the committee/team, our constituents, and stakeholders to align with the NAFSA Diversity and Inclusion Statement. An expression of leadership in this area includes:
- Engaging the committee/team to identify and implement strategies for increased personal outreach, recruitment, and onboarding for all, especially diversity-focused and underrepresented groups
- Increasing accessibility and participation from underrepresented groups, individuals, and institutions
- Expanding educational content within the committees’ purview through intentional outreach and recruitment of diverse presenters and institutional types in partnership with various NAFSA groups