Holistic Management® Individualized Certified Educator Program
Holistic
Management International (HMI) now offers an individualized two-year Holistic
Management® Certified Educator Training Program. This program is overseen
by HMI, which engages experienced and knowledgeable Certified Educators
to instruct and mentor the candidates through the program.
This two-year, self-directed training program provides a solid foundation
in the principles and practice of Holistic Management and exposes you
to a variety of effective ways to facilitate the learning process for
others.
Each individualized program covers the same content areas and has similar requirements, but varies in structure. You can individualize your training by choosing where you will train and take advantage of the international travel and exposure that increase your learning opportunities.
HMI staff will work with you to carefully select your training/mentoring team to maximize your learning experience. You will also receive support from HMI staff throughout your two-year program as well as a thorough evaluation of your learning portfolio and recommendations for further learning.
Click here for a program application.
The Training Experience
The main content areas that you will be trained to teach are:
1) Holistic Management® Decision-Making
2) Holistic Financial Planning
In addition you will be trained to teach in two areas of your choice from
the list below with independent study in the remaining two:
3) Holistic Grazing Planning
4) Holistic Land Planning
5) Holistic Biological Monitoring
6) Holistic Management® Policy Analysis & Design
Note: Independent study refers to no attendance in onsite training session
or expectation of facilitation of these content areas. You will study
these areas on your own and provide a learning portfolio to determine
basic comprehension level.
For each content area you will have at least two days of onsite instruction
with your instructor. You will then deepen your learning of this material
and practice teaching it to your learning community before finally receiving
an additional two days of assisting an instructor in that content area
when you have been determined to be ready to do so. You also have the
option of videotaping your facilitation of a given content area and receiving
feedback from your mentor and instructor. Through out your training, you
will work closely with your instructors and mentor to maximize your learning,
engage with the Holistic Management network, and explore different learning
techniques.
We pull from a wide pool of Certified Educator instructors and mentors so the training style is always innovative. HMI staff works closely with these instructors to make sure that key content is covered in each session. You must work with at least two different Certified Educators over the course of your training.
Application
To be accepted into HMI’s Certified Educator Training Program, you must demonstrate a basic level of Holistic Management practice and training (see CETP application for more information). One of your letters of reference must be from a Holistic Management® Certified Educator from which you have received training. You must also have a learning community that will support you in your learning process and with whom you can practice your instruction.
First Year
Your program mentor provides coaching when you need it through email, phone calls, and instruction. Your mentor will also either help you directly or identify support resources within the Holistic Management practitioner and educator network. You develop a learning plan that will evolve into a learning portfolio representing the work you have done to fulfill the program requirements. In your learning plan you identify the objectives you plan to meet and the strategies and action steps you will take to ensure you meet your objectives successfully. At the end of your first year, you complete a mid-term exam to determine your progress and where you need to further concentrate your efforts. You should complete your content training in this first year.
Second Year
In this second year you must focus on fulfilling your learning plan objectives
and developing your portfolio including the development of a case study.
As during the first year, you communicate monthly with the Director of
Educational Products and your program mentor. You must also complete your
facilitation portion of the program.
Second year activities for your learning portfolio can include:
• Providing pro bono workshops, training sessions, or consultations
for individuals and organizations including your learning community.
• Writing articles for publication
• Integrating Holistic Management with another project, such as
a Master’s Thesis
• Developing Holistic Management projects locally
• Creating marketing materials
• Creating educational materials
• Getting further training in areas that improve your facilitation
skills (e.g.,mediation)
• Gathering assessment of the work you have done
• Developing your case study
Certification
At the end of your second year you participate in an oral exit review
with HMI staff, your program mentor, and another Certified Educator from
HMI’s Technical Review Committee selected specifically for your
area of specialization. Feedback from this review helps you as a Certified
Educator. Once you have demonstrated competency in your oral exit review
and have adequately documented your program efforts within your learning
portfolio, including the completion of your case study, you will be identified
as a Holistic Management® Certified Educator. Your name and contact
information will be published in Holistic Management International publications
and on our website.
From this point on you continue to have access to the resources listed
above and will be eligible for referrals from HMI. You can also participate
in training and consulting contracts with HMI as they arise and as skill
or specialty area permits.
Most importantly, you are certified to teach Holistic Management and to market yourself as a Holistic Management® Certified Educator. This certification demonstrates that you have met the standards set forth by Holistic Management International to ensure the quality of the training or consulting services you provide. Certification is renewed annually each year.
Here's what some of our Certified Educators are doing:
• Teaching Holistic Management at universities and schools
• Leading international tours of businesses practicing Holistic
Management
• Providing consultation or process consulting/coaching for individuals,
businesses, families, and communities
• Creating companies that offer management and/or financial planning
services, investment advice, and sustainability evaluation.
• Working with international development organizations around the
world to offer training to their staffs and the indigenous populations
they serve
• Working in their organizations to provide guidance in using Holistic
Management® decision-making and planning
• Working for HMI as trainers and liaisons for communities and organizations
as part of grant-funded community projects
Mentor Selection
The current list of HMI approved mentors are:
Bruce Ward (Australia)
Brian Marshall (Australia)
Mark Gardner (Australia)
Dick Richardson (South Africa)
Cindy Dvergsten (Colorado)
Jim & Daniela Howell (Colorado)
Byron Shelton (Colorado)
Joel Benson (Colorado)
Aspen Edge (Spain)
Wiebke Volkmann (Namibia)
Ivan Aguirre (Mexico)
Don Campbell (Canada)
Seth Wilner (New Hampshire)
Phil Metzger (New York)
Terry Gompert (Nebraska)
Kelly Sidoryk (Canada)
Doug Warnock (Washington)
Sandy Matheson (Washington)
Craig Madsen (Washington)
Training Program Cost
The cost for this training program will vary per individual. However, there are some basic costs that will be universal for all trainees. The $7,700 fee for this program covers all tuition, training costs, educational materials, tests, learning portfolio evaluation, and mentoring. Depending on whom the trainee selects and additional needs of the trainee in regards to distance for travel, the travel, food, and lodging costs will vary from trainee to trainee and will not be covered under the cost of the program. These costs are the responsibility of the trainee.
For more information about this Training Program contact:
Dr. Ann Adams
HMI
1010 Tijeras Ave. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505/842-5252
hmi@holisticmanagement.org
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