My Guide Practitioner 1 Level 3 training course. 2 My Guide training The My Guide training programme has been developed by Guide Dogs, in collaboration.

My Guide Practitioner

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Level 3 training course

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My Guide training

The My Guide training programme has been developed by Guide Dogs, in collaboration with its partners. However, the delivery of the training is the responsibility of the trainer or organisation providing the training.

Developed in partnership

The aim of the course

To enable participants to deliver and assess Level 1, Community Sighted Guide; Level 2, My Guide volunteer training and also Level 3 My Guide Practitioner to people in your own organisation.

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Introductions

Why are you interested in becoming a My Guide Practitioner?

What are your hopes and fears for the course? What is the result of your learning styles

questionnaire?

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Guidelines to help the course run smoothly

Mobile phones off or on silent please We all agree for only one person to speak at a

time Relax! Say what you think Be respectful at all times

Course objectives 1

For participants to be able to: Confidently deliver Level 1, 2 and 3 courses by

learning training techniques, management of the courses and a revision of the course materials

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Course objectives 2

For participants to be able to: Observe and assess the learning of Community

Sighted Guides (L1) and My Guide volunteers (L2) Apply background learning and in- depth

understanding gained from their own study of Level 1 and 2 courses to support learners

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Sighted Guide programme – an overview

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Level 1 – Community Sighted Guide Trained to act as eyes/vision with confidence In public as part of normal daily life

Level 2 – My Guide volunteer Provides a sighted guide service for an agreed period to enhance the service user’s independence through getting out and about

Level 3 – My Guide Practitioner Requires learning, assessment and practice at

Levels 1,2 and 3 Trains other sighted guides

Sighted Guide programme – the training path

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Level 1 Community Sighted Guide training (+ observed practice)

Level 2 My Guide volunteer training (including four online modules)

plus two additional topics

My Guide Practitioner training course (+observed delivery of training)

What makes a good trainer?

Group to discuss good training experiences. What was it about these particular events that

made them successful?

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Learning Styles

Share your result from the questionnaire Are you visual, auditory or kinaesthetic? Understanding of the different learning styles

helps effective communication and learning

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Visual learners

Learn best by seeing things Will tend to use and respond to :

I get the picture What’s your view?

Training tools to use: diagrams, pictures

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Auditory learners

Learn best by hearing things Will tend to use and respond to :

That rings a bell Sounds ok to me

Training tools to use: stress key words, use stories and anecdotes to illustrate

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Kinaesthetic learners

Learn best by moving and doing things Will tend to use and respond to:

How does that grab you? It certainly feels right

Training tools to use: hands on activities, opportunities to move about

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My Guide training

Why might people want to take part in this training?

What impact will these reasons have on the training and the trainer?

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Principles of giving good feedback

Allow time Avoid overload Always be constructive Use feedback to create a positive learning

experience

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Delivering the training –understanding the agendas and equipment

Trainer’s role in administration Resources needed Resources available

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Delivering the training

Now it’s over to you……

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Assessment for Levels 1 and 2

Process for Level 1 and 2 Review the Level 1 assessment form -Assessing observed practice Review scores from online assessment on the My

Guide learning site

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Assessment of Practitioner

Review of the Level 3 assessment form

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Next steps to becoming a My Guide Practitioner

Set dates to deliver Level 1 or Level 2 and arrange for assessor to be present

Online learning is available on Guide Dogs learning site

Best Practice Guide is available Support is available from your assessor: Name email and phone number

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My Guide Practitioner

Thank you for your participation Good luck

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