Skills Bootcamps for Facilitators and Experts with Lived Experience
Our 6-Week bootcamps are designed to provide learners with the skills they need to present Oliver McGowan Tier 2 sessions, either as an Expert with Lived Experience or a Facilitator.
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Through 12 in-person sessions, we look at a range of topics such as presentation skills, script writing, and giving and recieving constructive feedback.
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Additionally, we aim to have all learners employed or upskilled by the end of the 6 weeks, so we provide support around CV writing, interview skills, and accessible hiring processes.
Expert with Lived Experience Bootcamp
Experts with Lived Experience are individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or a Learning Disability. Oliver McGowan Tier 2 sessions should be delivered alongside two Experts.
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Through the bootcamp, Experts learn how to share their experiences, like the challenges and successes they have faced throughout their life. We also provide 1-to-1 support to create or update CV's and discuss what reasonable adjustments would enable them to present their session or move into employment, if they are not currently employed.
Facilitator Bootcamp
An Oliver McGowan Tier 2 Facilitator supports Experts to deliver their session, providing resources, putting reasonable adjustments in place, and presenting other aspects of the Tier 2 session
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Although the content covered is similar to the Expert's bootcamp, Facilitators learn how to present the training fluidly and have added responsibility around safeguarding, welfare, and organisation. To reflect this, the course focuses more intensively on aspects like legislation and procedure.
What Are Skills Bootcamps For?
Our 'Expert with Lived Experience' and 'Facilitator' bootcamps aim to equip people with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to deliver Tier 2 Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training effectively.
The second aim is to get unemployed people into work, or get employed individuals up-skilled and given extra responsibilities in the workplace.
By achieving these core objectives, learners have been able to increase and evidence their transferable skills, including self-understanding, digital skills, and independence.
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For a more in-depth look atthe content of our bootcamps, here is a list of modules we cover:
