Dream
Team Adventures offers various types
of trainings for individuals who facilitate
programs for corporate, community, non-profit,
sports, college, church or youth groups.
Depending on your needs, Dream Team Adventures
provides quality and professional trainings
that use the latest practices to meet
the current standards and guidelines
of the industry. The dates of the trainings
vary throughout the year depending on
the need. If you are interested in any
our trainings, please contact us for
more information and tuition fees, or to schedule a training near you.
Basic
Ropes Course Technical Training (40 hours)
This comprehensive training format is for new facilitators looking
to learn about facilitating activities on a low and high ropes challenge
course. This training can also serve as a refresher for facilitators
who have not taken a ropes challenge course technical training in some
time. This training will cover such topics as: learning knots; belay
technique and practice; the use, care and proper set-up of equipment
on a low and high course; proper spotting technique; climbing commands;
staff responsibilities and competencies; standard policies and procedures;
risk management; and basic ropes challenge course standards.
Maximum Workshop Size: 12 participants
Advanced
Ropes Course Technical Training (20 hours)
The Advanced training is an extension of the Basic Training and is
intended for facilitators who have either gone through several basic
ropes course trainings in the past or for lead facilitators of programs
that need to know the skills required to run a group and staff through
a ropes course program safely. The advanced training will cover such
topics as: high ropes challenge course rescues (including verbal, assist, & cut-away);
inspections; lead staff responsibilities and competencies; standard
policies and procedures; risk management; emergency procedures; and
advanced ropes challenge course standards.
Maximum Workshop Size: 12 participants
Basic
Facilitator Training (30 hours)
For those looking to learn or brush up on their “soft skills” as a
facilitator, then this training is for you. This training is a 20-hour
training that teaches the basics of facilitation. This training will
cover such topics as: learning and practicing how to use the basic
models and theories in your facilitation and processing of activities;
the proper sequencing of activities in a program; how to read, adapt
and be flexible with groups; and framing activities that groups can
relate to and understand.
Maximum Workshop Size: 20 participants
Advanced
Facilitator Training (20 hours)
Learn and practice advanced theories and models to use in your facilitation
and processing. This training will help to empower participants to
make decisions and commit to real action that produces results in programs
and in their lives. Learn and practice framing of an activity and the
language that a group can relate to and understand.
Maximum Workshop Size: 20 participants
Teambuilding
Initiatives Workshop (10 hours)
This workshop is designed to teach new and experienced facilitators
a variety of different teambuilding initiatives that appeal to many
different types of groups. Trainees will experience a sequence of initiatives
including: name activities, warm-ups, icebreakers, get-to-know-you
activities, a variety of initiatives, and trust activities. A packet
of written activity descriptions and props for each of the activities
in the workshop will be provided to each trainee.
Maximum Workshop Size: 20 participants
Active
Processing Workshop (10 hours)
What is active processing? Ask yourself, are you or your participants
bored of the same old routine of getting in a circle and talking about
an activity they just did, over and over again throughout the day?
Are you not sure about what else to do besides talk about an activity
with the group?
Through participation in this workshop, facilitators will learn lots
of creative and active ways to process an activity that appeals to
all types of learning styles. Engage your participants through the
processing activities of the workshop that captures their attention
and makes it easier for them to express their thoughts, ideas, and
feelings.
Maximum Workshop Size: 20 participants
How
do I sign up myself or my organization
for one of the trainings?
Please go to the Contact Us page of the website and fill out your contact
information and the particular training you are interested in. We will
get back to you promptly with details and tuition costs for the training.
Please
also ask about our group rate discounts!
