Paul Upex l Olivia Vaughan Train the Trainers

Aim

To develop a network of volunteer trainers who will take a lead in promoting

and supporting membership training within their CLP.

Outcome

To ensure that all of our members are offered training and support in order to

ensure that they can play a full role within the Labour Party at local, regional and

national level.

We need your help to deliver this!

Why do we want do this?

Training Labour Party volunteers helps us to:• Motivate people• Improves people’s performance• Bring people together and build teams• Talent spot• Change culture• WIN ELECTIONS

• Face to face• Webinars• e-learning platform achieve.labour.org.uk• Regional conferences/ sessions

At present - this is how we deliver training

Vision

Develop support material that you can deliver on the ground to a range of activists

and give you the skills to deliver them.

What we’ll be covering

• Vision• Identifying training needs for a

General Election• Delivering a training session• Further resources

Who here has training experience?

Question

Has your CLP put on a training session

for volunteers?

Question

Question

What training or briefings do you think our

members need?

This is called a ‘Training Needs Analysis’

Question

What training or briefing do you think our

members need in the event of a

General Election?

How to get involvedAim of campaigningUsing OrganiseUsing Contact Creator Using Labour ConnectsPolitical briefing Board runnersDoor knockingDialogueData entryHow to print voter id sheets

Data protectionAgents trainingPostal VotesHow polling day works Running a committee roomUsing WARP or TurnoutBeing a polling AgentCaution to election workers & canvassersWhat happens at a countSamplingBeing a Counting Agent

Training priorities during a Snap General Election

• Training sessions• Street briefings • Smaller groups• 1-to-1 sessions

• Briefing sheets• Webinars• e-learning platform

Ways to train

Setting up a face to face training session checklistHave a clear aim for the session

• Who is your audience? Advertise and promote? What will motivate people to attend?

• Have you run through the session – do you give enough time for feedback and participation?

• Try to encourage in the session Participation Sharing Role Play Practical link to their roles and next steps Opportunity to keep in touch and share thoughts and best practice

Setting up a training session checklist

Good training environment – a checklist

• Prepare early• Bright lights• Comfortable temperature • Neat layout • Comfy chairs• Have plenty of extra materials, tea, coffee, water• Breaks

Setting up a training session checklistAccessibility

• Ensure the room is accessible to all, including those with limited mobility• Location - If participants need to travel to the session, ensure that this

involves no hardship e.g. difficult to park or a long walk• Convenience - Readily accessible toilets, tea / coffee, lunch etc. helps people

return on time following breaks• Obstructions - Select a room that’s free of obstructions that might obstruct

participants’ view• Distractions - Select a room that is free from distractions and noise

Seating arrangements

Four cornerstones to think about in developing and delivering a training session

1. The introduction• You introduce the

topic, introduce yourself, and most importantly introduce the members.

2. What members will want to know!• Why are they

learning this topic?• How can it help

Labour win?

3. Adults learn better when…• they are involved• given clear hands-on instructions• do something rather than just reading or discussing• learning is in informal but organised environments• materials are presented through a variety of methods with

practical examples• learning situations are co-operative and in groups• not pressured, tested or judged• there is time for reflection and short breaks between topics

4 End of a session• Ask people to reflect quietly on their own and write down

what their next steps will be to implement what they have learned, what resources they’ll need and what will most help them.

• Finish off the course by going round each learner and asking them what they gained most from taking the session. Make sure everyone gives an answer as this is a great way for them to reflect upon what they’ve learnt.

• Finish with a round of applause for everyone involved and the feel-good feeling will last long after the end of the course!

Putting together a session

Training session –door knocking Checklist • Are you the right person to deliver the training?• Encourage new and more experienced members to attend • Contact all those members who have signed up for the session to remind them of the details • Encourage them to visit our e-learning platform achieve.labour.org.uk and try our

door knocking module • Think about your sitting arrangements

Structure of the session• Set the aims and learning objectives for a training session• Give a clear explanation and purpose• Deal with difficult participants and situations• Use feedback and evaluation• Encourage participation and role playing • Provide hand-outs

Anything else?

Street briefings Checklist

Built into the timetable of the session• No longer than 10 minutes• Encourage them to visit our e-learning platform

achieve.labour.org.uk and try our door knocking module • Identify potential ‘Buddies’ beforehand and brief them• Be clear and concise • Provide hand-outs• Check in with them during the session and afterwards • Offer further debrief

Anything else?

Smaller groups and1-to-1 sessions

Checklist

• Who is the right person to provide the training?• These are priority jobs – committee rooms and the count• Are they the right people to do the right job?• Promote pre-learning, either Webinars or Achieve• Be clear and concise about what the role requires• Provide hand-outs• Offer a mock polling day and further briefings

Anything else?

Next steps

What we will share with you• Slides from this presentation• Board runner briefing• Door knocking briefing• Committee room briefings• GOTV briefing• Polling day briefing

Plus the slides and recording of these webinars we will delivering post conference How to get involved -

# weeks to go Campaign planning and

priorities – get your campaign off to a flying start

Agents training Ordering your General

Election print Your role as a candidate Campaigning as an

incumbent MP Organising great door

knocking sessions

Being confident to door knock today

Play your part in the General Election campaign

How to use Promote and digital campaigning

How door knocking can help Labour win

Ideas to mobilise your members

Identifying target voters using Insight to plan your campaign

Uploading your Postal Vote List

Setting up Road Groups, Maps and Polling Stations on Contact Creator

Using social media to win Planning for polling day Campaign priorities How door knocking can

help Labour win

We want you to deliver these sessions locally and keep in touch

Training Networkemail to stay in touch

training@labour.org.uk

Further resources and briefing Resources and where to find themGeneralhttps://labour.org.uk/training/If General Election called https://labour.org.uk/general-election-resources-2019/e-learningAchieve.labour.org.uk

Who remembers what we do at the end of a session?

End of a session• Ask people to reflect quietly on their own and write down

what their next steps will be to implement what they have learned, what resources they’ll need and what will most help them.

• Finish off the course by going round each learner and asking them what they gained most from taking the session. Make sure everyone gives an answer as this is a great way for them to reflect upon what they’ve learnt.

• Finish with a round of applause for everyone involved and the feel-good feeling will last long after the end of the course!

Thank you

Useful contacts and sites to visitTraining Team - training@labour.org.uk | labour.org.uk/training | achieve.labour.org.uk

Labour Party Fundraising and Development Team - development@labour.org.uk

Legal Hotline - legal_queries@labour.org.uk |020 77831498

Telephone: 0345 092 22 99

Option 3 | Campaign Technology | campaigntechnology@labour.org.ukMonday – Friday 9:30am – 6:00pm

Option 3, Option 2 | The Organise Team | organise@labour.org.uk Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm

Option 5 | Labour Membership | labourmembership@labour.org.uk Monday – Thursday 9am–5pm, Friday 9am–4:30pm