Facilitators
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=== How to become a facilitator === | === How to become a facilitator === | ||
Wikimedia Australia offers support and training to become an accredited Wikimedia Australia facilitator. The role | Wikimedia Australia offers support and training to become an accredited Wikimedia Australia facilitator. | ||
'''The Facilitator role:''' | |||
* Event preparation and set up | * Event preparation and set up | ||
* Running or supporting edit-a-thons or events | * Running or supporting edit-a-thons or events | ||
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* Event evaluation and communication | * Event evaluation and communication | ||
Facilitator requirements | '''Facilitator requirements:''' | ||
* A strong understanding of Wikimedia platforms, policies, processes and overall mission. | * A strong understanding of Wikimedia platforms, policies, processes and overall mission. | ||
* Excellent communication skills with a strong audience focus, clarity and professionalism in addressing diverse audiences (gender, age, interests, profession, knowledge, geography etc). | * Excellent communication skills with a strong audience focus, clarity and professionalism in addressing diverse audiences (gender, age, interests, profession, knowledge, geography etc). | ||
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Hold a teaching or facilitation qualification or relevant experience. | Hold a teaching or facilitation qualification or relevant experience. | ||
* Must hold a current Working with Children certificate for any presentation involving people under 18 years of age. | * Must hold a current Working with Children certificate for any presentation involving people under 18 years of age. | ||
'''Express interest in becoming a Facilitator''' | |||
We are always looking to expand our network of facilitators. If you'd like to express interest in becoming a facilitator, please email us at: contact@wikimedia.org.au | We are always looking to expand our network of facilitators. If you'd like to express interest in becoming a facilitator, please email us at: contact@wikimedia.org.au |
Revision as of 02:47, 7 February 2022
Wikimedia Australia supports an annual program of events, training programs and campaigns with a range of partners around Australia. It relies on the support of volunteer facilitators to run and support new and experienced editors to take part in these programs.
Meet our facilitators
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How to become a facilitator
Wikimedia Australia offers support and training to become an accredited Wikimedia Australia facilitator.
The Facilitator role:
- Event preparation and set up
- Running or supporting edit-a-thons or events
- Running of supporting training workshops
- Coordination of campaign or specific WAMU-identified program
- Event evaluation and communication
Facilitator requirements:
- A strong understanding of Wikimedia platforms, policies, processes and overall mission.
- Excellent communication skills with a strong audience focus, clarity and professionalism in addressing diverse audiences (gender, age, interests, profession, knowledge, geography etc).
- Technical skills to facilitate and present events online and in-person, or to run a specific Wikimedia-related campaign or program.
- Contributes to and can use WMAU-approved presentation and training materials for Wikimedia platforms (with personalisation of training to a particular audience if needed and use of Visual Editor).
- Must be a financial member of WMAU (sponsored membership may be available upon committee consideration).
Hold a teaching or facilitation qualification or relevant experience.
- Must hold a current Working with Children certificate for any presentation involving people under 18 years of age.
Express interest in becoming a Facilitator
We are always looking to expand our network of facilitators. If you'd like to express interest in becoming a facilitator, please email us at: contact@wikimedia.org.au