Training and raising awareness about citizen science

2. Setting up training sessions for researchers and others in the RPO

This module is designed to impart the essentials of creating CS training and development programs within RPOs. It emphasizes the train-the-trainers methodology, equipping learners with the skills to design and conduct training sessions for various stakeholders, including researchers, volunteers, students, and administrative staff. The module covers stakeholder analysis, training content development for different audiences, and best practices for volunteer training, ultimately enabling learners to comprehensively plan and execute effective CS training sessions within their organisations.

Module description:

What?	How?	Why?
Things to consider before setting up training sessions for researchers and others	Thinking about the who, when and what for training of staff (audiences, stakeholders, and content) + the train-the-trainer concept	Explaining to learners that there are many groups and resources to consider in preparation for training
Stakeholder analysis	Describing the basic model of stakeholder analysis going beyond the core team to consider audiences and stakeholders	Enabling the learners to situate their (planned) training in the organisational framework of the RPO and to perform stakeholder analysis to inform their training designs
What researchers need to know about CS	Describing the content of existing training courses aimed at researchers	Inspiring learners to design their own training programs for researchers
What students need to know about CS	Describing the content of existing training courses aimed at students	Inspiring learners to design their own training programs for students
What other RPO staff need to know about CS	Describing the content of existing training courses aimed at administrative staff, e.g., research-support, educational and outreach staff	Inspiring learners to design their own training programs for administrative staff
Train-the-trainer (TTT)	Describing the TTT concept and things to consider when leading a TTT workshop	Demonstrating the value and practice of TTT
Setting up training sessions for volunteers (learners)	Explaining the various steps from including the learners in the stakeholder analysis to planning of training and taking into consideration different learning styles	Enabling learners to get an overview of the process involved in setting up training for volunteers
Levels of training for volunteers from onboarding to task training and other in-project learning opportunities	Providing an overview of different levels of trainings for volunteers: recruitment (onboarding) – task training – expanded learning and development opportunities	Enabling learners to get an overview of the various training and learning opportunities for volunteers
The logic model used to design volunteer training	Introducing the logic model in the context of volunteer training	Allowing the learners to become familiar with the logic model applied to volunteer training (to be used in the interactive session)

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