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For Facilitators

“For Facilitators,” Education for Better Work (2014), 98

“For Facilitators,” Education for Better Work, 98

For Facilitators

The day of the meeting:

  • Text or call all group members. Invite them to arrive 10 minutes early to report on their commitments.

  • Bring five extra copies of My Path to Self-Reliance.

  • In the next six meetings, we will use the My Job Search book. Bring a few copies to this meeting so that group members can see them.

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    My Job Search cover

30 minutes before the meeting:

  • Set chairs around a table so everyone can be close.

  • Draw this commitment chart on the board.

    Group member name

    Taught my family or friends how to learn by faith (Yes/No)

    Practiced all the keys to learn by study in the classroom (Yes/No)

    Continued to work on PEF loan process if I need a loan (Yes/No)

    Practiced Foundation principle and taught it to family (Yes/No)

    Added to savings (Yes/No)

    Reported to action partner (Yes/No)

    Gloria

    Y

    Y

    N

    Y

    Y

    Y

10 minutes before the meeting:

  • Greet people warmly as they arrive.

  • As group members arrive, ask them to complete the commitment chart on the board.

  • Assign a timekeeper.

At starting time:

  • Ask people to turn off their phones and other devices.

  • Have an opening prayer (and hymn, if desired).

  • Quietly ask those who arrive late to turn off their phones and to complete the commitment chart while the group continues the discussion.

  • Set the timer to 20 minutes for My Foundation.

  • Complete principle 6 in My Foundation. Then return to this workbook and continue reading on the next page.