Training Schedule 2012           View more information on Google Doc

Thursday 26th Jan
  • Welcome to BVDA
  • Ran by Emma (BVDA President)
  • Social- Meal and drinks (Venue TBC)

Saturday 28th Jan
  • BVDA Boot Camp
  • Project parents-Your Project and Living in Your Project
  • Child Protection Training
  • Team Building with the RAF
  • Deposits, Contracts and CRB’s
  • Must Bring: Deposit

Thursday 2nd February  
  • Hitting your fundraising target
  • Run by Shindy Lall- (BVDA Fundraiser)
  • Shindy will talk you through the ways in which you can go about raising your total.

Thursday 9th February
  • Demographics of your country
  • Ran by your project parents
  • How to cope with the culture
  • Politics in your country
  • Development ratings

Thursday 16th February
  • Teacher Training 1
  • Facilitator TBC
  • Teaching in impoverished demographics
  • Teaching and Development
  • How to plan a good lesson


Thursday 23rd Feb
  • International Development- The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
  • Managing your expectations of International Development
  • Ran by Sarah (BVDA Trainer)

Thursday 1st March
  • Teacher Training 2
  • Teaching English
  • Facilitator TBC

Thursday 8th March
  • Living and Working in your country
  • Ran by Your Project Parents
  • Basics- washing, eating, clothing etc.
  • Medical issues

Thursday 15th March
  • Project Specifics
  • Ran by your Project Parents

Thursday 22nd March
  • Session X - Initiative Training
  • This will be a chance for you to develop skills such as confidence and taking initiative, getting to know your team better and having lots of fun.
  • Venue TBC!
  • Ran by Tilda (BVDA Trainer)

Easter Holidays
Thursday 26th April
  • Send off
  • A chance for those final questions and goodbyes!