Trainer Development Team

• Commit to Training NAFSA Style, which includes dedicated time for planning and preparing for the training (individually and together with your team), delivering and facilitating the NAFSA Induction Program and Enrichment Workshops and being fully present all throughout the workshops, and participating in a debrief/feedback session with your co-trainers
• Model best practices of Trainer Corps 
• Contribute to the overall training plan for Trainer Corps enrichment sessions
• Communicate often and openly with Trainer Corps leadership, induction mentees, and NAFSA staff to ensure all tasks are being accomplished, that the team is unified, and that the highest level of professionalism is demonstrated
• Participate in regular virtual planning sessions 
• Serve as Trainer Corps induction program mentor
• Maintain and enhance the curriculum and materials used in the induction and enrichment programs
• Promote NAFSA’s Trainer Corps and the NAFSA Core Education Program

All NAFSA leaders are expected to foster an inclusive environment and seek to learn and understand the multicultural perspectives of the committee/team, our constituents, and stakeholders to align with the NAFSA Diversity and Inclusion Statement. An expression of leadership in this area includes:

• Engaging the committee/team to identify and implement strategies for increased personal outreach, recruitment, and onboarding for all, especially diversity-focused and underrepresented groups
• Increasing accessibility and participation from underrepresented groups, individuals, and institutions
• Expanding educational content within the committees’ purview through intentional outreach and recruitment of diverse presenters and institutional types in partnership with various NAFSA groups

Trainer Development Team Trainers are part of the Trainer Corps leadership team and serve in a two-year volunteer role.

Interested Trainer Corps members submit the Trainer Corps Involvement Opportunities Form. Trainer Corps leadership selects and appoints the CEP deans each year.

Recruitment for open positions begins each summer/fall. Terms of service begin in January and end in December of the second year.