Training Manuals

• Targeted participants: Student affairs and services professionals in higher education
• Number of participants: Between 12 and 15
• Duration: 120 minutes

Objectives

1. Introducing participants to the concept and basic tactics of self-development.
2. Highlighting the significance of self-development in communication with students.
3. Sharing methods to enable participants to engage in critical self-reflection and identify the relationship between beliefs and actions.
4. Sharing means to enable participants to engage in rigorous and systematic self-reflection and share insights with others as appropriate.

Consult & Download the training manual "Self-development skills for working with students"

• Targeted participants: Students
• Number of participants: Between 80 and 100
• Duration: 120 minutes

Objectives

1. Recognizing and analyzing the opportunities that a leader comes across.
2. Recognizing the importance of self-confidence and self-trust in the work of the leader.
3. Acknowledging the importance of independence and interdependence in effective leadership throughout the habits of an effective manager.
4. Defining 4 habits of successful leaders.
5. Sharing 14 ways to boost self-confidence.

Consult and Download the training manual "Leadership and Self-confidence"

• Targeted participants: Staff and students
• Number of participants: Between 15 and 20
• Duration: Full day

Objectives

1. Enhancing a listening-oriented behavior among participants.
2. Engaging participants in activities that reflect clear communication and planning.

Consult and Download the training manual "team building"

• Targeted participants: Students
• Number of participants: Between 25 and 30
• Duration: 90 minutes

Objectives

1. Understanding the nature of conflict and the way to spot it arising.
2. Tackling conflict before it escalates.
3. Solving conflict in a positive solution-oriented way in order to reach a common goal.
4. Familiarizing the audience with self-defense techniques.
5. Understanding the difference between informal and formal conflicts and the best way to handle the situation.
6. Emphasizing the prominence of communication tools.
7. Learning to speak up in an assertive yet groundbreaking way.

Consult and Download the training manual "conflict resolution"

• Targeted participants: Staff members
• Number of participants: Between 15 and 20
• Duration: 120 minutes

Objectives

1. Dealing with conflict in a positive nonviolent and diplomatic way.
2. Finding common ground to operate in a healthy environment.
3. Giving participants an overview about verbal self-defense.
4. Helping participants differentiate between different types of attackers through effective listening.
5. Introducing participants to verbal aikido technics.
6. Simulating different situations of conflict between two people in order to help participants use them in everyday situations.

Consult and Download the training manual "verbal martial arts" 

• Targeted participants: Staff and students
• Number of participants: Between 15 and 20
• Duration: 90 minutes

Objectives

1. Introduce the latest advocacy and lobbying techniques for student representative bodies;
2. Simulate a debate about the influence of political parties on youth on and off university campus;
3. Introduce different student representative models in Lebanese universities.

Consult and Dowload the training manual "Strategy and Tactics for Students"

• Targeted participants: Student affairs and services professionals in higher education
• Number of participants: Between 12 and 15
• Duration: 90 minutes

Objectives

1. Define the engagement and motivation concepts and tactics;
2. Highlight the importance of students’ engagement in activities;
3. Introduce strategic and planning techniques for working with students throughout the academic
   year;
4. Present various formal and informal means to communicate with students.

Consult and Download the training manual "Ways to Engage Students in Activities"

• Targeted participants: Staff and students
• Number of participants: Between 15 and 20
• Duration: 90 minutes

Objectives

1. Introduce the current political system in Lebanon (parliamentary/political parties);
2. Present the latest studies on the elections of students’ council in Lebanese universities;
3. Present testimonials highlighting the activities organized by students and alumni affiliated to
   political parties during electoral and student movement periods.

Consult and Download the training manual "Politics and Youth Engagement in Lebanon"

• Targeted participants: Staff and students
• Number of participants: 20-25 
• Duration: 3 hours

Objectives

1. Learn to face the unexpected related to external partners (cancellation, technical problems,
   last-minute requests, etc.).
2. Deal with stress (keep calm, accept the consequences of one’s choices, resist pressure, etc.).
3. Discover dormant skills and be aware of them (communication skills, human resources
   management, project management, etc.).
4. Highlight the importance of volunteering.

Consult and Download the training manual "Skills and Volunteering"

• Targeted participants: Staff and students
• Number of participants: 100
• Duration: 3 hours

Objectives

1. Learn about student engagement during crisis.
2. Share good practices on how to response to a crisis.
3. Create a communication strategy for student engagement during crisis.

Consult and download the training manual "Student Management"

• Targeted participants: Staff and students
• Number of participants: 20-25
• Duration: 1 hour

Objectives

1. Find tools to create and communicate about student events in connection with the local
   context.
2. Organize successful events in universities – the ultimate guide.
3. Plan an activity: a step-by-step guide.
4. Evaluate current events to improve upcoming ones.
5. Brainstorm solutions to potential problems.

Consult and download the training manual "how to take advantage of the news to create student events"

• Targeted participants:  Students and staff
• Number of participants: 20-25
• Duration: 90 minutes

Objectives

1. Brief participants on the different student movements that were active in France.
2. Introduce the history of the main student movements in France from the May 1968 student protests to this day
3. Analyze the motivation, objectives, and elements of each movement.
4. Analyze the outcome of each movement and how protests are a gateway to change.

Consult and download the training manual "History of the student movement in France"

• Targeted participants: Students and staff
• Number of participants: 20-25
• Duration: 3 hours and 30 min

Objectives

1. Provide participants with guidelines on how to write an article.
2. Offer participants the opportunity to brainstorm and come up with ideas for an article tackling
   the topic of student engagement, empowerment, and representation.
3. Offer participants the opportunity to brainstorm and come up with ideas on how to implement
   good practices related to student engagement, empowerment, and representation.

Consult and download the training manual "communication workshop"