Habitat for Humanity Women Build Volunteer Training in Portland

Training offered in Portland for Women Build volunteers. This training is offered by Habitat International, in order to train volunteers who would like to develop leadership skills which can be used on Women Build projects. This is a fabulous opportunity and a lot of fun! Click link above for details.

Women Build 2008 Construction Leadership Training   

Women Build volunteers and crew leaders at your affiliate are invited to participate in one of two Women Build Construction Leadership training sessions planned for the U.S. West Coast in 2008:   
June 22-29, 2008, with Mt. Hood HFH in Portland, Ore.   
These training sessions have been developed to give Habitat’s women volunteers a chance to boost the ranks of skilled leadership in Women Build affiliates across the United States. There are only 25 spaces available in each training session, so contact the Women Build department quickly to register.
Target audience
Current semi-skilled women volunteers who want to become crew leaders. Current crew leaders who want to become house leaders.
Topics
Our goal is to help develop skilled women volunteers into effective crew and house leaders with improved construction management and leadership skills. Experts in construction and leadership training will be leading the course training. While there will be classroom instruction, attendees will be able to spend the majority of their time doing hands-on work, learning on the build site.

Training topics include:
-Safety Volunteer management (creating a good work environment)
-Communication
-Attitude, responsibility, recognizing problems, providing solutions
-Planning for the work week/day
-Teaching, demonstrating, delegating and letting go
-Updates and hands-on construction information (6-days of building)
-Tips on energy-efficient building   

Event details
Location:
In Portland, Ore., we will be building on a Mt. Hood HFH work site, and training at a nearby community center in Portland.   
Dates:
Arrive Portland, Ore., Sunday, June 22, 2008, and depart Sunday, June 29, 2008   
Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. each day   

Price:. The fee of $225 includes all of your training, on-site building, training resources, safety materials, guest speakers, lunches each day, snacks and drinks. All participants will be responsible for their own lodging, breakfast and dinner needs.   

Transportation: Participants must make their own transportation arrangements. Women Build will provide limited transportation to and from the work site on the hands-on building days.

How to register: Contact Terry Gaar, Training & Outreach Specialist in the Women Build department, at tgaar@habitat.org  <mailto:tgaar@habitat.org> or call 800-422-4828, ext. 7520. Affiliates with interested volunteers or staff members will be sent a registration form and information packet.

These training sessions are being organized by Habitat for Humanity International’s Women Build department. The construction learning experience will adhere to U.S. construction standards

Terry Gaar
Training & Outreach Specialist - Women Build
Habitat for Humanity International
121 Habitat St.
Americus, GA 31709
(o) 229-410-7520
(e/fax) 229-410-7079
800-422-4828 ext. 7520
www.habitat.org <http://www.habitat.org>