Rotary Training

April 2020

Training Rotary leaders around the world

Learning new skills from home

Even when you can’t hold training meetings in person, members can still develop new skills and knowledge by taking courses online. Rotary’s Learning Center offers courses on everything from managing training sessions and mentoring to leading change and dealing with conflict. See the course catalog on My Rotary, which includes links to each course.

Rotarians can learn basic information through the Learning Center courses, then attend more in-depth webinars or online meetings to generate ideas together, make action plans, and even organize community projects.

Courses are available in 20 languages, including Mandarin (listed under “traditional Chinese”), Swedish, Thai, and several Eastern European languages.

To gauge members’ online learning, district leaders can get Learning Center reports for their districts. They’ll first need to complete the Access to Learning Center Reports course. Rotary staff will then set up automatic weekly emails with the reports for them.

The following district leaders have been enrolled in that course and can receive reports after they complete it:

·         District governors-elect

·         Current and incoming district trainers

·         District membership chairs

·         District Rotary Foundation chairs

For district leaders that get these emailed reports, we will soon start sending two reports: one about the courses members have taken and the other about their learning plans.

Learning plans

Learning plans are groups of courses and resources that help incoming leaders prepare for their roles. They’re also timesavers: With learning plans, learners don’t have to spend time searching for the courses they need.

Explore the plans available in the Learning Center. Select FILTERS, then Learning Plan.

Featured courses

Check out the newest courses in the Learning Center:

• Committing to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 
  Learn more about Rotary’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement, including what it means and how you can use it to create positive experiences.
   
• District Committee Basics 
  Get training for your role as a district committee chair. These courses are relevant to any district committee. 

Continue to promote these resources:

• Grant Management Seminar
  This learning plan includes courses that can replace in-person training. Consider requiring members to take the courses, then following up with a webinar to answer their questions and discuss any district-specific requirements.
   
• Mentoring Basics
  Learn about the role, responsibilities, and benefits of being a mentor to an adult professional.

Training tip

Get tips for adapting in-person training to online learning. Visit the District Trainer Best Practices learning topic and look for the Offering Training Online document. We invite you to participate in the discussion and share your resources and tips for district training events.
You can also visit the Meeting Online learning topic to find and share resources, join discussions, and ask for expert advice about creating online meeting spaces.