Whanake o te Kōpara (Young Women's Leadership) Facilitator Course & Package

This course prepares organisations to deliver our Whanake o te Kōpara (Young Women's Leadership) programme. 

About Whanake o te Kōpara programme

Whanake o te Kōpara is a leadership development programme for young women aged 19 to 24. Built upon the foundations of co-design and social learning spaces, it aims to amplify the strengths of the individual, enabling them to uplift themselves, their community and the sector that surrounds them.

Whanake o te Kōpara is set up to be co-designed with the young women participating to ensure it meets their unique needs. Originally set up and delivered by the Shift Foundation and Women in Sport Aotearoa (WISPA), the programme is now ready to be shared with regions and organisations wishing to run a localised programme of their own for the young wāhine in their communities.

The programme itself is recommended to be run as 3 x 3 day wānanga plus 2 x online 'zui' for up to 20 participants over a 6 month period. 

If you want to watch an impact video from the first Whanake o te Kōpara programme click here.

Purpose

Using human-centred leadership frameworks and practices, the programme intentionally focuses on the learning gained through the journey, rather than its outcome.

It amplifies the strengths of each individual, enabling them to create change within themselves, throughout their wider community and the sectors they contribute to.

Originally facilitated and led by The Shift Foundation and Women in Sport Aotearoa this mahi was informed by an identified gap in leadership opportunities for young women, particularly in the sport, active recreation and wellbeing sectors.

The programme was designed to address this gap, offering a safe and empowering environment for the participants to begin and build their leadership journey, while strengthening their confidence, values and self-belief.

• Programme Development and train the trainer (max 4 Facilitators) (16 hours)
• Evaluation and support for Facilitators in-programme (8 hours)
• Resources and Templates:
  • Slides with links to relevant content and videos
  • Logos and branding templates
  • Evaluation Questions for participants to assist with reporting and continual improvement pre and post Wānanga
  • Reporting template
• Rights to the programme name – e.g. Whanake o te Kōpara Te Tai Tokerau
• Part of a WISPA Facilitators network able to deliver Whanake across the motu
• Support from WISPA
• Access to previous alumnae to support the programme where relevant

COST for Programme 1:

• $8,000 + GST
• PLUS 2 x travel costs of trainer - for training session, plus in-programme support

Additional Costs:

• Fee for running subsequent programme (ie. annually) - $2,000 + GST
• Behaviour profiling training for facilitators – TBC
• Emotional Culture Deck resources to purchase for participants
• Further Facilitators training (up to 4 at a time)

• Audience​: Wāhine (Female) Facilitators in the sport/physical activity sector - from beginner to intermediate level
• Duration​: Approximately 12 hours in length (across two days). Plus 8 hours of in person facilitator support during programme.  
• Modality​: In person
• Suggested​ Facilitator group size: Minimum 1, Maximum 4
• Delivery Requirements​: No participant pre-work, ​no certification required​