Training
Training is a key part of executing the IAFSN’s mission to promote international cooperation, exchange, and best practices within the Family Support field to support children, families, and communities to thrive.
Trainings focus on skill-building, are conducted both by experienced staff and parent leaders in the Family Support field, and provide participants with certificates of completion.
Training Offerings
Upcoming Virtual Trainings
Developing & Sustaining Effective Parent Advisory Committees
January 28 & 29
How can an active Parent Advisory Committee enhance a program's effectiveness and strengthen the community?
A Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is a leadership group of program participants that provides input, guidance, and feedback to a program on a regular basis. An active Parent Advisory Committee can be a highly valuable method of supporting meaningful parent engagement, developing parent leadership skills, and supporting a program's success.
Staff partnering with PACs ensures better program planning, responsiveness to the community, inclusion of underserved groups such as fathers, outreach, participation, and both individual participant and overall program outcomes. So how can programs unlock the power of PACs?
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