Teaching Courses

Social Circus Instructors Training
Train the Trainer on Tour

Social Circus Instructors Training

Applications are open for 2010.
Workshop runs from 1-5 November.
Click here for an Information sheet.
Click here for Application Form.

Presented by NICA in partnership with Cirque du Soleil. Social Circus Instructor Training is aimed at developing the teaching skills of circus instructors wanting to use circus as a social intervention tool and for the purpose of community capacity building. The training will be delivered by trainers from NICA and Cirque du Soleil’s Asia Pacific and South Africa Projects.

This training has been delivered free to over 250 participants since 2002. The emphasis of the training is to facilitate exchanges of experience, and best practice among participants.

When: Monday 1-5 November 2010
Where: NICA, Melbourne
Who: Circus artists, circus trainers, youth workers, arts workers, social workers, teachers using circus for social change and community development workers
Cost: Free - sponsored by NICA

Participants will need to register and cover the cost of their own transport and accommodation.
To register your interest, download and complete the application form.

Questions? Contact Andrea Ousley, aousley@swin.edu.au, 03 9214 6054.

The closing date for applications is 1 October 2010.

Train the Trainer on Tour

Is there a high need for Training of Trainers in your area?
Is training hard to access from your region?
Costs prohibitive? Travelling expensive?
Do you want training for your trainers that is particular to the needs of your community or organisation?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then contact NICA to find out more about our Train the Trainer on Tour program: communitycircus@nica.com.au

The first Train the Trainer program was held in September 2006 in Dubbo. NICA was invited by the Department of Education & Training New South Wales, Circus Consultancy to train the growing number of teachers, social workers and circus trainers operating community and school based programs in the region.

It is a response that aims to bring training to those people who may find attending training in Melbourne difficult due to travel, family commitments or financial pressure. Train the Trainer on Tour is also aimed at developing a greater understanding of community-based work and the skills required of circus instructors wanting to use circus as a social intervention tool.

Train the Trainer on Tour also allows us to tailor the program to the needs of particular groups and communities, irrespective of age or experience.  Although this program is fee for service, our team may be able to work in partnership with communities to secure the necessary funding.

For further information please email our Community Circus Team: communitycircus@nica.com.au