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A major part of our profile are the customised training workshops commissioned by specific organisations such as schools, polytechnics, private training establishments, outdoor centres, private companies, alternative education providers and community groups.

These workshops involve a detailed needs analysis and comprehensive design and delivery for individual staff teams in workplaces. Organisations have found these to be particularly useful as they are targeted and designed specifically for the learning needs and interests of their work setting and client group.

The content of these workshops can either be a blend of several of our existing workshops or in another specific area of interest where we will research and design a training package for you. We recommend a minimum of 6-8 people, with similar training needs attend each workshop to make this service a cost-effective option for your organisation. PANZ has expertise in the following areas:

• Incorporating Experiential Learning into the Design and Delivery of programmes
• Facilitating Learning
• Focussing on Challenging Groups
• Managing Group Dynamics
• Therapeutic Use of Adventure
• Group/Team Development

The first stage is a needs analysis where we will spend time discussing with you the issues you wish to address relevant to your workplace. Together with you we then generally select a range of topics and content areas to include in the training. 
We have a wide range of content available and this can be selected from any of our public workshops and from the list of sample topics included below. Once we have had this initial discussion we will then design a draft training package and forward it to you to critique. This will continue until we are both convinced that we have a training programme that will closely match your perceived training needs. 
At PANZ we pride ourselves on the fact that in every case we have exceeded the expectations of our clients. 

Here are some options of the sessions and content options we have included in other training we have implemented.

Incorporating Experiential Learning into the Design and Delivery of programmes

• Introduction to Experiential Learning / Key Concepts 
• Designing experiential activities and programmes (sequencing progressions, link with objectives / context)
• Facilitation skills, how to process/ debrief experiences to maximize learning
• Student centred learning techniques
• Tool kits of co-operative learning techniques
• Bag of Tricks of activities for use in a wide range of settings

Facilitating Learning

• The Experiential Learning Cycle Concept
• Models of leadership
• How to process experiences – content, techniques and flow
• Encouraging group reflection and learning
• Understanding Change
• Active facilitation and debrief tools
• Coaching in debriefing skills

Focusing on Challenging Groups

• Challenging Adolescents  - who are they? labels?, causes? correlates?
• What does the research say? What approaches work??
• Introduction to systems approaches
• Overview of experiential approaches – what are they? why are they effective?
• Case studies of programmes that use an experiential model (NZ and USA)
• Bag of tricks of activities suitable for these types of young people
• Tools and strategies for engaging adolescents, working with challenging groups, building rapport

Managing Group Dynamics

• Managing conflict in groups
• Applying the Transactional Analysis model
• Counselling micro skills, active listening
• Self and Peer Feedback Model – John Heron 
• Working with resistance and challenging groups
• Motivation Interviewing Techniques

Therapeutic Use of Adventure

• a rationale for using experiential and adventure-based approaches with a focus on therapy and an overview of methods that can be used to integrate this approach within existing programmes
• an opportunity to participate in experiential activities framed to address therapeutic issues
• adventure therapy applications when working with families
• the use of metaphor to frame experiences therapeutically.

Group/Team Development

• Goal setting (group/individual, spiral vs. within-group, etc)
• Choice and its effect on extrinsic and intrinsic motivation
• Creating a supportive group environment / Contract and Guideline negotiating
• Developing positive group culture...
• Dependence – interdependence – independence continuum

We would be very happy to provide written or verbal references if you are interested. 
Recent clients include;

• The Academy group – Auckland and Christchurch
• Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre – Turangi
• New Zealand Defence Force - Army Adventurous Training Centre
• Auckland District Health Board – Youth Transitional Programme – Auckland Hospital
• Adventure Specialties Trust
• Boyle River Outdoor Education Centre
• Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre
• NZ Defence Force - Limited Service Volunteer L.S.V. Company
• Spreydon Youth Community
• Te Ora Hou Whangarei
• Singapore Ministry of Education
• Mid North Youth Workers Collective
• YMCA National
• Taita College, Alternative Education 
• Outward Bound New Zealand  
• Dunstan High School
• Cardinal Solutions
• STOP Trust
• Agape Trust
• Project K
• Blue Mountain Adventure Centre – National Park
• Praxis Youth Training
• Awarua Health Services
• Whenua Iti Trust
• NZ Defence Force - Joint Physical Education and Recreation Training School
• National Trades Academy
• Navy Adventurous Training Centre
• Howick College
• Birkenhead Leisure Centre
• Avondale College – Taurewa Lodge
• Aoraki Polytechnic
• Education Outdoors New Zealand – EONZ
• Oscar Network
• Southland REAP
• Kingsway School
• Rolleston Community Centre
• Colenso High School
• Totara Springs Christian Centre
• Outdoor Academy – Palmerston North Dive and Golf HQ
• Kamo Intermediate

You may also be interested in us delivering one of our catalogue workshops in your area if it is not scheduled in the years programme. Hosting a workshop in this way can be a very cost effective option for many organisations and could involve your organisation choosing a date and venue, and then advertising the training to your local contacts.