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Let’s say that you’re running a teacher training.
And Marla, your friend who is also a yoga teacher, is killer at teaching the chakras. They are her jam. So you think, well, maybe Marla should come into my nifty new teacher training and take on some of the time? After all, the students get to hear from a passionate teacher, Marla gets some training time, doesn’t everyone win?
Maybe.
But before you invite a lot of people to come on board, there are some logistical considerations that you need to think about.
If you create the lesson, you own it. If Marla creates it, she owns it. If Marla goes to Bali all of a sudden, you can’t use that material (unless Marla gives you the rights, or you’ve paid her for the usage). While this may not be a deal breaker for specialized subjects, keep it in mind if you’re thinking of having someone teach more than a few hours of your program.
While it can be nice for someone to add their voice to specialized material, you need to beware if you’re thinking of having a teacher teach more of the core material (cuing, sequencing, teaching skills). Even if you love Marla, she may have a different teaching ideology from you. You need to protect your students from confusion by making sure that all your faculty have the same language and rules around key concepts.
If you have joined YA, or another registration organization, they will have requirements around your faculty and you will likely need to register your faculty with the organization to maintain your credentials. (Now, whether or not the organization has the manpower to actually follow up and enforce their mandate…well that’s another question. But if you want to be “above board,” in your training, your faculty will have to be eligible to teach. Check out their rules and restrictions regarding adding faculty so you can feel about adhering to the spirit of their standards.
Adding faculty is an excellent way to add a little diversity to your training, take the teaching burden off of your lead trainer, and make the most of an expert’s passion. Just do your due diligence first to make sure there are no surprises.
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Rachel supports yoga teachers and studios around the world to create transformational education experiences that help them thrive in their business, share their passion, and inspire more people to practice yoga. Her extensive knowledge and experience include: earning two masters degrees, authoring three books, leading 4,000+ hours of TT, building a teacher training college for a national yoga company, and working behind the scenes in yoga studio & teacher management for more than fifteen years. As a writer and speaker, she continually wrestles with the juicy bits of life: relationships, authenticity, and discovering meaning in this crazy, wildish world. E-RYT 500, YACEP, BA, MFA, MSci. Learn more about Rachel.
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