Walk 'n talk

Howdy, all!

I trust you're making good use of the late summer heat and trying to squeeze in plenty of solar aliveness before the Fall brings a change of temperature/scenery.

As most of you know, the good ship Compass will be pulling into port come March and we Compass crew-members will all be trying to sort out our own next work iterations. Considering all my tough classroom talk about the wisdom of tapping one's network to help uncover useful new possibilities, I'm going to override my usual reticence in using the Compass megaphone for personal use and make a humble (and somewhat humbling) request.

While I'm not sure exactly what my next role will be, I'm currently most interested in the idea of working with teachers/trainers/instructors to help them hone their craft and be most effective in helping others learn. Two places I currently know of where this happens are school-teacher training programs at universities (such as UBC and SFU) and the Provincial Instructors Diploma program at VCC. Unfortunately, my inquiries into those arenas have indicated that it's unlikely that I'll be able to access them directly without first gaining some experience teaching at the post-secondary level. As such, here is my (two-prong) request:

1. If you have any contacts at these or other organizations that do instructor training (or something akin), would you consider connecting me so I might continue my exploration of this industry to see if there actually would be a good fit in there somewhere?

2. If you know of any alternate roles/organizations/industries that might involve similar attributes to the ones I'm seeking and might give me the opportunity to "promote hope through understanding" (my work purpose), can you please float those ideas my way for consideration (nb: no idea too silly, no suggestion unappreciated)?

Thanks, in advance, for considering my requests and I sincerely hope to return the favour for anyone who's still trying to refine their own next career step.

All the best with your own respective adventures and I look forward to catching up with you all in the Fall.

~Bill (bill@northshorecompass.com)