[Archived] Leadership Development Program - Updates Announcement

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Hi everyone! I hope you all are well. It's been 4 months since we have launched our Leadership Program. It has been wonderful seeing the passion our users have for leadership. We have learned a lot and we have made a few improvements as we evolved. Time has come to add some more structure to the program and make it more accessible to everyone who wants to be a leader at 7 Cups or who is a leader but would like to take the program as professional development.

We really believe in this program and what it offers. At the same time we want to focus our efforts on users who have a basic understanding of the site and what it offers. A lot of course work requires you to know the basics of the platform and be able to navigate forums/rooms/resources with ease. We want you to succeed and be best equipped to take on the course therefore we are making the following updates.

Requirements to join the program

Listeners
- Verified Listener

- No behaviour reports in the past 4 weeks

If you are not a verified listener yet, you can still enroll in LDP as long as you have submitted the application form AND you meet the requirements to become a verified listener.

Members
- No newbie badge

- Appreciated Voice badge (for making 20 forum posts, this can be a post itself or responding to someone else’s post)

- No behaviour reports in the past 4 weeks

We accept members into the program especially those who hold leadership roles. However we do recommend that you join from a listener account as you will have a more broader list of roles to contribute to as a listener. Additionally, if you apply for the program, your account should be active. If your account is deactivated then your application will be rejected.

Weekly Onboarding
We are happy to announce that we will now do weekly onboarding for our program. This update has been made to accommodate more interested users and at the same time give more options to join the program at your convenience. We highly encourage you to apply for a date when you can truly commit to the program.

Start date will always be a Monday!
In order to get accepted for a start date, please make sure the date falls on a Monday (we will onboard new batches each week)

Apply at least 5 days early
Apply at least 5 days before the start date you desire. If you apply later or on the start date itself then you will be automatically put into the next week’s batch. You can apply for a future date (like from a month from now) However we recommend that you apply closer to the date (like a week before)

Prepare to Commit
Lastly, a lot of work goes into the leadership program. Volunteers and admins work together to train you to become exceptional leaders. In return we ask that you honor our time by applying for a date that you can commit to. We want you to succeed and this program will remain open all year round so there is no hurry. When you do apply, please set time aside to work on the course and truly commit to it. Help us help you!

You will receive the acceptance email 3-4 days before your preferred start date. You are required to respond to the email and confirm that you can make the commitment to complete the program. Failure to respond will result in rejection of the application and you will need to apply again

The weekly onboarding will start from Monday. The very first weekly batch will be onboarded for the week of October 26, 2020.

Please note: If you have applied in the past for the October batch (before this update went live) then we ask you to please apply again granted that you meet our requirements.

Open Application Form Here

Updated on September 12, 2021 by Hope

Post updated to reflect the Academy acceptance email update on Jan 3, 2022