Chris Thurber offers Staff Training via the internet
Posted by OMA Webmaster at 1/17/2008 1:29 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
Last week I attended the regional ACA Southwest Camping Conference and got to hear Dr. Chris Thurber. He is as awesome as folks had told me he would be.
I also learned that he has just debuted a new staff training program which is available via the internet.
There are 12 modules covering all of the basic topics and Chris does the training on each topic in a 10 minute video clip. There is a test following. As the camp administrator, I can track those who login to the service and see when they took each module and how they did on the test. This program seems perfect for us at Slumber Falls Camp since most of our staff are volunteers and don't arrive until the day before their camp.
With this program we can at least have a basic course from which to build with them. You can check it out at Chris's web site www.campspirit.com style=""> The program
is called Leadership Essentials and there are a couple of free sample videos you can
see to evaluate the program.
Check it out.
Charles Stark
Slumber Falls Camp
I also learned that he has just debuted a new staff training program which is available via the internet.
There are 12 modules covering all of the basic topics and Chris does the training on each topic in a 10 minute video clip. There is a test following. As the camp administrator, I can track those who login to the service and see when they took each module and how they did on the test. This program seems perfect for us at Slumber Falls Camp since most of our staff are volunteers and don't arrive until the day before their camp.
With this program we can at least have a basic course from which to build with them. You can check it out at Chris's web site www.campspirit.com
Check it out.
Charles Stark
Slumber Falls Camp
Charles,
Sounds like a great tool. So, when figuring out your subscription price, is it based on how many volunteers you have? Do you have everyone go through the program? Maintenance, kitchen, etc.? I suppose it would be up to the individual sites. Just wondering what you were thinking since you obviously have been doing the research and have been thinking about it.
Dale
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Dale,
I believe the pricing is in size ranges. For us, we fall into the 50-99 range. There is one price for this range of staff and so long as you don't go over 99 staff the price covers it. There are of course other ranges and prices.
In my case, I am close to the upper limit of the range which is a good thing when you count the cost per staff but it also means that I will probably not include any support staff which have only minimal contact with campers such as office, kitchen and maintenance.
I hope this helps.
Charles
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I have attended many of Chris Thurber's workshops over the last few years at ACA events in NE. Every workshop has been very engaging with indepth information. Chris is great at giving you the background on whatever topic he is covering and then helping you to come up with an action plan for your camp. I've come away from every Thurber program with good practical usable information. I've heard him speak on a wide variety of subjects from "cutting - the blood red scream" to "creating internet policies for your camp". Chris works at a private school in Exeter, NH and spends his summer's on the staff at YMCA Camp Belknap (the camp I grew up attending in NH).
I highly recommend Chris Thurber as a speaker, workshop leader and his staff training materials. He'd be a great choice for your next OMA Consult.
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