Community Trainer-of-Facilitators Membership
Community ToF Membership Benefits
About the ToF Membership
Expand your organization’s pool of certified AP-OD facilitators with a Community Trainer-of-Facilitators membership. The ToF Membership allows organizations to train and certify their own family curriculum facilitators internally with dedicated support and professional development opportunities from AP-OD.
ToF Memberships allow for flexibility, as organizations are able to train and certify facilitators to meet their needs and schedules. Memberships also allow your team to save on national registration fees.
Membership Criteria
AP-OD currently offers this service for family-serving organizations that:
- Have established connections to families with children ages prenatal to 5;
- Have a network that reaches at least 250 families annually;
- Have demonstrated a positive organizational reputation within their local community as an AP-OD partner for at least 2 years;
- Commit an appropriate number of staff and time to provide the AP-OD 3rd Edition Facilitator Certification training annually;
- Comply with the ToF Implementation Agreement (each ToF Implementation Agreement will be tailored specifically for each organization);
- Ensure staff certified comply with the AP-OD Facilitator Implementation Agreement Ability to enter into an annual ToF membership agreement with AP-OD
- Have staff with advanced training and facilitation skills of adult learners to meet requirements to become a certified AP-OD Community ToF (see qualifications below)
- AP-OD Community ToF Trainer Qualifications:
- Be a certified AP-OD 3rd Edition facilitator
- Successfully facilitated 2 AP-OD program cycles of the 3rd Edition to parents/caregivers in their community (1 program cycle is equal to 10 sessions)
- Able to commit to attending and completing the AP-OD ToF Institute in person
- Familiar with utilizing the AP-OD Program Evaluation Tools
- Recommended qualification but not required: Bilingual in English & Spanish
ToF Membership Tiers
ToF Member Testimonial
“Sí sí sí, yes, I would encourage organizations serving families across the U.S. to become AP partner organizations to empower parents with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to support their children’s success.”
—Lee Ho, Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE)
Reach more families and grow your impact.
If your organization is interested in becoming a Community Trainer-of-Facilitators or learning more please complete the form linked below.
A member of our team will reach out to you to schedule a meeting.
You can also contact Daisy Castañeda at dcastaneda@ap-od.org
